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2004/243/EC: Decision No 2/2004 of 10 February 2004 of the Committee established under the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on Mutual Recognition in relation to Conformity Assessment on the removal of Conformity Assessment Bodies from the Chapter for measuring instruments and prepackages and from the Chapter for electrical equipment and electromagnetic compatibility

Official Journal L 074 , 12/03/2004 P. 0023 - 0024

Decision No 2/2004

of 10 February 2004

of the Committee established under the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on Mutual Recognition in relation to Conformity Assessment on the removal of Conformity Assessment Bodies from the Chapter for measuring instruments and prepackages and from the Chapter for electrical equipment and electromagnetic compatibility

(2004/243/EC)

THE COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on Mutual Recognition in relation to Conformity Assessment (the Agreement) signed on 21 June 1999, and in particular Article 10.4(b) and 11 thereof,

Whereas the Agreement entered into force on 1 June 2002,

Whereas the Committee is to take a decision to remove a Conformity Assessment Body or Bodies under a Sectoral Chapter of the Annex 1 of the Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

1. The Conformity Assessment Body in Annex A is removed from the list of EC Conformity Assessment Bodies under the Sectoral Chapter for electrical equipment and electro-magnetic compatibility in Annex 1 of the Agreement.

2. The Conformity Assessment Bodies in Annex B are removed from the list of Swiss Conformity Assessment Bodies under the Sectoral Chapter for measuring instruments and prepackages in Annex 1 of the Agreement.

3. This Decision, done in duplicate, shall be signed by the Co-Chairs or other persons authorised to act on behalf of the Parties. This Decision shall be effective from the date of the later of these signatures.

Done at Bern, 10 February 2004.

On behalf of the Swiss Confederation

Heinz Hertig

Done at Brussels, 2 February 2004.

On behalf of the European Community

Joanna Kioussi

ANNEX A

Conformity Assessment Body removed from the list of EC Conformity Assessment Bodies recognised under Chapter 9 on electrical equipment and electromagnetic compatibility in Annex 1 of the Agreement:

- CEIS (Centro de Ensayos, Innovacion y Servicios)

ANNEX B

Conformity Assessment Bodies removed from the list of Swiss Conformity Assessment Bodies recognised under Chapter 11 on measuring instruments and prepackages in Annex 1 of the Agreement:

- Industrielle Werke Basel IWB

- Mettler Toledo GmbH

- Wohlgroth AG

- Schweiz. Vereinigung für Qualitäts- und Management-Systeme (SQS)