# L_2019323EN.01003501.xml

| 12.12.2019 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | L 323/35 |
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12.12.2019

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 323/35

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DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 18/2018

of 9 February 2018

amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2019/2054]

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) | Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2017/2164 of 17 November 2017 on recognition of the ‘RTRS EU RED’ voluntary scheme for demonstrating compliance with the sustainability criteria under Directives 98/70/EC and 2009/28/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement. |
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(1)

Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2017/2164 of 17 November 2017 on recognition of the ‘RTRS EU RED’ voluntary scheme for demonstrating compliance with the sustainability criteria under Directives 98/70/EC and 2009/28/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

| (2) | The validity of Commission Implementing Decisions 2011/435/EU (2), 2011/436/EU (3), 2011/437/EU (4), 2011/438/EU (5), 2011/440/EU (6), 2011/441/EU (7), 2012/210/EU (8), 2012/395/EU (9), 2012/432/EU (10), 2012/452/EU (11) and 2012/722/EU (12), which are incorporated into the EEA Agreement, has expired and consequently references thereto should be deleted from the EEA Agreement. |
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(2)

The validity of Commission Implementing Decisions 2011/435/EU (2), 2011/436/EU (3), 2011/437/EU (4), 2011/438/EU (5), 2011/440/EU (6), 2011/441/EU (7), 2012/210/EU (8), 2012/395/EU (9), 2012/432/EU (10), 2012/452/EU (11) and 2012/722/EU (12), which are incorporated into the EEA Agreement, has expired and consequently references thereto should be deleted from the EEA Agreement.

| (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 XVII of Annex II to the EEA Agreement shall be amended as follows:

| (1) | the following point shall be inserted after point 6av (Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/1433):






  ‘6aw. | 32017 D 2164: Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2017/2164 of 17 November 2017 on recognition of the ‘RTRS EU RED’ voluntary scheme for demonstrating compliance with the sustainability criteria under Directives 98/70/EC and 2009/28/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 304, 21.11.2017, p. 53).’; |
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(1)

the following point shall be inserted after point 6av (Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/1433):

‘6aw.

32017 D 2164: Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2017/2164 of 17 November 2017 on recognition of the ‘RTRS EU RED’ voluntary scheme for demonstrating compliance with the sustainability criteria under Directives 98/70/EC and 2009/28/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 304, 21.11.2017, p. 53).’;

| (2) | the text of points 6aa (Commission Implementing Decision 2011/435/EU) to 6ad (Commission Implementing Decision 2011/438/EU) and of points 6af (Commission Implementing Decision 2011/440/EU) to 6al (Commission Implementing Decision 2012/722/EU) are deleted. |
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(2)

the text of points 6aa (Commission Implementing Decision 2011/435/EU) to 6ad (Commission Implementing Decision 2011/438/EU) and of points 6af (Commission Implementing Decision 2011/440/EU) to 6al (Commission Implementing Decision 2012/722/EU) are deleted.

Article 2

The text of Implementing Decision (EU) 2017/2164 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 10 February 2018, 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, 9 February 2018.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Claude MAERTEN

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(1)  
  OJ L 304, 21.11.2017, p. 53.

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(2)  
  OJ L 190, 21.7.2011, p. 73.

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(3)  
  OJ L 190, 21.7.2011, p. 75.

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(4)  
  OJ L 190, 21.7.2011, p. 77.

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(5)  
  OJ L 190, 21.7.2011, p. 79.

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(6)  
  OJ L 190, 21.7.2011, p. 83.

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(7)  
  OJ L 190, 21.7.2011, p. 85.

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(8)  
  OJ L 110, 24.4.2012, p. 42.

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(9)  
  OJ L 187, 17.7.2012, p. 62.

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(10)  
  OJ L 199, 26.7.2012, p. 24.

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(11)  
  OJ L 205, 1.8.2012, p. 17.

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(12)  
  OJ L 326, 24.11.2012, p. 53.

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(*1)  No constitutional requirements indicated.

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