26.11.2011   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 313/45


DECISION No 40/2011

of 14 November 2011

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

(2011/763/EU)

THE JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on Mutual Recognition between the European Community and the United States of America and in particular Articles 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 Bodies in Attachment A are added to the list of Conformity Assessment Bodies under the column ‘EC access to US market’ in Section V of the Sectoral Annex on Electromagnetic Compatibility.

2.

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

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.

On behalf of the United States of America

James SANFORD

Signed in Washington DC on 8 November 2011

On behalf of the European Union

Fernando PERREAU DE PINNINCK

Signed in Brussels on 14 November 2011


Attachment A

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

TÜV Rheinland-EPS BV

Smidshornerweg 18

9822 ZG Niekerk

NETHERLANDS

Bicon Laboratories BV (BICON)

Waterdijk 3A, 5705 CW Helmond

PO box 118, 5700 AC Helmond

NETHERLANDS

SIQ – Slovenian Institute of Quality and Metrology

Tržaška cesta 2

SI-1000 Ljubljana

SLOVENIA