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EN Official Journal of the European Union L 270/40

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 117/2012

of 15 June 2012

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 97/2012 of 30 April 2012 (1).

(2) Commission Decision 2009/770/EC of 13 October 2009 establishing standard reporting formats for presenting the monitoring results of the deliberate release into the environment of genetically modified organisms, as or in products, for the purpose of placing on the market, pursuant to Directive 2001/18/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement —

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The following point shall be inserted after point 25j (Commission Decision 2004/204/EC) of Annex XX to the Agreement:

‘25k. 32009 D 0770: Commission Decision 2009/770/EC of 13 October 2009 establishing standard reporting formats for presenting the monitoring results of the deliberate release into the environment of genetically modified organisms, as or in products, for the purpose of placing on the market, pursuant to Directive 2001/18/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 275, 21.10.2009, p. 9).’

Article 2

The text of Decision 2009/770/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 16 June 2012, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee (3).

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, 15 June 2012. For the EEA Joint Committee The Acting President Gianluca GRIPPA

(1) OJ L 248, 13.9.2012, p. 35.

(2) OJ L 275, 21.10.2009, p. 9.

(3) No constitutional requirements indicated.
32009 R 0976: Commission Regulation (EC) No 976/2009 of 19 October 2009 implementing Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the Network Services (OJ L 274, 20.10.2009, p. 9), as amended by:

— 32010 R 1088: Commission Regulation (EU) No 1088/2010 of 23 November 2010 (OJ L 323, 8.12.2010, p. 1).

The provisions of the Regulation shall, for the purposes of this Agreement, be read with the following adaptation:

With regard to the EFTA States, the dates mentioned in Article 4 shall be understood to include an additional period of three years.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 341/22

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 170/2012

of 28 September 2012

amending Annex XI (Electronic communication, audiovisual services and information society) 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 Decision 2009/978/EU of 16 December 2009 amending Decision 2002/622/EC establishing a Radio Spectrum Policy Group (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(2) Annex XI to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The following shall be added in point 5ch (Commission Decision 2002/622/EC) of Annex XI to the EEA Agreement:

‘, as amended by:

— 32009 D 0978: Commission Decision 2009/978/EU of 16 December 2009 (OJ L 336, 18.12.2009, p. 50).’

Article 2

The text of Decision 2009/978/EU 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 29 September 2012, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee (2).

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, 28 September 2012. For the EEA Joint Committee The President Atle LEIKVOLL

(1) OJ L 336, 18.12.2009, p. 50.

(2) No constitutional requirements indicated.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 341/34

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 180/2012

of 28 September 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 135/2012 of 13 July 2012 (1).

(2) Commission Regulation (EU) No 1149/2011 of 21 October 2011 amending Regulation (EC) No 2042/2003 on the continuing airworthiness of aircraft and aeronautical products, parts and appliances, and on the approval of organisations and personnel involved in these tasks (2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The following indent shall be added in point 66q (Commission Regulation (EC) No 2042/2003) of Annex XIII to the Agreement:

‘— 32011 R 1149: Commission Regulation (EU) No 1149/2011 of 21 October 2011 (OJ L 298, 16.11.2011, p. 1).’

Article 2

The text of Regulation (EU) No 1149/2011 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 1 November 2012, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee (3), or on the day of the entry into force of the Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 163/2011 of 19 December 2011 (4), 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, 28 September 2012. For the EEA Joint Committee The President Atle LEIKVOLL

(1) OJ L 309, 8.11.2012, p. 16.

(2) OJ L 298, 16.11.2011, p. 1.

(3) No constitutional requirements indicated.

(4) OJ L 76, 15.3.2012, p. 51.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 341/27

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 174/2012

of 28 September 2012

amending Annex XI (Electronic communication, audiovisual services and information society) 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 Recommendation 2011/750/EU of 8 September 2011 on support for an EU-wide eCall service in electronic communication networks for the transmission of in-vehicle emergency calls based on 112 (‘eCalls’) (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(2) Annex XI to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The following point shall be inserted after point 26j (Commission Recommendation 2005/698/EC) of Annex XI to the EEA Agreement:

‘26k. 32011 H 0750: Commission Recommendation 2011/750/EU of 8 September 2011 on support for an EU-wide eCall service in electronic communication networks for the transmission of in-vehicle emergency calls based on 112 (“eCalls”) (OJ L 303, 22.11.2011, p. 46).’

Article 2

The text of Recommendation 2011/750/EU 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 29 September 2012, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee (2).

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, 28 September 2012. For the EEA Joint Committee The President Atle LEIKVOLL

(1) OJ L 303, 22.11.2011, p. 46.

(2) No constitutional requirements indicated.
(4)

the text of paragraph 3 of Article 2 shall be replaced by the following: ‘3. An exit summary declaration shall not be required in the following cases: (a) for goods which are supplied for incorporation as parts of or accessories in vessels and aircraft, motor fuels, lubricants and gas necessary for the operation of the vessels or aircraft, foodstuffs, and other items to be consumed or sold on board; (b) for goods that are placed under a transit procedure, when the data required for the exit summary declaration are given in the electronic transit declaration and provided the office of destination is also the customs office of exit; (c) for goods that are loaded at a port or airport in the respective customs territory of the Contracting Parties for discharge at another port or airport in that territory, when during an intermediate call at a port or airport outside that customs territory, those goods are to remain loaded on board the vessel or aircraft that transports them; (d) for goods that in a port or airport are not unloaded from the means of transport which carried them into the respective customs territory of the Contracting Parties and which will carry them out of that territory; (e) for goods that were loaded at a previous port or airport in the respective customs territory of the Contracting Parties and remain on the means of transport that will carry them out of that territory; (f) where goods in temporary storage or in a control type I free zone are transhipped from the means of transport that brought them to that temporary storage facility or free zone under the supervision of the same customs office onto a vessel, airplane or railway that will carry them from that temporary storage facility or free zone out of the respective customs territory of the Contracting Parties, provided that: (i) the transhipment is undertaken within 14 calendar days from when the goods were presented for temporary storage or at a control type I free zone; in exceptional circumstances, the customs authorities may extend this period of time in order to deal with those circumstances; (ii) information about the goods is available to the customs authorities; and (iii) the destination of the goods and the consignee do not change, to the knowledge of the carrier.’.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 21/56

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 203/2012

of 26 October 2012

amending Annex XX (Environment) 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 Decision 2009/10/EC of 2 December 2008 establishing a major accident report form pursuant to Council Directive 96/82/EC on the control of major-accident hazards involving dangerous substances (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(2) Annex XX to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The following point shall be inserted after point 23aa (Commission Decision 2002/605/EC) of Annex XX to the EEA Agreement:

‘23ab. 32009 D 0010: Commission Decision 2009/10/EC of 2 December 2008 establishing a major accident report form pursuant to Council Directive 96/82/EC on the control of major-accident hazards involving dangerous substances (OJ L 6, 10.1.2009, p. 64).’

Article 2

The text of Decision 2009/10/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 1 November 2012, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee (2).

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, 26 October 2012. For the EEA Joint Committee The President Atle LEIKVOLL

(1) OJ L 6, 10.1.2009, p. 64.

(2) No constitutional requirements indicated.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 81/34

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 232/2012

of 7 December 2012

amending Annex XXI (Statistics) 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 461/2012 of 31 May 2012 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1165/98 concerning short-term statistics and Commission Regulations (EC) No 1503/2006, (EC) No 657/2007 and (EC) No 1178/2008 as regards adaptations related to the removal of the industrial new orders variables (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(2) Annex XXI to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The following indent shall be added in points 2 (Council Regulation (EC) No 1165/98) and 2c (Commission Regulation (EC) No 1503/2006) of Annex XXI to the EEA Agreement:

‘— 32012 R 0461: Commission Regulation (EU) No 461/2012 of 31 May 2012 (OJ L 142, 1.6.2012, p. 26).’.

Article 2

The text of Regulation (EU) No 461/2012 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 8 December 2012, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee (2).

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, 7 December 2012. For the EEA Joint Committee The President Atle LEIKVOLL

(1) OJ L 142, 1.6.2012, p. 26.

(2) No constitutional requirements indicated.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 81/22

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 220/2012

of 7 December 2012

amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) and Annex IV (Energy) 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 206/2012 of 6 March 2012 implementing Directive 2009/125/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to ecodesign requirements for air conditioners and comfort fans (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(2) Annexes II and IV to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The following point is inserted after point 6 (Directive 2009/125/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council) of Chapter IV of Annex II to the EEA Agreement:

‘6a. 32012 R 0206: Commission Regulation (EU) No 206/2012 of 6 March 2012 implementing Directive 2009/125/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to ecodesign requirements for air conditioners and comfort fans (OJ L 72, 10.3.2012, p. 7).’.

Article 2

The following point is inserted after point 26a (Commission Decision 2008/591/EC) of Annex IV to the EEA Agreement:

‘26b. 32012 R 0206: Commission Regulation (EU) No 206/2012 of 6 March 2012 implementing Directive 2009/125/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to ecodesign requirements for air conditioners and comfort fans (OJ L 72, 10.3.2012, p. 7).’.

Article 3

The text of Regulation (EU) No 206/2012 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 4

This Decision shall enter into force on 8 December 2012, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made (2).

Article 5

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, 7 December 2012. For the EEA Joint Committee The President Atle LEIKVOLL

(1) OJ L 72, 10.3.2012, p. 7.

(2) No constitutional requirements indicated.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 158/24

DECISION No 1/2012 OF THE COMMUNITY/SWITZERLAND INLAND TRANSPORT COMMITTEE

of 16 May 2012

concerning the granting of a rebate on the performance-based fee on heavy goods vehicle traffic for vehicles of emission class EURO VI

(2012/314/EU)

THE COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on the carriage of goods and passengers by rail and road, and in particular Article 51(2) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) In accordance with Article 40 of the Agreement, Switzerland has since 1 January 2001 levied a non-discriminatory fee on vehicles for the costs to which they give rise (performance-based fee on heavy goods vehicle traffic).

(2) In accordance with Article 44, the Contracting Parties seek to introduce ecological measures in order to reduce notably exhaust gas and particulate emissions from heavy goods vehicles.

(3) In accordance with Article 7(5), each Contracting Party undertakes not to subject vehicles approved in the territory of the other Contracting Party to conditions that are more restrictive than those in force in its own territory,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

A rebate of 10 % of the fee applying to their category is temporarily granted to vehicles of emission class EURO VI.

Article 2

The rebate mentioned in Article 1 will be granted only to vehicles with an entry in the vehicle registration certificate or with an equivalent certificate from the national authorities confirming that the vehicle corresponds to emission class EURO VI. The certificate is to be carried in the motor vehicle.

Article 3

The competent Swiss authorities reserve the right to verify compliance with the relevant emission limit values on any EURO VI vehicle which benefits from a fee rebate.

Article 4

Switzerland reserves the right to review the situation concerning the rebate mentioned in Article 1 from 2014 onwards and then to reduce or end the rebate, as appropriate.

Article 5

This Decision shall enter into force on 1 July 2012.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 81/32

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 230/2012

of 7 December 2012

amending Annex XX (Environment) 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) Directive 2011/92/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 December 2011 on the assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(2) Directive 2011/92/EU repeals Council Directive 85/337/EEC (2), which is incorporated into the EEA Agreement and which is consequently to be repealed under the EEA Agreement.

(3) Annex XX to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The text of point 1a (Council Directive 85/337/EEC) of Annex XX to the EEA Agreement is replaced by the following:

‘32011 L 0092: Directive 2011/92/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 December 2011 on the assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment (OJ L 26, 28.1.2012, p. 1).’.

Article 2

The text of Directive 2011/92/EU 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 8 December 2012, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee (3).

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, 7 December 2012. For the EEA Joint Committee The President Atle LEIKVOLL

(1) OJ L 26, 28.1.2012, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 175, 5.7.1985, p. 40.

(3) No constitutional requirements indicated.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 309/30

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 145/2012

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

Whereas:

(1) Directive 2011/17/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2011 repealing Council Directives 71/317/EEC, 71/347/EEC, 71/349/EEC, 74/148/EEC, 75/33/EEC, 76/765/EEC, 76/766/EEC and 86/217/EEC regarding metrology (1) repeals with effect from 1 July 2011 Council Directive 71/349/EEC (2), which is incorporated into the EEA Agreement and which is consequently to be repealed under the EEA Agreement.

(2) Directive 2011/17/EU repeals with effect from 1 December 2015, Council Directives 71/317/EEC (3), 71/347/EEC (4), 74/148/EEC (5), 75/33/EEC (6), 76/765/EEC (7), 76/766/EEC (8) and 86/217/EEC (9), which are incorporated into the EEA Agreement and which are consequently to be repealed under the EEA Agreement with effect from 1 December 2015.

(3) Annex II to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

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

(1) the text of point 7 (Council Directive 71/349/EEC) shall be deleted;

(2) the text of points 2 (Council Directive 71/317/EEC), 5 (Council Directive 71/347/EEC), 10 (Council Directive 74/148/EEC), 11 (Council Directive 75/33/EEC), 17 (Council Directive 76/765/EEC), 18 (Council Directive 76/766/EEC) and 26 (Council Directive 86/217/EEC) shall be deleted with effect from 1 December 2015.

Article 2

The text of Directive 2011/17/EU 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 EEA Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee (10).

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

(1) OJ L 71, 18.3.2011, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 239, 25.10.1971, p. 15.

(3) OJ L 202, 6.9.1971, p. 14.

(4) OJ L 239, 25.10.1971, p. 1.

(5) OJ L 84, 28.3.1974, p. 3.

(6) OJ L 14, 20.1.1975, p. 1.

(7) OJ L 262, 27.9.1976, p. 143.

(8) OJ L 262, 27.9.1976, p. 149.

(9) OJ L 152, 6.6.1986, p. 48.

(10) No constitutional requirements indicated.