Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 86/1999 of 25 June 1999 amending Annex XIII (Transport) to the EEA Agreement
L 296/46 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 23. 11. 2000 DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 86/1999 of 25 June 1999 amending Annex XIII (Transport) to the EEA Agreement THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE, Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, as adjusted 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) (2) Annex XIII to the Agreement was amended by Decision No 68/1999 of the EEA Joint Committee of 28 May 1999 (1). Council Directive 98/18/EC of 17 March 1998 on safety rules and standards for passenger ships (2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement, HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS: Article 1 The following point shall be inserted after point 56e (Council Directive 98/41/EC) in Annex XIII to the Agreement: ‘56f. 398 L 0018: Council Directive 98/18/EC of 17 March 1998 on safety rules and standards for passenger ships (OJ L 144, 15. 5. 1998, p. 1). ’ Article 2 The texts of Directive 98/18/EC in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, which are annexed to the respective language versions of this Decision, are authentic. This Decision shall enter into force on 24 December 1999, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee. Article 3 This Decision shall be published in the EEA section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of the European Communities. Article 4 Done at Brussels, 25 June 1999. For the EEA Joint Committee The President F. BARBASO (1) OJ L 284, 9. 11. 2000. (2) OJ L 144, 15. 5. 1998, p. 1