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

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 amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 7/94 of 21 March 1994 amending Protocol 47 and certain Annexes to the EEA Agreement(1);

Whereas Directive 94/25/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 June 1994 on the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States relating to recreational craft(2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The following new chapter shall be added to Annex II to the Agreement:

‘XXXL. RECREATIONAL CRAFT

ACTS REFERRED TO

394 L 0025:

Directive 94/25/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 June 1994 on the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States relating to recreational craft (

OJ No L 164, 30. 6. 1994, p. 15

).’

Article 2

The texts of Directive 94/25/EC in the Finnish, Icelandic, Norwegian and Swedish 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, 15 December 1994.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

H. HAFSTEIN

(1)

OJ No L 160, 28. 6. 1994, p. 1

(2)

OJ No L 164, 30. 6. 1994, p. 15