Decision of the EEA Joint Committee

No 14/2000

of 28 January 2000

amending Annex XX (environment) 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 XX to the Agreement was amended by Decision No 184/1999 of the EEA Joint Committee of 17 December 1999(1).

(2) Commission Decision 1999/568/EC of 27 July 1999 establishing the ecological criteria for the award of the Community eco-label to light bulbs(2) and Commission Decision 1999/554/EC of 19 July 1999 establishing the ecological criteria for the award of the Community eco-label to copying paper(3) are to be incorporated into the Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The text of point 2eg (Commission Decision 95/365/EC) in Annex XX to the Agreement shall be replaced by the following: "399 D 0568: Commission Decision 1999/568/EC of 27 July 1999 establishing the ecological criteria for the award of the Community eco-label to light bulbs (OJ L 216, 14.8.1999, p. 18)."

Article 2

The text of point 2ek (Commisson Decision 96/467/EC) in Annex XX to the Agreement shall be replaced by the following: "399 D 0554: Commission Decision 1999/554/EC of 19 July 1999 establishing the ecological criteria for the award of the Community eco-label to copying paper (OJ L 210, 10.8.1999, p. 16)."

Article 3

The texts of Decisions 1999/568/EC and 1999/554/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(4).

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 74, 15.3.2001.

(2) OJ L 216, 14.8.1999, p. 18.

(3) OJ L 210, 10.8.1999, p. 16.

(4) No constitutional requirements indicated.