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Decision No 7/2001

of 20 July 2001

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 Annexes on Electromagnetic Compatibility and Recreational Craft

(2001/817/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,

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 column "EC access to the US market" in Section V of the Sectoral Annex on Electromagnetic Compatibility.

2. The Conformity Assessment Body in Attachment B is added to the list of Conformity Assessment Bodies under column "US access to the EC market" in Section V of the Sectoral Annex on Electromagnetic Compatibility.

3. The Conformity Assessment Body in Attachment C is added to the list of Conformity Assessment Bodies under column "US access to the EC market" in Section V of the Sectoral Annex on Recreational Craft.

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

5. 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.

Washington DC, 20 July 2001.

On behalf of the United States of America

Catherine Novelli

Brussels, 17 July 2001.

On behalf of the European Community

Robert Madelin

ATTACHMENT A

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

Compliance Engineering Ireland Ltd Rayston

Rathoath Road

Ashourne County Meath Ireland Tel. (353-1) 825 67 22 Fax (353-1) 825 67 33 SGS United Kingdom

International Electrical Approvals

South Industrial Estate Bowburn County Durham DH6 5AD United Kingdom Tel. (44-191) 377 20 00 Fax (44-191) 377 20 20 York EMC Services Ltd Department of Electronics University of York Heslington York YO1 5DD United Kingdom

ATTACHMENT B

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

TÜV Rheinland of North America, Inc. 12 Commerce Road Newtown, Connecticut 06470-1607 USA Tel: (1-203) 426 08 88 Fax (1-203) 270 88 83

ATTACHMENT C

US Conformity Assessment Body added to the list of Conformity Assessment Bodies under column "US access to the US market" in Section V of the Sectoral Annex on Recreational Craft

Underwriters Laboratories Inc. (UL) 12 Laboratory Drive

Research Triangle Park,

North Carolina 27709 USA Tel: (1-847) 272 88 00 ext. 43894 Fax: (1-847) 509 63 21