Decision of the EEA Joint Committee

No 12/2000

of 28 January 2000

amending Annex XIX (consumer protection) 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 XIX to the Agreement was amended by Decision No 121/1999 of the EEA Joint Committee of 24 September 1999(1).

(2) Directive 1999/44/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 May 1999 on certain aspects of the sale of consumer goods and associated guarantees(2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The following point shall be inserted after point 7d (Directive 98/27/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council) in Annex XIX to the Agreement: "7e. 399 L 0044: Directive 1999/44/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 May 1999 on certain aspects of the sale of consumer goods and associated guarantees (OJ L 171, 7.7.1999, p. 12).

The provisions of the Directive shall, for the purposes of the present Agreement, be read with the following adaptations:

(a) in Articles 6(4) and 8(2) the word 'Treaty' shall read 'Agreement on the European Economic Area';

(b) in Article 6(4) the words ', Icelandic and Norwegian' shall be added at the end of the paragraph."

Article 2

The following shall be added in point 7d (Directive 98/27/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council) of Annex XIX to the Agreement: ", as amended by:

- 399 L 0044: Directive 1999/44/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 May 1999 (OJ L 171, 7.7.1999, p. 12)."

Article 3

The texts of Directive 1999/44/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 29 January 2000, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee(3).

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, 28 January 2000.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

F. Barbaso

(1) OJ L 325, 21.12.2000, p. 38.

(2) OJ L 171, 7.7.1999, p. 12.

(3) Constitutional requirements indicated. Date of entry into force: 1 September 2000.