Decision of the EEA Joint Committee

No 27/2002

of 19 April 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 of the EEA Joint Committee No 133/2001 of 9 November 2001(1).

(2) Commission Directive 2001/27/EC of 10 April 2001 adapting to technical progress Council Directive 88/77/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to measures to be taken against the emission of gaseous and particulate pollutants from compression-ignition engines for use in vehicles, and the emission of gaseous pollutants from positive-ignition engines fuelled with natural gas or liquefied petroleum gas for use in vehicles(2), as corrected by OJ L 266, 6.10.2001, p. 15, is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(3) The adaptations to Council Directive 88/77/EEC of 3 December 1987 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the measures to be taken against the emission of gaseous pollutants from diesel engines for use in vehicles (OJ L 36, 9.2.1988, p. 33) made by Chapter XI of Annex I to the Act concerning the conditions of accession of the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of Sweden and the adjustments of the Treaties on which the European Union is founded(3) are to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(4) The adaptations in the Agreement to Directive 88/77/EEC need to be adjusted following the accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden to the European Union,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

Point 44 (Council Directive 88/77/EEC) in Chapter I of Annex II to the Agreement shall be amended as follows:

1. The following indents shall be added:

"- 1 94 N: Act concerning the conditions of accession of the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of Sweden and the adjustments of the Treaties on which the European Union is founded (OJ C 241, 29.8.1994, p. 21, as adjusted by OJ L 1, 1.1.1995, p. 1),

- 32001 L 0027: Commission Directive 2001/27/EC of 10 April 2001 (OJ L 107, 18.4.2001, p. 10), as corrected by OJ L 266, 6.10.2001, p. 15."

2. In the adaptation text, the words "12 for Austria", "17 for Finland" and "5 for Sweden" shall be deleted.

Article 2

The texts of Directive 2001/27/EC, as corrected by OJ L 266, 6.10.2001, p. 15, and of the adaptations to Directive 88/77/EEC made by Chapter XI of Annex I to the Act concerning the conditions of accession of the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of Sweden and the adjustments of the Treaties on which the European Union is founded 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 20 April 2002, 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, 19 April 2002.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

P. Westerlund

(1) OJ L 22, 24.1.2002, p. 20.

(2) OJ L 107, 18.4.2001, p. 10.

(3) OJ C 241, 29.8.1994, p. 21 as adjusted by OJ L 1, 1.1.1995, p. 1.

(4) No constitutional requirements indicated.