(a)

In Article 2 the words “Community ports” shall read “ports in the territory covered by the EEA Agreement”;

(b)

In Article 7 (1) the phrase “on condition that the agreements in questions are notified to the Commission in accordance with the provisions of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 4260/88 and that the Commission does not oppose” shall read “on condition that the agreements in question are notified to the EC Commission or the EFTA Surveillance Authority in accordance with the provisions of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 4260/88, and the corresponding provisions in Protocol 21 to the EEA Agreement, and that the competent surveillance authority does not oppose”;

(c)

In Article 7 (2) the term “the Commission” shall read “the EC Commission or the EFTA Surveillance Authority”;

(d)

In Article 7 (5) the second sentence shall be replaced by the following:

“It shall oppose the exemption if it receives a request to do so from a State falling within its competence within three months of the transmission to those States of the notification referred to in paragraph 1”;

(e)

In Article 7 (6) the second sentence shall be replaced by the following:

“However, where the opposition was raised at the request of a State falling within its competence and this request is maintained, it may be withdrawn only after consultation of its Advisory Committee on Restrictive Practices and Dominant Positions in Maritime Transport”;

(f)

The following shall be added at the end of Article 7 (9):

“, or the corresponding provision in Protocol 21 to the EEA Agreement”;

(g)

In Article 12, introductory paragraph, the phrase “in accordance with Article 6 of Regulation (EEC) No 479/92” shall read “either on its own initiative or at the request of the other surveillance authority or a State falling within its competence or of natural or legal persons claiming a legitimate interest”.’