DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 119/98

of 18 December 1998

amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) and Annex XIII (Transport) to the EEA Agreement

THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, as adjusted by the Protocol adjusting the Agreement on the European Economic Area, hereinafter referred to as "the Agreement", and in particular Article 98 thereof,

Whereas Annex II to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the Joint Committee of the EEA No 107/98 of 27 November 1998(1);

Whereas Annex XIII to the Agreement was amended by Decision No 112/98 of 27 November 1998(2) of the EEA Joint Committee;

Whereas Council Directive 96/98/EC of 20 December 1996 on marine equipment(3) is to be incorporated into the Agreement;

Whereas Council Directive 96/98/EC aims at enhancing safety at sea and at ensuring the free movement of marine equipment and is therefore to be incorporated both into Annex II and Annex XIII to the Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The following chapter shall be added in Annex II to the Agreement: "XXXII. MARINE EQUIPMENT

ACTS REFERRED TO

1. 396 L 0098: Council Directive 96/98/EC of 20 December 1996 on marine equipment (OJ L 46, 17.2.1997, p. 25)."

Article 2

The following point shall be inserted after point 56c (Council Regulation (EC) No 3051/95) in Annex XIII to the Agreement: "56d 396 L 0098: Council Directive 96/98/EC of 20 December 1996 on marine equipment (OJ L 46, 17.2.1997, p. 25) as corrected by OJ L 246, 10.9.1997, p. 7 and OJ L 241, 29.8.1998, p. 27."

Article 3

The texts of Directive 96/98/EC in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, which are annexed to the respective language versions of this Decision, are authentic.

Article 4

This Decision shall enter into force on 19 December 1998, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee.

Article 5

This Decision shall be published in the EEA section of, and in the EEA supplement to, the Official Journal of the European Communities.

Done at Brussels, 18 December 1998.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

N. V. LIECHTENSTEIN

(1) OJ L 277, 28.10.1999, p. 42.

(2) OJ L 277, 28.10.1999, p. 49.

(3) OJ L 46, 17.2.1997, p. 25.