# L_2016211EN.01001901.xml

| 4.8.2016 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | L 211/19 |
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4.8.2016

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 211/19

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DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 84/2015

of 30 April 2015

amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2016/1267]

THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (‘the EEA Agreement’), and in particular Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:

| (1) | Directive 2014/68/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to the making available on the market of pressure equipment (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement. |
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(1)

Directive 2014/68/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to the making available on the market of pressure equipment (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

| (2) | Directive 2014/68/EU repeals, with effect from 19 July 2016, Directive 97/23/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (2), which is incorporated into the EEA Agreement and which is consequently to be repealed under the EEA Agreement with effect from 19 July 2016. |
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(2)

Directive 2014/68/EU repeals, with effect from 19 July 2016, Directive 97/23/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (2), which is incorporated into the EEA Agreement and which is consequently to be repealed under the EEA Agreement with effect from 19 July 2016.

| (3) | Annex II to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly, |
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(3)

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Chapter VIII of Annex II to the EEA Agreement shall be amended as follows:

| (1) | the following indent is added in point 6a (Directive 97/23/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council):






  ‘— | 32014 L 0068: Directive 2014/68/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 (OJ L 189, 27.6.2014, p. 164).’; |
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(1)

the following indent is added in point 6a (Directive 97/23/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council):

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32014 L 0068: Directive 2014/68/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 (OJ L 189, 27.6.2014, p. 164).’;

| (2) | the following point is inserted after point 6d (Directive 2010/35/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council):






  ‘6e. | 32014 L 0068: Directive 2014/68/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to the making available on the market of pressure equipment (OJ L 189, 27.6.2014, p. 164).’; |
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(2)

the following point is inserted after point 6d (Directive 2010/35/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council):

‘6e.

| (3) | the text of point 6a (Directive 97/23/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council) shall be deleted with effect from 19 July 2016. |
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(3)

the text of point 6a (Directive 97/23/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council) shall be deleted with effect from 19 July 2016.

Article 2

The text of Directive 2014/68/EU 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 1 May 2015, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made (*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.

Done at Brussels, 30 April 2015.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Gianluca GRIPPA

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(1)  
  OJ L 189, 27.6.2014, p. 164.

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(2)  
  OJ L 181, 9.7.1997, p. 1.

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(*1)  No constitutional requirements indicated.

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