Decision of the EEA Joint Committee

No 104/2002

of 12 July 2002

amending Annex XI (Telecommunication services) 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 XI to the Agreement was amended by Decision No 87/2002 of the EEA Joint Committee of 25 June 2002(1).

(2) Commission Recommendation 2002/175/EC of 22 February 2002 amending Recommendation 98/195/EC, as last amended by Recommendation 2000/263/EC, on Interconnection in a liberalised telecommunications market(2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The following indent shall be added in point 26g (Commission Recommendation 98/195/EC) of Annex XI to the Agreement:

"- 32002 H 0175: Commission Recommendation 2002/175/EC of 22 February 2002 (OJ L 58, 28.2.2002, p. 56).".

Article 2

The texts of Recommendation 2002/175/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 13 July 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, 12 July 2002.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

G. S. Gunnarsson

(1) OJ L 266, 3.10.2002, p. 54.

(2) OJ L 58, 28.2.2002, p. 56.

(3) No constitutional requirements indicated.