Decision of the EEA Joint Committee

No 56/2003

of 16 May 2003

amending Annex XX (Environment) 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 XX to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 16/2003 of 31 January 2003(1).

(2) Commission Decision 2002/525/EC of 27 June 2002 amending Annex II of Directive 2000/53/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on end-of-life vehicles(2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The following shall be added in point 32db (Directive 2000/53/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council) of Annex XX to the Agreement:

", as amended by:

- 32002 D 0525: Commission Decision 2002/525/EC of 27 June 2002 (OJ L 170, 29.6.2002, p. 81)."

Article 2

The texts of Decision 2002/525/EC in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, to be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union, shall be authentic.

Article 3

This Decision shall enter into force on 17 May 2003, 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 Union.

Done at Brussels, 16 May 2003.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

P. Westerlund

(1) OJ L 94, 10.4.2003, p. 73.

(2) OJ L 170, 29.6.2002, p. 81.

(3) No constitutional requirements indicated.