Decision of the EEA Joint Committee

No 34/2002

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 3/2002 of 1 February 2002(1).

(2) Commission Decision 2001/308/EC of 31 January 2001 on the procedure for attesting the conformity of construction products pursuant to Article 20(2) of Council Directive 89/106/EEC as regards vetures(2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(3) Commission Decision 2001/596/EC of 8 January 2001 amending Decisions 95/467/EC, 96/578/EC, 96/580/EC, 97/176/EC, 97/462/EC, 97/556/EC, 97/740/EC, 97/808/EC, 98/213/EC, 98/214/EC, 98/279/EC, 98/436/EC, 98/437/EC, 98/599/EC, 98/600/EC, 98/601/EC, 1999/89/EC, 1999/90/EC, 1999/91/EC, 1999/454/EC, 1999/469/EC, 1999/470/EC, 1999/471/EC, 1999/472/EC, 2000/245/EC, 2000/273/EC and 2000/447/EC on the procedure for attesting the conformity of certain construction products pursuant to Article 20 of Council Directive 89/106/EEC(3) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(4) Commission Decision 2001/671/EC of 21 August 2001 implementing Council Directive 89/106/EEC as regards the classification of the external fire performance of roofs and roof coverings(4) 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:

"- 32001 D 0308: Commission Decision 2001/308/EC of 31 January 2001 (OJ L 107, 18.4.2001, p. 25),

- 32001 D 0596: Commission Decision 2001/596/EC of 8 January 2001 (OJ L 209, 2.8.2001, p. 33),

- 32001 D 0671: Commission Decision 2001/671/EC of 21 August 2001 (OJ L 235, 4.9.2001, p. 20)."

Article 2

The texts of Decisions 2001/308/EC, 2001/596/EC and 2001/671/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 20 April 2002, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee(5).

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 88, 4.4.2002, p. 5.

(2) OJ L 107, 18.4.2001, p. 25.

(3) OJ L 209, 2.8.2001, p. 33.

(4) OJ L 235, 4.9.2001, p. 20.

(5) No constitutional requirements indicated.