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| 29.8.2013 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | L 231/17 |
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29.8.2013

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 231/17

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DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 43/2013

of 15 March 2013

amending Annex XVIII (Health and safety at work, labour law, and equal treatment for men and women) to the EEA Agreement

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| (1) | Council Directive 77/576/EEC (1) was repealed by Council Directive 92/58/EEC (2), which are both incorporated into the EEA Agreement, and consequently the reference to Directive 77/576/EEC should be deleted from the EEA Agreement. |
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(1)

Council Directive 77/576/EEC (1) was repealed by Council Directive 92/58/EEC (2), which are both incorporated into the EEA Agreement, and consequently the reference to Directive 77/576/EEC should be deleted from the EEA Agreement.

| (2) | Council Directive 86/188/EEC (3) was repealed by Directive 2003/10/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (4), which are both incorporated into the EEA Agreement, and consequently the reference to Directive 86/188/EEC should be deleted from the EEA Agreement. |
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(2)

Council Directive 86/188/EEC (3) was repealed by Directive 2003/10/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (4), which are both incorporated into the EEA Agreement, and consequently the reference to Directive 86/188/EEC should be deleted from the EEA Agreement.

| (3) | Council Directive 93/104/EC (5) was repealed by Directive 2003/88/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (6), which are both incorporated into the EEA Agreement, and consequently the reference to Directive 93/104/EC should be deleted from the EEA Agreement. |
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(3)

Council Directive 93/104/EC (5) was repealed by Directive 2003/88/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (6), which are both incorporated into the EEA Agreement, and consequently the reference to Directive 93/104/EC should be deleted from the EEA Agreement.

| (4) | Annex XVIII to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly, |
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(4)

Annex XVIII to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The texts of points 1 (Council Directive 77/576/EEC), 6 (Council Directive 86/188/EEC) and 28 (Council Directive 93/104/EC) of Annex XVIII to the EEA Agreement are deleted.

Article 2

This Decision shall enter into force on 16 March 2013, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made (*1).

Article 3

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, 15 March 2013.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Gianluca GRIPPA

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(1)  
  OJ L 229, 7.9.1977, p. 12.

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(2)  
  OJ L 245, 26.8.1992, p. 23.

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(3)  
  OJ L 137, 24.5.1986, p. 28.

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(4)  
  OJ L 42, 15.2.2003, p. 38.

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(5)  
  OJ L 307, 13.12.1993, p. 18.

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(6)  
  OJ L 299, 18.11.2003, p. 9.

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(*1)  No constitutional requirements indicated.

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