Decision of the EEA Joint Committee

No 46/2002

of 19 April 2002

amending Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement, on cooperation in specific fields outside the four freedoms

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 86 and 98 thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Protocol 31 to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 165/2001 of 11 December 2001(1).

(2) Commission Decision 2001/704/EC of 26 September 2001 repealing Decision 97/150/EC on the setting-up of a European consultative forum on the environment and sustainable development(2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(3) Decision 97/150/EC should be repealed for the purposes of the Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The following sub-sub-indent shall be inserted in the second sub-indent (Commission Decision 97/150/EC) of the first indent in Article 3(1) of Protocol 31 to the Agreement:

"- 32001 D 0704: Commission Decision 2001/704/EC of 26 September 2001 repealing Decision 97/150/EC on the setting-up of a European consultative forum on the environment and sustainable development (OJ L 258, 27.9.2001, p. 20)."

Article 2

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 3

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 65, 7.3.2002, p. 48.

(2) OJ L 258, 27.9.2001, p. 20.

(3) No constitutional requirements indicated.