Decision of the EEA Joint Committee

No 36/2003

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 Directive 2002/35/EC of 25 April 2002 amending Council Directive 97/70/EC setting up a harmonised safety regime for fishing vessels of 24 metres length and over(2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The following indent shall be added in point 56g (Directive 97/70/EC) of Annex XIII to the Agreement:

"- 32002 L 0035: Commission Directive 2002/35/EC of 25 April 2002 (OJ L 112, 27.4.2002, p. 21)."

Article 2

The texts of Directive 2002/35/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 112, 27.4.2002, p. 21.

(3) No constitutional requirements indicated.