Decision of the EEA Joint Committee

No 18/2004

of 19 March 2004

amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) 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 II to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 170/2003 of 5 December 2003(1).

(2) Commission Directive 2003/76/EC of 11 August 2003 amending Council Directive 70/220/EEC relating to measures to be taken against air pollution by emissions from motor vehicles(2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(3) Commission Directive 2003/77/EC of 11 August 2003 amending Directives 97/24/EC and 2002/24/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council relating to the type-approval of two or three-wheel motor vehicles(3) is to be incorporated into the Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

Chapter I of Annex II to the Agreement shall be amended as follows:

1. The following indent shall be added in point 3 (Council Directive 70/220/EEC):

"- 32003 L 0076: Commission Directive 2003/76/EC of 11 August 2003 (OJ L 206, 15.8.2003, p. 29)."

2. The following indent shall be added in point 45x (Directive 97/24/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council):

"- 32003 L 0077: Commission Directive 2003/77/EC of 11 August 2003 (OJ L 211, 21.8.2003, p. 24)."

3. The following shall be added before the adaptation text in point 45za (Directive 2002/24/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council):

", as amended by:

- 32003 L 0077: Commission Directive 2003/77/EC of 11 August 2003 (OJ L 211, 21.8.2003, p. 24)."

Article 2

The texts of Directives 2003/76/EC and 2003/77/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 20 March 2004, provided that all the notifications pursuant to Article 103(1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee(4).

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, 19 March 2004.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

P. Westerlund

(1) OJ L 88, 25.3.2004, p. 41.

(2) OJ L 206, 15.8.2003, p. 29.

(3) OJ L 211, 21.8.2003, p. 24.

(4) No constitutional requirements indicated.