Decision of the EEA Joint Committee

No 38/2002

of 19 April 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 98 thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Annex XIII to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 19/2002 of 1 March 2002(1).

(2) Directive 2001/26/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 May 2001 amending Council Directive 95/50/EC on uniform procedures for checks on the transport of dangerous goods by road(2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The following shall be added in point 17d (Council Directive 95/50/EC) of Annex XIII to the Agreement:

", as amended by:

- 32001 L 0026: Directive 2001/26/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 May 2001 (OJ L 168, 23.6.2001, p. 23)."

Article 2

The text of Directive 2001/26/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(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, 19 April 2002.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

P. Westerlund

(1) OJ L 110, 25.4.2002, p. 17.

(2) OJ L 168, 23.6.2001, p. 23.

(3) No constitutional requirements indicated.