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| 22.4.2010 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | L 101/11 |
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22.4.2010

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 101/11

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DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 5/2010

of 29 January 2010

amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement

THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, as amended by the Protocol adjusting the Agreement on the European Economic Area, hereinafter referred to as ‘the Agreement’, and in particular Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:

| (1) | Annex II to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 129/2009 of 4 December 2009 (1). |
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(1)

Annex II to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 129/2009 of 4 December 2009 (1).

| (2) | Commission Directive 2009/135/EC of 3 November 2009 allowing temporary derogations to certain eligibility criteria for whole blood and blood components donors laid down in Annex III to Directive 2004/33/EC in the context of a risk of shortage caused by the influenza A(H1N1) pandemic (2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement, |
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(2)

Commission Directive 2009/135/EC of 3 November 2009 allowing temporary derogations to certain eligibility criteria for whole blood and blood components donors laid down in Annex III to Directive 2004/33/EC in the context of a risk of shortage caused by the influenza A(H1N1) pandemic (2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The following point shall be inserted after point 15zj (Commission Regulation (EC) No 658/2007) of Chapter XIII of Annex II to the Agreement:

| ‘15zk. | 32009 L 0135: Commission Directive 2009/135/EC of 3 November 2009 allowing temporary derogations to certain eligibility criteria for whole blood and blood components donors laid down in Annex III to Directive 2004/33/EC in the context of a risk of shortage caused by the influenza A(H1N1) pandemic (OJ L 288, 4.11.2009, p. 7).’ |
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‘15zk.

32009 L 0135: Commission Directive 2009/135/EC of 3 November 2009 allowing temporary derogations to certain eligibility criteria for whole blood and blood components donors laid down in Annex III to Directive 2004/33/EC in the context of a risk of shortage caused by the influenza A(H1N1) pandemic (OJ L 288, 4.11.2009, p. 7).’

Article 2

The text of Directive 2009/135/EC 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 30 January 2010, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee (*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, 29 January 2010.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Alan SEATTER

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(1)  
  OJ L 62, 11.3.2010, p. 18.

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(2)  
  OJ L 288, 4.11.2009, p. 7.

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(*1)  No constitutional requirements indicated.

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