DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 5/95

of 27 January 1995

amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) 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 II to the Agreement was last amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 44/94 of 15 December 1994 amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement(1);

Whereas Commission Directive 94/44/EC of 19 September 1994 adapting to technical progress Council Directive 82/130/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States concerning electrical equipment for use in potentially explosive atmospheres in mines susceptible to firedamp(2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The following indent shall be added in point 4 (Council Directive 82/130/EEC) of Chapter X of Annex II to the Agreement:

‘—

394 L 0044: Commission Directive 94/44/EC of 19 September 1994 (

OJ No L 248, 23. 9. 1994, p. 22

).’

Article 2

The texts of Directive 94/44/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 February 1995, 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, 27 January 1995.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

G. J. L. AVERY

(1)

OJ No L 372, 31. 12. 1994, p. 20

(2)

OJ No L 248, 23. 9. 1994, p. 22