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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 (‘the EEA Agreement’), and in particular Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:

Annex XIII to the EEA Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No … of …^f1.

Annex XIII to the EEA Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 90/2011 of 19 July 2011^f2, which incorporates into the EEA Agreement 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^f3.

The Contracting Parties aim at ensuring that EEA EFTA air carriers are entitled to operate air services from Member States of the Union to Switzerland and vice versa.

The Contracting Parties also aim at ensuring that Community air carriers are entitled to operate air services from an EEA EFTA State to Switzerland and vice versa.

To this end, the EEA Joint Committee is to grant, subject to the condition of reciprocity, Swiss air carriers the right to operate from Member States of the Union to an EEA EFTA State and vice versa.

Annex XIII to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: