Decision of the EEA Joint Committee

No 34/2003

of 14 March 2003

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 Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Annex XIII to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 13/2003 of 31 January 2003(1).

(2) Commission Decision 2002/730/EC of 30 May 2002 concerning the technical specification for interoperability relating to the maintenance subsystem of the trans-European high-speed rail system referred to in Article 6(1) of Directive 96/48/EC(2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(3) Commission Decision 2002/731/EC of 30 May 2002 concerning the technical specification for interoperability relating to the control-command and signalling subsystem of the trans-European high-speed rail system referred to in Article 6(1) of Council Directive 96/48/EC(3) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(4) Commission Decision 2002/732/EC of 30 May 2002 concerning the technical specification for interoperability relating to the infrastructure subsystem of the trans-European high-speed rail system referred to in Article 6(1) of Council Directive 96/48/EC(4) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(5) Commission Decision 2002/733/EC of 30 May 2002 concerning the technical specification for interoperability relating to the energy subsystem of the trans-European high-speed rail system referred to in Article 6(1) of Council Directive 96/48/EC(5) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(6) Commission Decision 2002/734/EC of 30 May 2002 concerning the technical specification for interoperability relating to the operation subsystem of the trans-European high-speed rail system referred to in Article 6(1) of Council Directive 96/48/EC(6) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(7) Commission Decision 2002/735/EC of 30 May 2002 concerning the technical specification for interoperability relating to the rolling stock subsystem of the trans-European high-speed rail system referred to in Article 6(1) of Directive 96/48/EC(7) is to be incorporated into the Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The following points shall be inserted after point 37a (Directive 96/48/EC) of Annex XIII to the Agreement:

"37aa. 32002 D 0730: Commission Decision 2002/730/EC of 30 May 2002 concerning the technical specification for interoperability relating to the maintenance subsystem of the trans-European high-speed rail system referred to in Article 6(1) of Directive 96/48/EC (OJ L 245, 12.9.2002, p. 1).

37ab. 32002 D 0731: Commission Decision 2002/731/EC of 30 May 2002 concerning the technical specification for interoperability relating to the control-command and signalling subsystem of the trans-European high-speed rail system referred to in Article 6(1) of Council Directive 96/48/EC (OJ L 245, 12.9.2002, p. 37).

37ac. 32002 D 0732: Commission Decision 2002/732/EC of 30 May 2002 concerning the technical specification for interoperability relating to the infrastructure subsystem of the trans-European high-speed rail system referred to in Article 6(1) of Council Directive 96/48/EC (OJ L 245, 12.9.2002, p. 143).

37ad. 32002 D 0733: Commission Decision 2002/733/EC of 30 May 2002 concerning the technical specification for interoperability relating to the energy subsystem of the trans-European high-speed rail system referred to in Article 6(1) of Directive 96/48/EC (OJ L 245, 12.9.2002, p. 280).

37ae. 32002 D 0734: Commission Decision 2002/734/EC of 30 May 2002 concerning the technical specification for interoperability relating to the operation subsystem of the trans-European high-speed rail system referred to in Article 6(1) of Council Directive 96/48/EC (OJ L 245, 12.9.2002, p. 370).

37af. 32002 D 0735: Commission Decision 2002/735/EC of 30 May 2002 concerning the technical specification for interoperability relating to the rolling stock subsystem of the trans-European high-speed rail system referred to in Article 6(1) of Directive 96/48/EC (OJ L 245, 12.9.2002, p. 402)."

Article 2

The texts of Decisions 2002/730/EC, 2002/731/EC, 2002/732/EC, 2002/733/EC, 2002/734/EC and 2002/735/EC in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, annexed to the respective language versions of this Decision, shall be authentic.

Article 3

This Decision shall enter into force on 15 March 2003, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the Agreement(8) have been made to the EEA Joint Committee.

Article 4

This Decision shall be published in the EEA section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of the European Union.

Done at Brussels, 14 March 2003.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

P. Westerlund

(1) OJ L 94, 10.4.2003, p. 67.

(2) OJ L 245, 12.9.2002, p. 1.

(3) OJ L 245, 12.9.2002, p. 37.

(4) OJ L 245, 12.9.2002, p. 143.

(5) OJ L 245, 12.9.2002, p. 280.

(6) OJ L 245, 12.9.2002, p. 370.

(7) OJ L 245, 12.9.2002, p. 402.

(8) No constitutional requirements indicated.