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| 26.11.2015 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | L 311/4 |
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26.11.2015

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 311/4

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DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 256/2014

of 12 December 2014

amending Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) and Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2015/2123]

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 2010/63/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 September 2010 on the protection of animals used for scientific purposes (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement. |
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(1)

Directive 2010/63/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 September 2010 on the protection of animals used for scientific purposes (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

| (2) | Directive 2010/63/EU repeals Council Directive 86/609/EEC (2) which is incorporated into the EEA Agreement and which is consequently to be repealed under the EEA Agreement. |
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(2)

Directive 2010/63/EU repeals Council Directive 86/609/EEC (2) which is incorporated into the EEA Agreement and which is consequently to be repealed under the EEA Agreement.

| (3) | Annexes I and II to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly, |
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(3)

Annexes I and II to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The following indent is added in point 9b (Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council) in Part 7.1 of Chapter I of Annex I to the EEA Agreement:

| ‘— | 32010 L 0063: Directive 2010/63/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 September 2010 (OJ L 276, 20.10.2010, p. 33).’ |
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32010 L 0063: Directive 2010/63/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 September 2010 (OJ L 276, 20.10.2010, p. 33).’

Article 2

The text of point 7 (Council Directive 86/609/EEC) of Chapter XIII of Annex II to the EEA Agreement is replaced by the following:

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  32010 L 0063: Directive 2010/63/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 September 2010 on the protection of animals used for scientific purposes (OJ L 276, 20.10.2010, p. 33).’

Article 3

The text of Directive 2010/63/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 4

This Decision shall enter into force on 13 December 2014, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made (*1), or on the day of the entry into force of the Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 197/2015 of 25 September 2015 (3), whichever is the later.

Article 5

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, 12 December 2014.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Kurt JÄGER

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(1)  
  OJ L 276, 20.10.2010, p. 33.

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(2)  
  OJ L 358, 18.12.1986, p. 1.

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(*1)  Constitutional requirements indicated.

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(3)  Not yet published in the Official Journal.

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