Article 1
The position to be taken by the European Union within the EEA Joint Committee on the proposed amendment to Annex XIII to the EEA Agreement shall be based on the draft Decision of the EEA Joint Committee attached to this Decision.
2011/458/EU: Council Decision of 19 July 2011 on the position to be taken by the European Union within the EEA Joint Committee concerning an amendment to Annex XIII (Transport) to the EEA Agreement
2011/458/EU: Council Decision of 19 July 2011 on the position to be taken by the European Union within the EEA Joint Committee concerning an amendment to Annex XIII (Transport) to the EEA Agreement
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Article 1
Annex XIII to the Agreement is hereby amended as follows: (1) point 64a is replaced by the following: ‘64a 32008 R 1008 : Regulation (EC) No 1008/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 September 2008 on common rules for the operation of air services in the Community (Recast) ( OJ L 293, 31.10.2008, p. 3 ). The provisions of the Regulation shall, for the purposes of this Agreement, be read with the following adaptations: (a) in Article 4(f) the words “, except as provided for in an agreement with a third country to which the Community is a party;” shall be replaced by the following: “. However, operating licenses with legal effects in the entire EEA can be granted on the basis of exceptions to this requirement provided for in agreements with third countries to which the Community or one or more EFTA States are parties, provided the EEA Joint Committee adopts a decision to that effect.”; (b) the following is added to Article 16(9), second subparagraph: “, as well as regional airports in Iceland and the four northernmost counties in Norway.”.’; (2) point 65 is deleted; (3) point 66b is deleted.
Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.
Article 2
The text of Regulation (EC) No 1008/2008 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 …, provided that all the notifications pursuant to Article 103(1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee ( *1 ) .
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 .
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