Decision of the EEA Joint Committee

No 133/2001

of 9 November 2001

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 62/2001 of 19 June 2001(1).

(2) Commission Directive 94/53/EC of 15 November 1994 amending Article 2 of Commission Directive 93/91/EEC adapting to technical progress Council Directive 78/316/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the interior fittings of motor vehicles (Identification of controls, tell-tales and indicators)(2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(3) Directive 2001/1/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 January 2001 amending Council Directive 70/220/EEC concerning measures to be taken against air pollution by emissions from motor vehicles(3) is to be incorporated into the Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The following indent shall be added in point 3 (Council Directive 70/220/EEC) in Chapter I of Annex II to the Agreement:

"- 32001 L 0001: Directive 2001/1/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 January 2001 (OJ L 35, 6.2.2001, p. 34)."

Article 2

The following indent shall be added in point 34 (Council Directive 78/316/EEC) in Chapter I of Annex II to the Agreement:

"- 394 L 0053: Commission Directive 94/53/EC of 15 November 1994 (OJ L 299, 22.11.1994, p. 26)."

Article 3

The texts of Commission Directive 94/53/EC and Directive 2001/1/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, to be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Communities, shall be authentic.

Article 4

This Decision shall enter into force on 10 November 2001, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee(4).

Article 5

This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of the European Communities.

Done at Brussels, 9 November 2001.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

E. Bull

(1) OJ L 238, 6.9.2001, p 5.

(2) OJ L 299, 22.11.1994, p. 26.

(3) OJ L 35, 6.2.2001, p. 34.

(4) No constitutional requirements indicated.