1.12.2000 Official Journal of the European Communities L 302/65 COMMISSION ADMINISTRATIVE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ON SOCIAL SECURITY FOR MIGRANT WORKERS DECISION No 177 of 5 October 1999 on the forms necessary for the application of Council Regulations (EEC) No 1408/71 and (EEC) No 574/72 (E 128 and E 128 B) (Text with EEA relevance) (2000/748/EC) THE ADMINISTRATIVE COMMISSION ON SOCIAL SECURITY FOR MIGRANT WORKERS, Having regard to Article 81(a) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 of 14 June 1971 on the application of social security schemes to employed persons, to self-employed persons and to members of their family moving within the Community ('), under which it is the duty of the Administrative Commission to deal with all administrative questions or questions of interpretation arising fom Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 and subsequent Regulations, Having regard to Article 2(1) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 574/72 of 21 March 1972, under which it is the duty of the Administrative Commission to draw up models of certificates, certified statements, declarations, applications and other documents necessary for the application of the Regulations, Having regard to Decision No 165 of 30 June 1997 laying down and adapting certain model forms necessary for the application of the said Regulations, Whereas: (1) Forms E 128 and E 128 B are to be amended in order to take account of Council Regulation (EC) No 307/1999 of 8 February 1999 which extended to students the provisions governing entitlement to sickness benefits in kind. (2)  The Agreement on the European Economic Area of 2 May 1992, as supplemented by the Protocol of 17 March 1993, Annex VI, implements Regulations (EEC) No 1408/71 and (EEC) No 574/72 within the European Economic Area. (3) By Decision of the EEA Joint Committee, the model forms necessary for the application of Regulations (EEC) No 1408/71 and (EEC) No 574/72 shall be adapted and used within the European Economic Area. (4)  For practical reasons, identical forms should be used within the Community and within the European Economic Area. (5)  The language in which the forms should be drawn up has been decided by Recommendation No 15 of the Administrative Commission, () O] L 149, 5.7.1971, p. 2.