Decision of the EEA Joint Committee

No 56/2001

of 18 May 2001

amending Annex XX (Environment 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 XX to the Agreement was amended by Decision No 8/2001 of the EEA Joint Committee of 31 January 2001(1).

(2) Council Directive 1999/31/EC of 26 April 1999 on the landfill of wastse(2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The following point shall be inserted after point 32ca (Commission Decision 94/447/EC) in Annex II to the Agreement: "32d. 399 L 0031: Council Directive 1999/31/EC of 26 April 1999 on the landfill of waste (OJ L 182, 16.7.1999, p. 1)."

Article 2

The texts of Council Directive 1999/31/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 19 May 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, 18 May 2001.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

P. Westerlund

(1) OJ L 66, 8.3.2001, p. 50.

(2) OJ L 182, 16.7.1999, p. 1.

(3) Constitutional requirements indicated.