22001D0118

Decision of the EEA Joint Committee

No 118/2001

of 28 September 2001

amending Annex XIII (Transport) to the EEA Agreement

THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, as amended 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) Annex XIII to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 93/2001 of 13 July 2001(1).

(2) Directive 2001/12/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2001 amending Council Directive 91/440/EEC on the development of the Community's railways(2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(3) Directive 2001/13/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2001 amending Council Directive 95/18/EC on the licensing of railway undertakings(3) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(4) Directive 2001/14/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2001 on the allocation of railway infrastructure capacity and the levying of charges for the use of railway infrastructure and safety certification(4) is to be incorporated into the Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The following shall be added in point 27 (Council Directive 91/440/EEC) of Annex XIII to the Agreement: ", as amended by:

- 32001 L 0012: Directive 2001/12/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2001 (OJ L 75, 15.3.2001, p. 1)."

The provisions of the Directive shall, for the purposes of the present Agreement, be read with the adaptations set forth in the Annex to this Decision.

Article 2

The following shall be added in point 42a (Council Directive 95/18/EC) of Annex XIII to the Agreement: ", as amended by:

- 32001 L 0013: Directive 2001/13/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2001 (OJ L 75, 15.3.2001, p. 26)."

Article 3

The following point shall be inserted after point 41a (Council Directive 95/19/EC) of Annex XIII to the Agreement: "41b. 32001 L 0014: Directive 2001/14/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2001 on the allocation of railway infrastructure capacity and the levying of charges for the use of railway infrastructure and safety certification (OJ L 75, 15.3.2001, p. 29)."

Article 4

The texts of Directives 2001/12/EC, 2001/13/EC and 2001/14/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, to be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Communities, shall be authentic.

Article 5

This Decision shall enter into force on 29 September 2001, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee(5).

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, 28 September 2001.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

E. Bull

(1) OJ L 251, 20.9.2001, p. 19.

(2) OJ L 75, 15.3.2001, p. 1.

(3) OJ L 75, 15.3.2001, p. 26.

(4) OJ L 75, 15.3.2001, p. 29.

(5) No constitutional requirements indicated.

ANNEX

Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 118/2001

(a) The following list of Norwegian ports shall be added to the list of ports in Annex I to the Directive: "NORWAY

Narvik

Bodø

Mosjøen

Namsos

Trondheim

Åndalsnes

Bergen

Stavanger

Kristiansand

Brevik

Larvik

Horten

Drammen

Oslo

Moss"

(b) The following map of Norwegian railway lines shall be added to the maps in Annex I to the Directive: "[map]."