Date: 2018-03-15Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 153/2016 of 8 July 2016 amending Annex XI (Electronic communication, audiovisual services and information society) to the EEA Agreement [2018/375]
**Summary:**
EEA Joint Committee Decision No. 153/2016, adopted on 8 July 2016, amends Annex XI (Electronic communication, audiovisual services and information society) to the EEA Agreement. The amendment incorporates Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/339 of 8 March 2016, which concerns the harmonisation of the 2010-2025 MHz frequency band for portable or mobile wireless video links and cordless cameras used for programme making and special events, into the EEA Agreement. This decision enters into force on 9 July 2016, contingent upon completion of all notifications required under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement. The authentic Icelandic and Norwegian language texts of Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/339 will be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union. The decision will be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of the European Union.
Key Entities Referenced
EEA Agreement: The Agreement on the European Economic Area.
EEA Joint Committee: The decision-making body responsible for amending the EEA Agreement.
Annex XI: Annex XI to the EEA Agreement, concerning Electronic communication, audiovisual services and information society.
Commission Implementing Decision EU 2016/339: Commission Implementing Decision EU 2016/339 of 8 March 2016 on the harmonisation of the 2 010-2 025 MHz frequency band for portable or mobile wireless video links and cordless cameras used for programme making and special events.
Commission Implementing Decision EU 2015/750: Commission Implementing Decision EU 2015/750 of Annex XI to the EEA Agreement
Brussels: Location where the decision was made.
Iceland: One of the countries whose languages are relevant for the text of Implementing Decision EU 2016/339.
Norway: One of the countries whose languages are relevant for the text of Implementing Decision EU 2016/339.
L 73/28 EN Official Journal of the European Union 15.3.2018
DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE
No 153/2016
of 8 July 2016
amending Annex XI (Electronic communication, audiovisual services and information society) to the
EEA Agreement [2018/375]
THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,
Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (‘the EEA Agreement’), and in particular Article 98
thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/339 of 8 March 2016 on the harmonisation of the 2 010-
2 025 MHz frequency band for portable or mobile wireless video links and cordless cameras used for programme
making and special events (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.
(2) Annex XI to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The following point is inserted after point 5czk (Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2015/750) of Annex XI to the
EEA Agreement:
‘5czl. 32016 D 0339: Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/339 of 8 March 2016 on the harmonisation
of the 2 010-2 025 MHz frequency band for portable or mobile wireless video links and cordless cameras used
for programme making and special events (OJ L 63, 10.3.2016, p. 5).’
Article 2
The text of Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/339 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 3
This Decision shall enter into force on 9 July 2016, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA
Agreement have been made (*).
Article 4
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 July 2016.
For the EEA Joint Committee
The President
Bergdís ELLERTSDÓTTIR
(1) OJ L 63, 10.3.2016, p. 5.
(*) No constitutional requirements indicated.