Decision of the EEA Joint Committee

No 158/2001

of 11 December 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 119/2001of the EEA Joint Committee of 28 September 2001(1).

(2) Commission Regulation (EC) No 997/2001 of 22 May 2001 amending Regulation (EC) No 805/1999 laying down certain measures for implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 718/1999 on a Community-fleet capacity to promote inland waterway transport(2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The following indent shall be added in point 45b (Commission Regulation (EC) No 805/1999) of Annex XIII to the Agreement:

"- 32001 R 0997: Commission Regulation (EC) No 997/2001 of 22 May 2001 (OJ L 142, 29.5.2001, p. 18)."

Article 2

The texts of Regulation (EC) No 997/2001 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 12 December 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, 11 December 2001.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

B. Grydeland

(1) OJ L 322, 6.12.2001, p. 35.

(2) OJ L 142, 29.5.2001, p. 18.

(3) No constitutional requirements indicated.