Decision of the EEA Joint Committee

No 67/2000

of 2 August 2000

amending Annex XI (telecommunication services) 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 XI to the Agreement was amended by Decision No 175/1999 of the EEA Joint Committee of 17 December 1999(1).

(2) Commission recommendation 2000/263/EC of 20 March 2000 amending recommendation 98/511/EC on interconnection in a liberalised telecommunications market (Part 1 - Interconnection pricing)(2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The following indent shall be inserted in point 26g (Commission recommendation 98/195/EC) of Annex XI to the Agreement:

"- 32000 X 0263: Commission recommendation 2000/263/EC of 20 March 2000 (OJ L 83, 4.4.2000, p. 30)."

Article 2

The texts of recommendation 2000/263/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 3 August 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, 2 August 2000.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

G. S. Gunnarsson

(1) Not yet published in the Official Journal.

(2) OJ L 83, 4.4.2000, p. 30.

(3) No constitutional requirements indicated.