Decision of the EEA Joint Committee

No 40/2002

of 19 April 2002

amending Annex XX (Environment) 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 XX to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 9/2002 of 1 February 2002(1).

(2) Council Decision 2001/573/EC of 23 July 2001 amending Commission Decision 2000/532/EC as regards the list of wastes(2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The following indent shall be added in point 32aa (Commission Decision 2000/532/EC) of Annex XX to the Agreement:

"- 32001 D 0573: Council Decision 2001/573/EC of 23 July 2001 (OJ L 203, 28.7.2001, p. 18)."

Article 2

The text of Decision 2001/573/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 88, 4.4.2002, p. 20.

(2) OJ L 203, 28.7.2001, p. 18.

(3) No constitutional requirements indicated.