DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 28/97

of 30 April 1997

amending Annex XX (Environment) to the EEA Agreement

THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, as adjusted by the Protocol Adjusting the Agreement on the European Economic Area, hereinafter referred to as the Agreement, and in particular Article 98 thereof,

Whereas Annex XX to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 20/97 of 24 March 1997 (1);

Whereas Council Directive 96/59/EC of 16 September 1996 on the disposal of poly-chlorinated biphenyls and polychlorinated terphenyls (PCB/PCT) (2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

Point 22 (Council Directive 76/403/EEC) in in Annex XX to the Agreement shall be replaced by the following:

Article 2

The texts of Council Directive 96/59/EC in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, which are annexed to the respective language versions of this Decision, are authentic.

Article 3

This Decision shall enter into force on 1 May 1997, provided that all the notifications under Article 103 (1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee.

Article 4

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

(1)  Not yet published in the Official Journal.

(2)  OJ L 243, 24. 9. 1996, p. 31.