22003D0649

Decision No 25/2003

of 3 September 2003

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 telecommunication equipment

(2003/649/EC)

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 thereof,

Whereas the Joint Committee is to take a decision to list conformity assessment body or bodies under a sectoral Annex,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

1. The conformity assessment body in the Annex is added to the list of conformity assessment bodies in the column "US access to the EC market" in section V of the sectoral Annex on telecommunication equipment.

2. The specific scope of listing, in terms of products and conformity assessment procedures, of the Conformity Assessment Body indicated in the attachment 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.

Signed in Washington DC, on 16 July 2003.

On behalf of the United States of America

James Sanford

Signed in Brussels, on 3 September 2003.

On behalf of the European Community

Joanna Kioussi

ANNEX

Conformity assessment body of the United States of America added to the list of conformity assessment bodies in the column "US access to the EC market" in section V of the sectoral Annex on telecommunication equipment

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