EN Official Journal of the European Union L 129/39

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 56/2015

of 20 March 2015

amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2016/739]

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 Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1291/2014 of 16 July 2014 on the conditions for classification, without testing, of wood-based panels under EN 13986 and solid wood panelling and cladding under EN 14915 with regard to their fire protection ability, when used for wall and ceiling covering (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(2) Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1292/2014 of 17 July 2014 on the conditions for classification, without testing, of certain uncoated wood floorings under EN 14342 with regard to their reaction to fire (2) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(3) Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1293/2014 of 17 July 2014 on the conditions for classification, without testing, of metal lath and beads for internal plastering covered by the harmonised standard EN 13658-1, metal lath and beads for external rendering covered by the harmonised standard EN 13658-2 and metal beads and feature profiles covered by the harmonised standard EN 14353, with regard to their reaction to fire (3) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The following points are inserted after point 2q (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1062/2013) of Chapter XXI of Annex II to the EEA Agreement:

‘2r. 32014 R 1291: Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1291/2014 of 16 July 2014 on the conditions for classification, without testing, of wood-based panels under EN 13986 and solid wood panelling and cladding under EN 14915 with regard to their fire protection ability, when used for wall and ceiling covering (OJ L 349, 5.12.2014, p. 25).

2s. 32014 R 1292: Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1292/2014 of 17 July 2014 on the conditions for classification, without testing, of certain uncoated wood floorings under EN 14342 with regard to their reaction to fire (OJ L 349, 5.12.2014, p. 27).

2t. 32014 R 1293: Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1293/2014 of 17 July 2014 on the conditions for classification, without testing, of metal lath and beads for internal plastering covered by the harmonised standard EN 13658-1, metal lath and beads for external rendering covered by the harmonised standard EN 13658-2 and metal beads and feature profiles covered by the harmonised standard EN 14353, with regard to their reaction to fire (OJ L 349, 5.12.2014, p. 29).’.

Article 2

The texts of Delegated Regulations (EU) No 1291/2014, (EU) No 1292/2014 and (EU) No 1293/2014 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 21 March 2015, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made (*).

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, 20 March 2015. For the EEA Joint Committee The President Gianluca GRIPPA

(1) OJ L 349, 5.12.2014, p. 25.

(2) OJ L 349, 5.12.2014, p. 27.

(3) OJ L 349, 5.12.2014, p. 29.

(*) No constitutional requirements indicated.