DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 13/2009

of 5 February 2009

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 129/2008 of 5 December 2008 (1).

(2)	Commission Directive 2008/87/EC of 22 September 2008 amending Directive 2006/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down technical requirements for inland waterway vessels (2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The following indent shall be added in point 47a (Directive 2006/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council) of Annex XIII to the Agreement:

‘—	32008 L 0087: Commission Directive 2008/87/EC of 22 September 2008 (OJ L 255, 23.9.2008, p. 5).’

Article 2

The text of Directive 2008/87/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 6 February 2009, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee (*1).

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, 5 February 2009.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Alan SEATTER

(1) OJ L 25, 29.1.2009, p. 36.

(2) OJ L 255, 23.9.2008, p. 5.

(*1) No constitutional requirements indicated.