Decision of the EEA Joint Committee

No 17/2001

of 28 February 2001

amending Annexes X (Audiovisual services) and XI (Telecommunication services) to the EEA Agreement

THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, as amended 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 X to the Agreement was amended by Decision No 32/2000 of the EEA Joint Committee of 31 March 2000(1).

(2) Annex XI to the Agreement was amended by Decision No 108/2000 of the EEA Joint Committee of 30 November 2000(2).

(3) Directive 98/84/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 November 1998 on the legal protection of services based on, or consisting of, conditional access(3) is to be incorporated into the Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The following point shall be inserted after point 1a (Directive 95/47/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council) in Annex X to the Agreement: "1b. 398 L 0084: Directive 98/84/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 November 1998 on the legal protection of services based on, or consisting of, conditional access (OJ L 320, 28.11.1998, p. 54)."

Article 2

The following point shall be inserted after point 5i (Directive 98/34/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council) in Annex XI to the Agreement: "5j. 398 L 0084: Directive 98/84/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 November 1998 on the legal protection of services based on, or consisting of, conditional access (OJ L 320, 28.11.1998, p. 54)."

Article 3

The texts of Directive 98/84/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 4

This Decision shall enter into force on 1 March 2001, 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 February 2001.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

P. Westerlund

(1) OJ L 141, 15.6.2000, p. 57.

(2) OJ L 45, 15.2.2001, p. 47.

(3) OJ L 320, 28.11.1998, p. 54.

(4) Constitutional requirements indicated.