Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 38/1999 of 30 March 1999 amending Annex XIII (transport) and Protocol 37 to the EEA Agreement
19. 10. 2000 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 266/27 DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 38/1999 of 30 March 1999 amending Annex XIII (transport) and Protocol 37 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 áthe Agreementí, and in particular Article 98 thereof, Whereas: (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) Annex XIII to the Agreement was amended by Decision No 15/1999 of the EEA Joint Committee of 29 January 1999 (1). Council Decision 78/174/EEC of 20 February 1978 instituting a consultation procedure and setting up a Committee in the field of Transport Infrastructure (2) is incorporated into the Agreement. The Committee on Transport Infrastructure which was set up by Council Decision 78/174/EEC is listed in Protocol 37 to the Agreement as a committee with whose work experts from EFTA States shall be associated. Decision 78/174/EEC is repealed by Decision No 1692/96/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 July 1996 on Community guidelines for the development of the trans-European transport network (3). Decision No 1692/96/EC provides that the network must be capable of being connected to the networks of, inter alia, the EFTA States, while at the same time promoting interoperability and access to these networks. Decision No 1692/96/EC sets up a Committee on the Trans-European Transport Network. Decision No 1692/96/EC is to be incorporated into the Agreement, HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS: Article 1 In Annex XIII (transport) to the Agreement, Appendix 1í shall be replaced by Appendix 2í, Appendix 2í shall be replaced by Appendix 3í, Appendix 3í shall be replaced by Appendix 4í and Appendix 4í shall be replaced by Appendix 5í. Article 2 Point 5 (Council Decision 78/174/EEC) following: in Annex XIII to the Agreement shall be replaced by the 5. 396 D 1692: Decision No 1692/96/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 July 1996 on Community guidelines for the development of the trans-European transportnetwork (OJ L 228, 9. 9. 1996, p. 1), as corrected by OJ L 15, 17. 1. 1997, p. 1. (1) OJ L 35, 10. 2. 2000, p. 45. (2) OJ L 54, 25. 2. 1978, p. 16. (3) OJ L 228, 9. 9. 1996, p. 1. L 266/28 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 19. 10. 2000 The provisions of the Decision shall, for the purposes of the present Agreement, be read with the following adaptations: (a) in Article 1(2), the words ôthe Member States and, where appropriate, the Communityö shall be replaced by ôthe Contracting Parties to the EEA agreementö, and the words ôwithout prejudging the financial commitment of a Member State or the Communityö shall be replaced by ôwithout prejudging the financial commitment of a Contracting Party to the EEA Agreementö; (b) in Article 1(3), the word Treatyö shall be replaced by EEA Agreementö; (c) in Article 2(2)(a), the words ôthe Community’s objectivesö shall be replaced by ôthe objectives referred to in the EEA Agreementö; (d) in Article 2(2)(h), the words ôthe European Free Trade Association (EFTA) States,ö shall be replaced by Switzerlandö, and the words ôin the Community’s interestö shall be replaced by ôin the interest of the Contracting Parties to the EEA Agreementö; (e) in Article 4, first line, the words Community measuresö shall be replaced by ômeasures taken by the Contracting Parties to the EEA Agreementö, and the words ôobjectives pursued by the Communityö in letter (i) shall be replaced by ôobjectives pursued by the Contracting Parties to the EEA Agreementö; (f) in Article 6, the word Communityö shall be replaced by Contracting Parties to the EEA Agreementö, and the phrase ôin accordance with the appropriate procedures in the Treatyö shall not apply; (g) in Article 7(1), the word Treatyö shall be replaced by EEA Agreementö; (h) in Article 8(1), the words ôand through the application of Directive 92/43/EECö shall not apply, and the word Unionö in Article 8(2)(b) shall be replaced by ôterritories of the Contracting Parties to the EEA Agreementö; (i) in Section 2 (Road network) of Annex I to the Decision, the following shall be added and illustrated by maps as set out in Appendix 1 to this Annex: 2. 15. Iceland 2. 16. Norwayö; (j) in Section 3 (Rail networks) of Annex I to the Decision, the following shall be added and illustrated by maps as set out in Appendix 1 to this Annex: 3. 16. Norwayö; (k) in Section 6 (Airports) of Annex I to the Decision, the following shall be added and illustrated by maps as set out in Appendix 1 to this Annex: 6. 8. Iceland 6. 9. Norwayö. Modalities for association of EFTA States in accordance with Article 101 of the Agreement: an expert from each EFTA State may participate in the tasks of the Committee on the trans-European transport network. The Commission of inform the participants of the date of the meeting of the Committee and transmit the relevant documentationí. the European Communities shall, in due time, 19. 10. 2000 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 266/29 Article 3 Point 4 (Committee on Transport Infrastructure) in Protocol 37 to the Agreement shall be replaced by the following: 4. Committee on the Trans-European Transport Network (Decision No 1692/96/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council)í. Article 4 The texts of Decision No 1692/96/EC in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, which are annexed to the respective language versions of this Decision, are authentic. Article 5 This Decision shall enter into force on 31 March 1999, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee. Article 6 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 March 1999. For the EEA Joint Committee The President F. BARBASO L 266/30 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 19. 10. 2000 ANNEX to Decision of the EEA Joint Committe No 38/1999 Appendix 1 MAPS REFERRED TO IN ANNEX I TO DECISION NO 1692/96/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL,AS ADDED FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE EEA AGREEEMENT (see adaptions (i), (j) and (k) in point 5 of Annex XIII to the the Agreement) í