EN Official Journal of the European Union L 161/28

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 23/2012

of 10 February 2012

amending Annex XIII (Transport) 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 XIII to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 165/2011 of 19 December 2011 (1).

(2) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 651/2011 of 5 July 2011 adopting the rules of procedure of the permanent cooperation framework established by Member States in cooperation with the Commission pursuant to Article 10 of Directive 2009/18/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(3) Directive 2001/14/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (3) was incorporated into the Agreement by Decision No 118/2001 of the EEA Joint Committee of 28 September 2001 (4).

(4) Directive 2001/14/EC repeals Council Regulations (EEC) No 2830/77 (5) and (EEC) No 2183/78 (6), Council Directive 95/19/EC (7), Council Decisions 82/529/EEC (8) and 83/418/EEC (9) which are incorporated into the Agreement and which is consequently to be repealed from the Agreement,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Annex XIII to the Agreement shall be amended as follows:

(1) in paragraph II of the SECTORAL ADAPTATIONS the words ‘Article 1 of Decision 83/418/EEC,’ and ‘Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 2830/77, Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 2183/78 and Article 2 of Decision 82/529/EEC’ shall be deleted;

(2) the text of points 38 (Council Decision 83/418/EEC), 40 (Council Regulation (EEC) No 2830/77), 41 (Council Regulation (EEC) No 2183/78), 41a (Council Directive 95/19/EC) and 42 (Council Decision 82/529/EEC) shall be deleted;

(3) the following point shall be inserted after point 55c (deleted): ‘55ca. 32011 R 0651: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 651/2011 of 5 July 2011 adopting the rules of procedure of the permanent cooperation framework established by Member States in cooperation with the Commission pursuant to Article 10 of Directive 2009/18/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 177, 6.7.2011, p. 18).’.

Article 2

The text of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 651/2011 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 11 February 2012, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee (10), or on the day of the entry into force of Decision of the EEA Joint Committee incorporating Directive 2009/18/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (11) into the Agreement, whichever is the later.

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, 10 February 2012. For the EEA Joint Committee The Acting President Gianluca GRIPPA

(1) OJ L 76, 15.3.2012, p. 57.

(2) OJ L 177, 6.7.2011, p. 18.

(3) OJ L 75, 15.3.2001, p. 29.

(4) OJ L 322, 6.12.2001, p. 32.

(5) OJ L 334, 24.12.1977, p. 13.

(6) OJ L 258, 21.9.1978, p. 1.

(7) OJ L 143, 27.6.1995, p. 75.

(8) OJ L 234, 9.8.1982, p. 5.

(9) OJ L 237, 26.8.1983, p. 32.

(10) No constitutional requirements indicated.

(11) OJ L 131, 28.5.2009, p. 114.