Decision of the EEA Joint Committee

No 3/2002

of 1 February 2002

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 No 156/2001 of the EEA Joint Committee of 11 December 2001(1).

(2) Commission Decision 2000/447/EC of 13 June 2000 on the procedure for attesting the conformity of construction products pursuant to Article 20(2) of Council Directive 89/106/EEC as regards prefabricated wood-based load-bearing stressed skin panels and self-supporting composite lightweight panels(2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(3) Commission Decision 2000/553/EC of 6 September 2000 implementing Council Directive 89/106/EEC as regards the external fire performance of roof coverings(3) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(4) Commission Decision 2000/605/EC of 26 September 2000 amending Decision 96/603/EC establishing the list of products belonging to Classes A "No contribution to fire" provided for in Decision 94/611/EC implementing Article 20 of Council Directive 89/106/EEC on construction products(4) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(5) Commission Decision 2000/606/EC of 26 September 2000 on the procedure for attesting the conformity of construction products pursuant to Article 20(2) of Council Directive 89/106/EEC as regards six products for European Technical Approvals without Guideline(5) is to be incorporated into the Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The following indents shall be added in point 1 (Council Directive 89/106/EEC) of Chapter XXI of Annex II to the Agreement:

"- 32000 D 0447: Commission Decision 2000/447/EC of 13 June 2000 (OJ L 180, 19.7.2000, p. 40),

- 32000 D 0553: Commission Decision 2000/553/EC of 6 September 2000 (OJ L 235, 19.9.2000, p. 19),

- 32000 D 0605: Commission Decision 2000/605/EC of 26 September 2000 (OJ L 258, 12.10.2000, p. 36),

- 32000 D 0606: Commission Decision 2000/606/EC of 26 September 2000 (OJ L 258, 12.10.2000, p. 38)."

Article 2

The texts of Decisions 2000/447/EC, 2000/553/EC, 2000/605/EC and 2000/606/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 2 February 2002, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee(6).

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, 1 February 2002.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

P. Westerlund

(1) OJ L 65, 7.3.2002, p. 34.

(2) OJ L 180, 19.7.2000, p. 40.

(3) OJ L 235, 19.9.2000, p. 19.

(4) OJ L 258, 12.10.2000, p. 36.

(5) OJ L 258, 12.10.2000, p. 38.

(6) No constitutional requirements indicated.