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| 3.9.2015 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | L 230/8 |
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3.9.2015

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 230/8

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DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 213/2014

of 24 October 2014

amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2015/1437]

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 2014/31/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to the making available on the market of non-automatic weighing instruments (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement. |
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(1)

Directive 2014/31/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to the making available on the market of non-automatic weighing instruments (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

| (2) | Directive 2014/32/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to the making available on the market of measuring instruments (2) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement. |
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(2)

Directive 2014/32/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to the making available on the market of measuring instruments (2) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

| (3) | Directive 2014/31/EU repeals with effect from 20 April 2016 Directive 2009/23/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 on non-automatic weighing instruments (3), which is incorporated into the EEA Agreement and which is consequently repealed under the EEA Agreement with effect from 20 April 2016. |
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(3)

Directive 2014/31/EU repeals with effect from 20 April 2016 Directive 2009/23/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 on non-automatic weighing instruments (3), which is incorporated into the EEA Agreement and which is consequently repealed under the EEA Agreement with effect from 20 April 2016.

| (4) | Directive 2014/32/EU repeals with effect from 20 April 2016 Directive 2004/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004 on measuring instruments (4), which is incorporated into the EEA Agreement and which is consequently repealed under the EEA Agreement with effect from 20 April 2016. |
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(4)

Directive 2014/32/EU repeals with effect from 20 April 2016 Directive 2004/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004 on measuring instruments (4), which is incorporated into the EEA Agreement and which is consequently repealed under the EEA Agreement with effect from 20 April 2016.

| (5) | Annex II to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly, |
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(5)

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

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

| (1) | the following points are inserted after point 27c (Directive 2007/45/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council):






  ‘27d. | 32014 L 0031: Directive 2014/31/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to the making available on the market of non-automatic weighing instruments (OJ L 96, 29.3.2014, p. 107). |
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(1)

the following points are inserted after point 27c (Directive 2007/45/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council):

‘27d.

32014 L 0031: Directive 2014/31/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to the making available on the market of non-automatic weighing instruments (OJ L 96, 29.3.2014, p. 107).

| 27e. | 32014 L 0032: Directive 2014/32/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to the making available on the market of measuring instruments (OJ L 96, 29.3.2014. p. 149).’; |
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27e.

32014 L 0032: Directive 2014/32/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to the making available on the market of measuring instruments (OJ L 96, 29.3.2014. p. 149).’;

| (2) | the text of points 27 (Directive 2009/23/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council) and 27b (Directive 2004/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council) shall be deleted with effect from 20 April 2016. |
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(2)

the text of points 27 (Directive 2009/23/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council) and 27b (Directive 2004/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council) shall be deleted with effect from 20 April 2016.

Article 2

The texts of Directives 2014/31/EU and 2014/32/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 November 2014, 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, 24 October 2014.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Kurt JÄGER

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(1)  
  OJ L 96, 29.3.2014, p. 107.

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(2)  
  OJ L 96, 29.3.2014. p. 149.

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(3)  
  OJ L 122, 16.5.2009, p. 6.

3

(4)  
  OJ L 135, 30.4.2004, p. 1.

4

(*1)  No constitutional requirements indicated.

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