# L_2012309EN.01000601.xml

| 8.11.2012 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | L 309/6 |
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8.11.2012

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 309/6

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DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 127/2012

of 13 July 2012

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 106/2012 of 15 June 2012 (1). |
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(1)

Annex II to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 106/2012 of 15 June 2012 (1).

| (2) | Directive 2009/48/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 June 2009 on the safety of toys (2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement. |
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(2)

Directive 2009/48/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 June 2009 on the safety of toys (2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

| (3) | Directive 2009/48/EC repeals Council Directive 88/378/EEC (3), which is incorporated into the Agreement and is therefore to be repealed in its entirety under the Agreement with effect from 20 July 2013, |
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(3)

Directive 2009/48/EC repeals Council Directive 88/378/EEC (3), which is incorporated into the Agreement and is therefore to be repealed in its entirety under the Agreement with effect from 20 July 2013,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

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

| (1) | the text of point 1 (Council Directive 88/378/EEC) shall be deleted with effect from 20 July 2013; |
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(1)

the text of point 1 (Council Directive 88/378/EEC) shall be deleted with effect from 20 July 2013;

| (2) | the following point shall be inserted after point 1 (Council Directive 88/378/EEC):






  ‘1a. | 32009 L 0048: Directive 2009/48/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 June 2009 on the safety of toys (OJ L 170, 30.6.2009, p. 1).’. |
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(2)

the following point shall be inserted after point 1 (Council Directive 88/378/EEC):

‘1a.

32009 L 0048: Directive 2009/48/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 June 2009 on the safety of toys (OJ L 170, 30.6.2009, p. 1).’.

Article 2

The text of Directive 2009/48/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 14 July 2012, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee (*1), or on the day of the entry into force of Decision No 126/2012 of 13 July 2012 (4) of the EEA Joint Committee, whichever is the latest.

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, 13 July 2012.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Atle LEIKVOLL

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(1)  
  OJ L 270, 4.10.2012, p. 6.

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(2)  
  OJ L 170, 30.6.2009, p. 1.

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(3)  
  OJ L 187, 16.7.1988, p. 1.

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(*1)  No constitutional requirements indicated.

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(4)  See page 4 of this Official Journal.

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