Decision of the EEA Joint Committee

No 52/1999

of 30 April 1999

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 19/1999 of the EEA Joint Committee of 26 February 1999(1).

(2) Commission Decision 98/436/EC of 22 June 1998 on the procedure for attesting the conformity of construction products pursuant to Article 20(2) of Council Directive 89/106/EEC as regards roof coverings, roof lights, roof windows and ancillary products(2), is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(3) Commission Decision 98/437/EC of 30 June 1998 on the procedure for attesting the conformity of construction products pursuant to Article 20(2) of Council Directive 89/106/EEC as regards internal and external wall and ceiling finishes(3), is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(4) Commission Decision 98/456/EC of 3 July 1998 on the procedure for attesting the conformity of construction products pursuant to Article 20(2) of Council Directive 89/106/EEC as regards post-tensioning kits for the prestressing of structures(4), is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(5) Commission Decision 98/457/EC of 3 July 1998 concerning the test of the single burning item (SBI) referred to in Decision 94/611/EC implementing Article 20 of Council Directive 89/106/EEC on construction products(5) is to be incorporated into the Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The following indents shall be added in point 1 (Council Directive 89/106/EEC) in Chapter XXI of Annex II to the Agreement:

"- 398 D 0436: Commission Decision 98/436/EC of 22 June 1998 (OJ L 194, 10.7.1998, p. 30),

- 398 D 0437: Commission Decision 98/437/EC of 30 June 1998 (OJ L 194, 10.7.1998, p. 39), as corrected by OJ L 278, 15.10.1998, p. 51,

- 398 D 0456: Commission Decision 98/456/EC of 3 July 1998 (OJ L 201, 17.7.1998, p. 112),

- 398 D 0457: Commission Decision 98/457/EC of 3 July 1998 (OJ L 201, 17.7.1998, p. 114)."

Article 2

The texts of Decisions 98/436/EC, 98/437/EC, 98/456/EC and 98/457/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 1 May 1999, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee.

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, 30 April 1999.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

F. Barbaso

(1) OJ L 148, 22.6.2000, p. 44.

(2) OJ L 194, 10.7.1998, p. 30.

(3) OJ L 194, 10.7.1998, p. 39.

(4) OJ L 201, 17.7.1998, p. 112.

(5) OJ L 201, 17.7.1998, p. 114.