21.12.2006   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 366/69

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 131/2006

of 27 October 2006

amending Annex XIII (Transport) 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 XIII to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 123/2006 of 22 September 2006 (1).

(2)

Regulation (EC) No 336/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 February 2006 on the implementation of the International Safety Management Code within the Community and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 3051/95 (2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

Annex XIII to the Agreement shall be amended as follows:

1.

The following point shall be inserted after point 56t (Directive 2005/65/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council):

‘56u.

 32006 R 0336: Regulation (EC) No 336/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 February 2006 on the implementation of the International Safety Management Code within the Community and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 3051/95 (OJ L 64, 4.3.2006, p. 1).

The provisions of the Regulation shall, for the purposes of this Agreement, be read with the following adaptation:

With regard to Norway, Article 3(2)(e) shall read as follows:

“passenger ships other than:

(i)

ro-ro passenger ferries, and

(ii)

passenger ships with more than 100 passengers flying the flag of Norway,

in sea areas of Class C and D as defined in Article 4 of Directive 98/18/EC.” ’

2.

The text of point 56c (Council Regulation (EC) No 3051/95) shall be deleted.

Article 2

The texts of Regulation (EC) No 336/2006 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 28 October 2006, 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, 27 October 2006.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Oda Helen SLETNES

(1)   OJ L 333, 30.11.2006, p. 52.

(2)   OJ L 64, 4.3.2006, p. 1.

(*1)  Constitutional requirements indicated.