Decision of the EEA Joint Committee

No 6/2002

of 1 February 2002

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 158/2001 of the EEA Joint Committee of 11 December 2001(1).

(2) Commission Directive 2001/53/EC of 10 July 2001 amending Council Directive 96/98/EC on marine equipment(2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The following indent shall be added in point 56d (Council Directive 96/98/EC) of Annex XIII to the Agreement:

"- 32001 L 0053: Commission Directive 2001/53/EC of 10 July 2001 (OJ L 204, 28.7.2001, p. 1)."

Article 2

The texts of Directive 2001/53/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 65, 7.3.2002, p. 36.

(2) OJ L 204, 28.7.2001, p. 1.

(3) No constitutional requirements indicated.