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Decision No 8/2001

of 5 October 2001

of the Joint Committee established under the Agreement on Mutual Recognition between the European Community and the United States of America related to the listing of Conformity Assessment Bodies under the Sectoral Annex on Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC)

(2002/288/EC)

THE JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on Mutual Recognition between the European Community and the United States of America and in particular Article 7 and 14,

Whereas the Joint Committee is to take a decision to list a Conformity Assessment Body or Bodies under a Sectoral Annex,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

1. The Conformity Assessment Body in Attachment A is added to the list of Conformity Assessment Bodies under column "EC access to the US market" in Section V of the Sectoral Annex on Electromagnetic Compatibility.

2. The Conformity Assessment Body in Attachment B is added to the list of Conformity Assessment Bodies under column "US access to the EC market" in Section V of the Sectoral Annex on Electromagnetic Compatibility.

3. The specific scope of listing, in terms of products and conformity assessment procedures, of the Conformity Assessment Bodies indicated in Attachments A and B have been agreed by the Parties and will be maintained by them.

4. This Decision, done in duplicate, shall be signed by representatives of the Joint Committee who are authorised to act on behalf of the Parties for purposes of amending the Agreement. This Decision shall be effective from the date of the later of these signatures.

Washington DC, 5 October 2001.

Brussels, 1 October 2001.

On behalf of the United Sates of America

Catherine Novelli

On behalf of the European Community

Robert Madelin

Attachment A

EC Conformity Assessment Body added to the list of Conformity Assessment Bodies under column "EC access to the US market" in Section V of the Sectoral Annex on Electromagnetic Compatibility

EMI-EMC Laboratory, Alcatel Italia Via Trento 30 I - 20059 Vimercate ( MI ) Tel. (39) 39 686 43 25 Fax (39) 39 686 31 89

Attachment B

US Conformity Assessment Body added to the list of Conformity Assessment Bodies under column "US access to the EC market" in Section V of the Sectoral Annex on Electromagnetic Compatibility

TÜV Product Service, a Division of TÜV America Inc. 1775 Old Highway 8, NW

Suite 104

New Brighton, Minnesota 55112-1891 USA Tel. (1-651) 638 02 44 Fax (1-651) 638 02 85 5541 Central Avenue Boulder, Colorado 80301-2846 USA 10040 Mesa Rim Road San Diego, California 92121-1034 USA