Decision of the EEA Joint Committee

No 2/2000

of 4 February 2000

amending Annex II (technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) 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:

(1) Annex II to the Agreement was amended by Decision No 144/1999 of the EEA Joint Committee of 5 November 1999(1).

(2) Commission Directive 1999/40/EC of 6 May 1999 adapting to technical progress Council Directive 79/622/EEC relating to the roll-over protection structures of wheeled agricultural or forestry tractors (static testing)(2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(3) Commission Directive 1999/55/EC of 1 June 1999 adapting to technical progress Council Directive 77/536/EEC relating to the roll-over protection structures of wheeled agricultural or forestry tractors(3) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(4) Commission Directive 1999/56/EC of 3 June 1999 adapting to technical progress Council Directive 78/933/EEC relating to the installation of lighting and light-signalling devices on wheeled agricultural and forestry tractors(4) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(5) Commission Directive 1999/57/EC of 7 June 1999 adapting to technical progress Council Directive 78/764/EEC relating to the driver's seat on wheeled agricultural or forestry tractors(5) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(6) Commission Directive 1999/58/EC of 7 June 1999 adapting to technical progress Council Directive 79/533/EEC relating to coupling and reversing devices for wheeled agricultural or forestry tractors(6) is to be incorporated into the Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

1. The following indent shall be added in point 11 (Council Directive 77/536/EEC) of Chapter II of Annex II to the Agreement: "- 399 L 0055: Commission Directive 1999/55/EC of 1 June 1999 (OJ L 146, 11.6.1999, p. 28)."

2. The following indent shall be added in point 13 (Council Directive 78/764/EEC) of Chapter II of Annex II to the Agreement: "- 399 L 0057: Commission Directive 1999/57/EC of 7 June 1999 (OJ L 148, 15.6.1999, p. 35)."

3. The following indent shall be added in point 14 (Council Directive 78/933/EEC) of Chapter II of Annex II to the Agreement: "- 399 L 0056: Commission Directive 1999/56/EC of 3 June 1999 (OJ L 146, 11.6.1999, p. 31)."

4. The following indent shall be added in point 16 (Council Directive 79/533/EEC) of Chapter II of Annex II to the Agreement: "- 399 L 0058: Commission Directive 1999/58/EC of 7 June 1999 (OJ L 148, 15.6.1999, p. 37)."

5. The following indent shall be added in point 17 (Council Directive 79/622/EEC) of Chapter II of Annex II to the Agreement: "- 399 L 0040: Commission Directive 1999/40/EC of 6 May 1999 (OJ L 124, 18.5.1999, p. 11)."

Article 2

The texts of Directives 1999/40/EC, 1999/55/EC, 1999/56/EC, 1999/57/EC and 1999/58/EC in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, which are annexed to the respective language versions of this Decision, are authentic.

Article 3

This Decision shall enter into force on 5 February 2000, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee(7).

Article 4

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, 4 February 2000.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

F. Barbaso

(1) OJ L 15, 18.1.2001, p. 38.

(2) OJ L 124, 18.5.1999, p. 11.

(3) OJ L 146, 11.6.1999, p. 28.

(4) OJ L 146, 11.6.1999, p. 31.

(5) OJ L 148, 15.6.1999, p. 35.

(6) OJ L 148, 15.6.1999, p. 37.

(7) No constitutional requirements indicated.