Decision of the EEA Joint Committee

No 82/2000

of 2 October 2000

amending Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement, on cooperation in specific fields outside the four freedoms

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 Articles 86 and 98 thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Protocol 31 to the Agreement was amended by Decision No 99/1999 of the EEA Joint Committee of 30 July 1999(1).

(2) It is appropriate to extend the cooperation of the Contracting Parties to the Agreement to include the preparatory actions in the framework of the promotion of the European digital content on the global networks mentioned under budget line B5-3 3 4 of the general budget of the European Communities for the financial year 2000.

(3) Protocol 31 to the Agreement should therefore be amended in order to allow for this extended cooperation to take place during the financial year 2000,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The following paragraph shall be added in Article 2 of Protocol 31 to the Agreement:

"(6) The EFTA States shall, as from 1 January 2000, participate in the Community actions related to the following budget line, entered in the general budget of the European Communities for the financial year 2000:

- B5-3 3 4: Promotion of the European digital content on the global networks."

Article 2

The words "paragraph 5" in paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 of Article 2 of Protocol 31 to the Agreement shall be replaced by "paragraphs 5 and 6".

Article 3

This Decision shall enter into force on 3 October 2000, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee(2).

It shall apply from 1 January 2000.

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 October 2000.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

G. S. Gunnarsson

(1) OJ L 296, 23.11.2000.

(2) No constitutional requirements indicated.