# L_2013291EN.01002601.xml

| 31.10.2013 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | L 291/26 |
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31.10.2013

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 291/26

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DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 69/2013

of 3 May 2013

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 (‘the EEA Agreement’), and in particular Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:

| (1) | Commission Regulation (EU) No 519/2012 of 19 June 2012 amending Regulation (EC) No 850/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council on persistent organic pollutants as regards Annex I (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement. |
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(1)

Commission Regulation (EU) No 519/2012 of 19 June 2012 amending Regulation (EC) No 850/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council on persistent organic pollutants as regards Annex I (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

| (2) | Commission Regulation (EU) No 640/2012 of 6 July 2012 amending, for the purpose of its adaptation to technical progress, Regulation (EC) No 440/2008 laying down test methods pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) (2) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement. |
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(2)

Commission Regulation (EU) No 640/2012 of 6 July 2012 amending, for the purpose of its adaptation to technical progress, Regulation (EC) No 440/2008 laying down test methods pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) (2) is to be incorporated into 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 XV of Annex II to the EEA Agreement shall be amended as follows:

| (1) | the following indent is added in point 12w (Regulation (EC) No 850/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council):






  ‘— | 32012 R 0519: Commission Regulation (EU) No 519/2012 of 19 June 2012 (OJ L 159, 20.6.2012, p. 1).’; |
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(1)

the following indent is added in point 12w (Regulation (EC) No 850/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council):

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32012 R 0519: Commission Regulation (EU) No 519/2012 of 19 June 2012 (OJ L 159, 20.6.2012, p. 1).’;

| (2) | the following indent is added in point 12zza (Commission Regulation (EC) No 440/2008):






  ‘— | 32012 R 0640: Commission Regulation (EU) No 640/2012 of 6 July 2012 (OJ L 193, 20.7.2012, p. 1)’ |
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(2)

the following indent is added in point 12zza (Commission Regulation (EC) No 440/2008):

‘—

32012 R 0640: Commission Regulation (EU) No 640/2012 of 6 July 2012 (OJ L 193, 20.7.2012, p. 1)’

Article 2

The texts of Regulations (EU) No 519/2012 and (EU) No 640/2012 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 4 May 2013, 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, 3 May 2013.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Gianluca GRIPPA

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(1)  
  OJ L 159, 20.6.2012, p. 1.

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(2)  
  OJ L 193, 20.7.2012, p. 1.

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(*1)  No constitutional requirements indicated.

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