Decision of the EEA Joint Committee

No 4/2002

of 1 February 2002

amending Annex XI (Telecommunication services) 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 98 thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Annex XI to the Agreement was amended by Decision No 48/2001 of the EEA Joint Committee of 30 March 2001(1).

(2) Commission Decision 2001/497/EC of 15 June 2001 on standard contractual clauses for the transfer of personal data to third countries, under Directive 95/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council(2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The following point shall be inserted after point 5ec (Commission Decision 2000/520/EC) in Annex XI to the Agreement:

"5ed. 32001 D 0497: Commission Decision 2001/497/EC of 15 June 2001 on standard contractual clauses for the transfer of personal data to third countries, under Directive 95/46/EC (OJ L 181, 4.7.2001, p. 19), as corrected by OJ L 253, 21.9.2001, p. 34."

Article 2

The texts of Decision 2001/497/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(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, 1 February 2002.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

P. Westerlund

(1) OJ L 158, 14.6.2001, p. 63.

(2) OJ L 181, 4.7.2001, p. 19.

(3) No constitutional requirements indicated.