Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 99/1999 of 30 July 1999 amending Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement, on cooperation in specific fields outside the four freedoms
L 296/78 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 23. 11. 2000 DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 99/1999 of 30 July 1999 amending Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement, on cooperation in specific fields outside the four freedoms 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 Articles 86 and 98 thereof, Whereas: (1) (2) Protocol 31 to the Agreement was amended by Decision No 90/1999 of the EEA Joint Committee of 25 June 1999 (1). It is appropriate to extend the cooperation of the Contracting Parties to the Agreement to include a multiannual Community action plan on promoting safer use of the Internet by combating illegal and harmful content on global networks (Decision No 276/1999/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (2). (3) Protocol 31 to the Agreement should therefore be amended in order to allow for this extended cooperation to take place from 1 January 1999, HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS: The following indent shall be added in Article 2(5) of Protocol 31 to the Agreement: Article 1 ‘— 399 D 0276: Decision No 276/1999/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 January 1999 adopting a multiannual Community action plan on promoting safer use of the Internet by combating illegal and harmful content on global networks (OJ L 33, 6. 2. 1999, p. 1). ’ This Decision shall enter into force on 31 July 1999, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee. Article 2 It shall apply from 1 January 1999. 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. Done at Brussels, 30 July 1999. For the EEA Joint Committee The President N. v. LIECHTENSTEIN (1) See page 53 of this Official Journal. (2) OJ L 33, 6. 2. 1999, p. 1