Decision of the EEA Joint Committee

No 35/2003

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 2002/844/EC of 23 October 2002 amending Directive 2001/14/EC in respect of the date for changing the working timetable for rail transport(2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The following shall be added in point 41b (Directive 2001/14/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council) of Annex XIII to the Agreement:

", as amended by:

- 32002 D 0844: Commission Decision 2002/844/EC of 23 October 2002 (OJ L 289, 26.10.2002, p. 30)."

Article 2

The texts of Decision 2002/844/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(3) 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 289, 26.10.2002, p. 30.

(3) No constitutional requirements indicated.