26.8.2004   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 277/13

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 46/2004

of 23 April 2004

amending Annex XX (Environment) 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 XX to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 160/2003 of 7 November 2003 (1).

(2)

Commission Decision 2003/160/EC of 7 March 2003 amending Regulation (EC) No 2037/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to the use of halon 1301 and halon 1211 (2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The following indent shall be added in point 21aa (Regulation (EC) No 2037/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council) of Annex XX to the Agreement:

‘—

32003 D 0160: Commission Decision 2003/160/EC of 7 March 2003 (OJ L 65, 8.3.2003, p. 29).’

Article 2

The texts of Decision 2003/160/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 24 April 2004, 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, 23 April 2004.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

P. WESTERLUND

(1)   OJ L 41, 12.2.2004, p. 58.

(2)   OJ L 65, 8.3.2003, p. 29.

(*1)  No constitutional requirements indicated.