Decision of the EEA Joint Committee

No 18/2001

of 23 February 2001

amending Annex XIII (Transport) 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 XIII to the Agreement was amended by Decision No 111/2000 of the EEA Joint Committee of 22 December 2000(1).

(2) Commission Directive 2000/56/EC of 14 September 2000 amending Council Directive 91/439/EEC on driving licences(2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The following indent shall be added in point 24a (Council Directive 91/439/EEC) of Annex XIII to the Agreement before the adaptations: "- 32000 L 0056: Commission Directive 2000/56/EC of 14 September 2000 (OJ L 237, 21.9.2000, p. 45)."

Article 2

The texts of Directive 2000/56/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 24 February 2001, 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, 23 February 2001.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

P. Westerlund

(1) OJ L 52, 22.2.2001, p. 36.

(2) OJ L 237, 21.9.2000, p. 45.

(3) No constitutional requirements indicated.