Decision of the EEA Joint Committee

No 33/2000

of 18 April 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 Economica Area, hereinafter referred to as "the Agreement", and in particular Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Annex XX to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 15/2000 of 28 January 2000(1).

(2) Commission Decision 1999/698/EC of 13 October 1999 establishing the ecological criteria for the award of the Community eco-label to portable computers(2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The following point shall be inserted after point 2eq (Commission Decision 1999/427/EC) in Annex XX to the Agreement:

"2er. 399 D 0698: Commission Decision 1999/698/EC of 13 October 1999 establishing the ecological criteria for the award of the Community eco-label to portable computers (OJ L 276, 27.10.1999, p. 7)."

Article 2

The texts of Commission Decision 1999/698/EC in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, to be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Communities, shall be authentic.

Article 3

This Decision shall enter into force on 19 April 2000, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee(3).

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, 18 April 2000.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

F. Barbaso

(1) Not yet published in the Official Journal.

(2) OJ L 276, 27.10.1999, p. 7.

(3) No constitutional requirements indicated.