Decision of the EEA Joint Committee

No 137/2001

of 9 November 2001

amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) 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 II to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 114/2001 of 28 September 2001(1);

(2) Commission Decision 2000/637/EC of 22 September 2000 on the application of Article 3(3)(e) of Directive 1999/5/EC to radio equipment covered by the regional arrangement concerning radiotelephone service on inland waterways(2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(3) Commission Decision 2000/638/EC of 22 September 2000 on the application of Article 3(3)(e) of Directive 1999/5/EC to marine radio communication equipment intended to be fitted to seagoing non-SOLAS vessels and which is intended to participate in the global maritime distress and safety system (GMDSS) and not covered by Council Directive 96/98/EC on marine equipment(3) is to be incorporated into the Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The following shall be added in point 4zg (Directive 1999/5/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council) of Chapter XVIII of Annex II to the Agreement:

", as amended by:

- 32000 D 0637: Commission Decision 2000/637/EC of 22 September 2000 (OJ L 269, 21.10.2000, p. 50),

- 32000 D 0638: Commission Decision 2000/638/EC of 22 September 2000 (OJ L 269, 21.10.2000, p. 52)."

Article 2

The texts of Commission Decisions 2000/637/EC and 2000/638/EC in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, which are annexed to the respective language versions of this Decision, are authentic.

Article 3

This Decision shall enter into force on 10 November 2001, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee(4).

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, 9 November 2001.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

E. Bull

(1) OJ L 322, 6.12.2001, p. 26.

(2) OJ L 269, 21.10.2000, p. 50.

(3) OJ L 269, 21.10.2000, p. 52.

(4) No constitutional requirements indicated.