Decision of the EEA Joint Committee

No 89/2000

of 27 October 2000

amending Annex VII (mutual recognition of professional qualifications) 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 VII to the Agreement was amended by Decision No 190/1999 of the EEA Joint Committee of 17 December 1999(1).

(2) Commission Directives 98/21/EC of 8 April 1998(2), 98/63/EC of 3 September 1998(3) and 1999/46/EC of 21 May 1999(4), amending Council Directive 93/16/EEC to facilitate the free movement of doctors and the mutual recognition of their diplomas, certificates and other evidence of formal qualifications are to be incorporated into the Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The following indents shall be added in point 4 (Council Directive 93/16/EEC) in Annex VII to the Agreement:

"- 398 L 0021: Commission Directive 98/21/EC of 8 April 1998 (OJ L 119, 22.4.1998, p. 15),

- 398 L 0063: Commission Directive 98/63/EC of 3 September 1998 (OJ L 253, 15.9.1998, p. 24),

- 399 L 0046: Commission Directive 1999/46/EC of 21 May 1999 (OJ L 139, 2.6.1999, p. 25)."

Article 2

The texts of Directives 98/21/EC, 98/63/EC and 1999/46/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 28 October 2000, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee(5).

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, 27 October 2000.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

G. S. Gunnarsson

(1) Not yet published in the Official Journal.

(2) OJ L 119, 22.4.1998, p. 15.

(3) OJ L 253, 15.9.1998, p. 24.

(4) OJ L 139, 2.6.1999, p. 25.

(5) No constitutional requirements indicated.