DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 59/2012

of 30 March 2012

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 27/2012 of 10 February 2012 (1).

(2)	Directive 2009/17/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 amending Directive 2002/59/EC establishing a Community vessel traffic monitoring and information system (2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The following indent shall be added in point 55a (Directive 2002/59/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council) of Annex XIII to the Agreement:

‘—	32009 L 0017: Directive 2009/17/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 (OJ L 131, 28.5.2009, p. 101).’.

Article 2

The text of Directive 2009/17/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 1 May 2012, 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, 30 March 2012.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The Acting President

Gianluca GRIPPA

(1) OJ L 161, 21.6.2012, p. 33.

(2) OJ L 131, 28.5.2009, p. 101.

(*1) No constitutional requirements indicated.