This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 29 September 2003.
For the European Parliament
The President
P. Cox
For the Council
The President
G. Alemanno
(1) OJ C 75 E, 26.3.2002, p. 385.
(2) OJ C 241, 7.10.2002, p. 128.
(3) Opinion of the European Parliament of 2 September 2003 and Council Decision of 14 April 2003 (OJ C 153 E, 1.7.2003, p. 1).
(4) OJ L 184, 17.7.1999, p. 23.
(5) OJ L 197, 18.7.1987, p. 33.
(6) OJ C 203, 17.7.1999, p. 1.
ANNEX I
ADVISORY PROCEDURE
List of instruments subject to the advisory procedure and adapted to the corresponding provisions of Decision 1999/468/EC in accordance with the amendments below:1) Council Directive 89/686/EEC of 21 December 1989 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to personal protective equipment(1).Article 6(2) is replaced by the following:
2. The Commission shall be assisted by the Standing Committee, set up by Article 6(2) of Directive 98/37/EC(2), hereinafter referred to as "the Committee".
It may be apprised, in accordance with the procedure referred to in this paragraph, of any matter to which the implementation and practical application of this Directive give rise.
Where reference is made to this paragraph, Articles 3 and 7 of Decision 1999/468/EC(3) shall apply, having regard to the provisions of Article 8 thereof.
The Committee shall adopt its rules of procedure.
2) Council Directive 90/385/EEC of 20 June 1990 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to active implantable medical devices(4).Article 6(2) is replaced by the following:
2. The Commission shall be assisted by a standing committee (hereinafter referred to as "the Committee").
The Committee may be apprised, in accordance with the procedure referred to in this paragraph, of any matter to which the implementation and practical application of this Directive give rise.
Where reference is made to this paragraph, Articles 3 and 7 of Decision 1999/468/EC(5) shall apply, having regard to the provisions of Article 8 thereof.
The Committee shall adopt its rules of procedure.
3) Council Directive 90/377/EEC of 29 June 1990 concerning a Community procedure to improve the transparency of gas and electricity prices charged to industrial end-users(6).Article 7 is replaced by the following: