DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 19/96

of 26 March 1996

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 Annex XIII to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 74/95(1);

Whereas Council Directive 95/50/EC of 6 October 1995 on uniform procedures for checks on the transport of dangerous goods by road(2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The following point shall be inserted after point 17.C (Council Decision 93/704/EC) in Annex XIII to the Agreement:

‘17.D.

395 L 0050:

Council Directive 95/50/EC of 6 October 1995 on uniform procedures for checks on the transport of dangerous goods by road (

OJ No L 249, 17. 10. 1995, p. 35

).’

Article 2

The texts of Directive 95/50/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 1 April 1996, provided that all the notifications under Article 103 (1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee.

Article 4

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, 26 March 1996.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

P. BENAVIDES

(1)

OJ No L 57, 7. 3. 1996, p. 36

(2)

OJ No L 249, 17. 10. 1995, p. 35