DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 121/2013

of 14 June 2013

amending Annex XIII (Transport) to the EEA Agreement

THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (‘the EEA Agreement’), and in particular Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)	Commission Decision 2009/750/EC of 6 October 2009 on the definition of the European Electronic Toll Service and its technical elements (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(2)	Annex XIII to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The following point is inserted after point 18b (Directive 2004/52/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council) of Annex XIII to the EEA Agreement:

‘18ba.

32009 D 0750: Commission Decision 2009/750/EC of 6 October 2009 on the definition of the European Electronic Toll Service and its technical elements (OJ L 268, 13.10.2009, p. 11).’

Article 2

The text of Decision 2009/750/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 15 June 2013, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made (*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, 14 June 2013.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Gianluca GRIPPA

(1) OJ L 268, 13.10.2009, p. 11.

(*1) No constitutional requirements indicated.

Joint Declaration by the Contracting Parties

to Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 121/2013 of 14 June 2013 incorporating Commission Decision 2009/750/EC into the EEA Agreement

‘The Contracting Parties acknowledge that in view of the specific situation of Liechtenstein, its very small road network as well as the fact that Liechtenstein introduced on 1 January 2001 a Heavy Vehicle Fee, which is based on a bilateral agreement between Liechtenstein and Switzerland and which is to be levied at the common border posts by virtue of its Customs Union Treaty with Switzerland, questions relating to the interoperability of electronic road toll systems in Liechtenstein are dealt with in close cooperation with Switzerland.’