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26.8.2004 |
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Official Journal of the European Union |
L 277/23 |
DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE
No 53/2004
of 23 April 2004
amending Annex XXI (Statistics) 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:
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Annex XXI to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 33/2004 of 19 March 2004 (1). |
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Commission Regulation (EC) No 1670/2003 of 1 September 2003 implementing Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 58/97 with regard to the definitions of characteristics for structural business statistics and amending Regulation (EC) No 2700/98 concerning the definitions of characteristics for structural business statistics (2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement. |
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The Decision is not to apply to Liechtenstein, |
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Article 1
Annex XXI to the Agreement shall be amended as follows:
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The following indent shall be added in point 1a (Commission Regulation (EC) No 2700/98):
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The following point shall be inserted after point 1i (Commission Regulation (EC) No 1669/2003):
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Article 2
The texts of Regulation (EC) No 1670/2003 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 127, 29.4.2004, p. 144.
(2) OJ L 244, 29.9.2003, p. 74.
(*1) No constitutional requirements indicated.