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| 3.9.2009 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | L 232/29 |
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3.9.2009

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 232/29

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DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 72/2009

of 29 May 2009

amending Annex XX (Environment) 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 XX to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 52/2009 of 24 April 2009 (1). |
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(1)

Annex XX to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 52/2009 of 24 April 2009 (1).

| (2) | Commission Decision 2008/889/EC of 18 November 2008 amending Decisions 2002/747/EC, 2003/31/EC, 2005/342/EC, 2005/344/EC and 2005/360/EC in order to prolong the validity of the ecological criteria for the award of the Community eco-label to certain products (2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement, |
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(2)

Commission Decision 2008/889/EC of 18 November 2008 amending Decisions 2002/747/EC, 2003/31/EC, 2005/342/EC, 2005/344/EC and 2005/360/EC in order to prolong the validity of the ecological criteria for the award of the Community eco-label to certain products (2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

Annex XX to the Agreement shall be amended as follows:

| 1. | The following indent shall be added in points 2h (Commission Decision 2003/31/EC) and 2o (Commission Decision 2002/747/EC):






  ‘— | 32008 D 0889: Commission Decision 2008/889/EC of 18 November 2008 (OJ L 318, 28.11.2008, p. 12).’ |
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1.

The following indent shall be added in points 2h (Commission Decision 2003/31/EC) and 2o (Commission Decision 2002/747/EC):

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32008 D 0889: Commission Decision 2008/889/EC of 18 November 2008 (OJ L 318, 28.11.2008, p. 12).’

| 2. | The following shall be added in points 2r (Commission Decision 2005/342/EC), 2t (Commission Decision 2005/344/EC) and 2u (Commission Decision 2005/360/EC):

  ‘as amended by:






  — | 32008 D 0889: Commission Decision 2008/889/EC of 18 November 2008 (OJ L 318, 28.11.2008, p. 12).’ |
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2.

The following shall be added in points 2r (Commission Decision 2005/342/EC), 2t (Commission Decision 2005/344/EC) and 2u (Commission Decision 2005/360/EC):

‘as amended by:

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32008 D 0889: Commission Decision 2008/889/EC of 18 November 2008 (OJ L 318, 28.11.2008, p. 12).’

Article 2

The text of Decision 2008/889/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 May 2009, 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 May 2009.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Alan SEATTER

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(1)  
  OJ L 162, 25.6.2009, p. 34.

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(2)  
  OJ L 318, 28.11.2008, p. 12.

2

(*1)  No constitutional requirements indicated.

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