Decision of the EEA Joint Committee

No 153/2006

of 8 December 2006

amending Annex XIII (Transport), Annex XIV (Competition) and Protocol 21 (On the implementation of competition rules applicable to undertakings) 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 134/2006 of 27 October 2006 [1].

(2) Annex XIV to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 107/2005 of 8 July 2005 [2].

(3) Protocol 21 to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 43/2005 of 11 March 2005 [3].

(4) Council Regulation (EC) No 1419/2006 of 25 September 2006 repealing Regulation (EEC) No 4056/86 laying down detailed rules for the application of Articles 85 and 86 of the Treaty to maritime transport, and amending Regulation (EC) No 1/2003 as regards the extension of its scope to include cabotage and international tramp services [4] is to be incorporated into the Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The following point shall be inserted after point 50 (Council Regulation (EEC) No 4056/86) of Annex XIII to the Agreement:

"50a. 32006 R 1419: Council Regulation (EC) No 1419/2006 of 25 September 2006 repealing Regulation (EEC) No 4056/86 laying down detailed rules for the application of Articles 85 and 86 of the Treaty to maritime transport, and amending Regulation (EC) No 1/2003 as regards the extension of its scope to include cabotage and international tramp services (OJ L 269, 28.9.2006, p. 1)."

Article 2

The following point shall be inserted after point 11c (Commission Regulation (EC) No 823/2000) of Annex XIV to the Agreement:

"11d. 32006 R 1419: Council Regulation (EC) No 1419/2006 of 25 September 2006 repealing Regulation (EEC) No 4056/86 laying down detailed rules for the application of Articles 85 and 86 of the Treaty to maritime transport, and amending Regulation (EC) No 1/2003 as regards the extension of its scope to include cabotage and international tramp services (OJ L 269, 28.9.2006, p. 1)."

Article 3

The following indent shall be added in point 1(3) (Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2003) of Article 3 of Protocol 21 to the Agreement:

- "— 32006 R 1419: Council Regulation (EC) No 1419/2006 of 25 September 2006 (OJ L 269, 28.9.2006, p. 1)."

Article 4

The text of Regulation (EC) No 1419/2006 in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, to be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union, shall be authentic.

Article 5

This Decision shall enter into force on 9 December 2006, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee [*****].

Article 6

This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of the European Union.

Done at Brussels, 8 December 2006.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Oda Helen Sletnes

[1] OJ L 366, 21.12.2006, p. 75.

[2] OJ L 306, 24.11.2005, p. 45.

[3] OJ L 198, 28.7.2005, p. 45.

[4] OJ L 269, 28.9.2006, p. 1.

[*****] Constitutional requirements indicated.

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