Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 122/1999 of 24 September 1999 amending Annex XX (environment) to the EEA Agreement
21. 12. 2000 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 325/39 DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 122/1999 of 24 September 1999 amending Annex XX (environment) 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) Annex XX to the Agreement was amended by Decision No 98/1999 of the EEA Joint Committee of 16 July 1999 (1). Commission Decision 1999/178/EC of 17 February 1999 establishing the ecological criteria for the award of the Community eco-label to textile products (2) and Commission Decision 1999/179/EC of 17 February 1999 establishing the ecological criteria for the award of the Community eco-label to footwear (3) are to be incorporated into the Agreement, HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS: Article 1 The following points shall be inserted after point 2em (Commission Decision 98/634/EC) in Annex XX to the Agreement: 2en. 399 D 0178: Commission Decision 1999/178/EC of 17 February 1999 establishing the ecological criteria for the award of the Community eco-label to textile products (OJ L 57, 5. 3. 1999, p. 21). 2eo. 399 D 0179: Commission Decision 1999/179/EC of 17 February 1999 establishing the ecological criteria for the award of the Community eco-label to footwear (OJ L 57, 5. 3. 1999, p. 31). í Article 2 The texts of Decisions 1999/178/EC and 1999/179/EC in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, which are annexed to the respective language versions of this Decision, are authentic. Article 3 This Decision shall enter into force on 25 September 1999, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee. (1) OJ L 296, 23. 11. 2000. (2) OJ L 57, 5. 3. 1999, p. 21. (3) OJ L 57, 5. 3. 1999, p. 31. L 325/40 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 21. 12. 2000 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, 24 September 1999. For the EEA Joint Committee The President N. v. LIECHTENSTEIN