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EN Official Journal of the European Union L 202/17

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 170/2014

of 25 September 2014

amending Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) and Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2015/1238]

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 87/2014 of 31 January 2014 amending Annexes II, III and V to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards maximum residue levels for acetamiprid, butralin, chlorotoluron, daminozide, isoproturon, picoxystrobin, pyrimethanil and trinexapac in or on certain products (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(2) This Decision concerns legislation regarding feedingstuffs and foodstuffs. Legislation regarding feedingstuffs and foodstuffs shall not apply to Liechtenstein as long as the application of the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products is extended to Liechtenstein, as specified in the sectoral adaptations to Annex I and the introduction to Chapter XII of Annex II to the EEA Agreement. This Decision is therefore not to apply to Liechtenstein.

(3) Annexes I and II to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The following indent is added in point 40 (Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council) of Chapter II of Annex I to the EEA Agreement:

‘— 32014 R 0087: Commission Regulation (EU) No 87/2014 of 31 January 2014 (OJ L 35, 5.2.2014, p. 1).’

Article 2

The following indent is added in point 54zzy (Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council) of Chapter XII of Annex II to the EEA Agreement:

‘— 32014 R 0087: Commission Regulation (EU) No 87/2014 of 31 January 2014 (OJ L 35, 5.2.2014, p. 1).’

Article 3

The text of Regulation (EU) No 87/2014 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 4

This Decision shall enter into force on 26 September 2014, 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, 25 September 2014. For the EEA Joint Committee The President Kurt JÄGER

(1) OJ L 35, 5.2.2014, p. 1.

(2) No constitutional requirements indicated.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 15/85

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 157/2014

of 9 July 2014

amending Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement, on cooperation in specific fields outside the four freedoms [2015/92]

THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (‘the EEA Agreement’), and in particular Articles 86 and 98 thereof,

Whereas:

(1) It is appropriate to extend the cooperation of the Contracting Parties to the EEA Agreement to include Regulation (EU) No 1316/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2013 establishing the Connecting Europe Facility, amending Regulation (EU) No 913/2010 and repealing Regulations (EC) No 680/2007 and (EC) No 67/2010 (1).

(2) Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended in order to allow for this extended cooperation to take place from 1 January 2014,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The following is added in paragraph 5 of Article 2 of Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement:

‘— 32013 R 1316: Regulation (EU) No 1316/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2013 establishing the Connecting Europe Facility, amending Regulation (EU) No 913/2010 and repealing Regulations (EC) No 680/2007 and (EC) No 67/2010 (OJ L 348, 20.12.2013, p. 129). The EFTA States shall only participate in the telecommunications sector of the Connecting Europe Facility. Liechtenstein shall be exempted from the participation in, and the financial contribution to, this programme.’

Article 2

This Decision shall enter into force on the day following the last notification under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement (2).

It shall apply from 1 January 2014.

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, 9 July 2014. For the EEA Joint Committee The President Kurt JÄGER

(1) OJ L 348, 20.12.2013, p. 129.

(2) No constitutional requirements indicated.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 202/56

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 202/2014

of 25 September 2014

amending Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement, on cooperation in specific fields outside the four freedoms [2015/1270]

THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (‘the EEA Agreement’), and in particular Articles 86 and 98 thereof,

Whereas:

(1) It is appropriate to extend the cooperation of the Contracting Parties to the EEA Agreement to include Council Recommendation 2012/C 398/01 of 20 December 2012 on the validation of non-formal and informal learning (1).

(2) Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended in order to allow for this extended cooperation to take place,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The following indent is added in paragraph 8 of Article 4 of Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement:

‘— 32012 H 1222(01): Council Recommendation 2012/C 398/01 of 20 December 2012 on the validation of non-formal and informal learning (OJ C 398, 22.12.2012, p. 1).’

Article 2

This Decision shall enter into force on the day following the last notification under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement (2).

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, 25 September 2014. For the EEA Joint Committee The President Kurt JÄGER

(1) OJ C 398, 22.12.2012, p. 1.

(2) No constitutional requirements indicated.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 202/27

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 177/2014

of 25 September 2014

amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2015/1245]

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 Implementing Regulation (EU) No 19/2014 of 10 January 2014 amending the Annex to Regulation (EU) No 37/2010 on pharmacologically active substances and their classification regarding maximum residue limits in foodstuffs of animal origin, as regards the substance chloroform (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(2) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 20/2014 of 10 January 2014 amending the Annex to Regulation (EU) No 37/2010 on pharmacologically active substances and their classification regarding maximum residue limits in foodstuffs of animal origin, as regards the substance butafosfan (2) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The following indents are added in point 13 (Commission Regulation (EU) No 37/2010) of Chapter XIII of Annex II to the EEA Agreement:

‘— 32014 R 0019: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 19/2014 of 10 January 2014 (OJ L 8, 11.1.2014, p. 18),

— 32014 R 0020: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 20/2014 of 10 January 2014 (OJ L 8, 11.1.2014, p. 20).’

Article 2

The texts of Implementing Regulations (EU) No 19/2014 and (EU) No 20/2014 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 26 September 2014, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made (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, 25 September 2014. For the EEA Joint Committee The President Kurt JÄGER

(1) OJ L 8, 11.1.2014, p. 18.

(2) OJ L 8, 11.1.2014, p. 20.

(3) No constitutional requirements indicated.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 202/28

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 178/2014

of 25 September 2014

amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2015/1246]

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 272/2014 of 17 March 2014 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 297/95 as regards the adjustment of the fees of the European Medicines Agency to the inflation rate (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The following indent is added in point 15h (Council Regulation (EC) No 297/95) of Chapter XIII of Annex II to the EEA Agreement:

‘— 32014 R 0272: Commission Regulation (EU) No 272/2014 of 17 March 2014 (OJ L 79, 18.3.2014, p. 37).’

Article 2

The text of Regulation (EU) No 272/2014 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 26 September 2014, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made (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, 25 September 2014. For the EEA Joint Committee The President Kurt JÄGER

(1) OJ L 79, 18.3.2014, p. 37.

(2) No constitutional requirements indicated.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 202/96

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 208/2014

of 30 September 2014

amending Annex XX (Environment) to the EEA Agreement [2015/1276]

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 2009/128/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 establishing a framework for Community action to achieve the sustainable use of pesticides (1), as corrected by OJ L 161, 29.6.2010, p. 11, 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 is inserted after point 1k (Directive 2003/35/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council) of Annex XX to the EEA Agreement:

‘1l. 32009 L 0128: Directive 2009/128/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 establishing a framework for Community action to achieve the sustainable use of pesticides (OJ L 309, 24.11.2009, p. 71), as corrected by OJ L 161, 29.6.2010, p. 11. The provisions of the Directive shall, for the purposes of this Agreement, be read with the following adaptation: With regard to Norway, the words “26 November 2012” in Article 4(2) shall be replaced by the words “1 January 2016”.’

Article 2

The texts of Directive 2009/128/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 October 2014, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made (2), or on the day of the entry into force of Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 203/2014 of 30 September 2014 (3), 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, 30 September 2014. For the EEA Joint Committee The President Kurt JÄGER

(1) OJ L 309, 24.11.2009, p. 71.

(2) Constitutional requirements indicated.

(3) See page 57 of this Official Journal.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 230/44

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 237/2014

of 24 October 2014

amending Annex XIII (Transport) to the EEA Agreement [2015/1461]

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 Implementing Regulation (EU) No 368/2014 of 10 April 2014 amending Regulation (EC) No 474/2006 establishing the Community list of air carriers which are subject to an operating ban within the Community (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The following indent is added in point 66zab (Commission Regulation (EC) No 474/2006) of Annex XIII to the EEA Agreement:

‘— 32014 R 0368: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 368/2014 of 10 April 2014 (OJ L 108, 11.4.2014, p. 16).’

Article 2

The text of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 368/2014 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 1 November 2014, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made (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, 24 October 2014. For the EEA Joint Committee The President Kurt JÄGER

(1) OJ L 108, 11.4.2014, p. 16.

(2) No constitutional requirements indicated.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 211/26

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 18/2014

of 14 February 2014

amending Annex XIII (Transport) 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 Directive 2013/47/EU of 2 October 2013 amending Directive 2006/126/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on driving licences (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The following indent is added in point 24f (Directive 2006/126/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council) of Annex XIII to the EEA Agreement:

‘— 32013 L 0047: Commission Directive 2013/47/EU of 2 October 2013 (OJ L 261, 3.10.2013, p. 29).’

Article 2

The texts of Directive 2013/47/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 15 February 2014, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made (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, 14 February 2014. For the EEA Joint Committee The President Gianluca GRIPPA

(1) OJ L 261, 3.10.2013, p. 29.

(2) No constitutional requirements indicated.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 230/30

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 227/2014

of 24 October 2014

amending Annex XI (Electronic communication, audiovisual services and information society) to the EEA Agreement [2015/1451]

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 Implementing Decision 2013/654/EU of 12 November 2013 amending Decision 2008/294/EC to include additional access technologies and frequency bands for mobile communications services on aircraft (MCA services) (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 is added in point 5czc (Commission Decision 2008/294/EC) of Annex XI to the EEA Agreement:

‘, as amended by:

— 32013 D 0654: Commission Implementing Decision 2013/654/EU of 12 November 2013 (OJ L 303, 14.11.2013, p. 48).’.

Article 2

The text of Implementing Decision 2013/654/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 1 November 2014, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made (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, 24 October 2014. For the EEA Joint Committee The President Kurt JÄGER

(1) OJ L 303, 14.11.2013, p. 48.

(2) No constitutional requirements indicated.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 211/34

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 25/2014

of 14 February 2014

amending Annex XIII (Transport) 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 Implementing Decision 2013/2045/EU of 17 April 2013 amending Commission Decision C(2010) 774 as regards the screening of liquids, aerosols and gels at EU airports is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(2) Commission Implementing Decision 2013/4180/EU of 9 July 2013 amending Commission Decision C(2010) 774 laying down detailed measures for the implementation of the common basic standards on aviation security in respect of air cargo and mail is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The following indents are added in point 66hf (Commission Decision C (2010) 774 final) of Annex XIII to the EEA Agreement:

‘— 32013 D 2045: Commission Implementing Decision 2013/2045/EU of 17 April 2013 amending Commission Decision C(2010) 774 as regards the screening of liquids, aerosols and gels at EU airports,

— 32013 D 4180: Commission Implementing Decision 2013/4180/EU of 9 July 2013 amending Commission Decision C(2010) 774 laying down detailed measures for the implementation of the common basic standards on aviation security in respect of air cargo and mail.’

Article 2

This Decision shall enter into force on 15 February 2014, 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, 14 February 2014. For the EEA Joint Committee The President Gianluca GRIPPA

(1) No constitutional requirements indicated.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 342/58

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 148/2014

of 27 June 2014

amending Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement, on cooperation in specific fields outside the four freedoms

THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (‘the EEA Agreement’), and in particular Articles 86 and 98 thereof,

Whereas:

(1) It is appropriate to extend the cooperation of the Contracting Parties to the EEA Agreement to include cooperation concerning free movement of workers, coordination of social security systems and measures for migrants, including migrants from third countries.

(2) Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended in order to allow for this extended cooperation to take place from 1 January 2014,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Article 5 of Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement shall be amended as follows:

1. The following paragraph is inserted after paragraph 12: ‘13. The EFTA States shall, as from 1 January 2014, participate in the actions funded from the following budget line, entered into the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2014: — Budget line 04 03 01 03: “Free movement of workers, coordination of social security schemes and measures for migrants including migrants from third countries”.’

2. In paragraph 5, the words ‘and in the actions funded from the budget lines for the financial years 2012 and 2013 referred to in paragraph 12 as from 1 January 2012’ are replaced by the words ‘, in the actions funded from the budget lines for the financial years 2012 and 2013 referred to in paragraph 12 as from 1 January 2012 and in the actions funded from the budget line for the financial year 2014 referred to in paragraph 13 as from 1 January 2014’.

3. In paragraphs 6 and 7, the words ‘paragraphs 8 and 12’ are replaced by the words ‘paragraphs 8, 12 and 13’.

Article 2

This Decision shall enter into force on the day following the last notification under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement (1).

It shall apply from 1 January 2014.

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, 27 June 2014. For the EEA Joint Committee The President Gianluca GRIPPA

(1) No constitutional requirements indicated.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 148/38

DECISION No 1/2015 OF THE JOINT COMMITTEE ESTABLISHED UNDER ARTICLE 14 OF THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY AND ITS MEMBER STATES, OF THE ONE PART, AND THE SWISS CONFEDERATION, OF THE OTHER, ON THE FREE MOVEMENT OF PERSONS

of 8 June 2015

amending Annex III (Mutual recognition of professional qualifications) to that Agreement [2015/915]

THE JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Swiss Confederation, of the other, on the free movement of persons (1) (‘the Agreement’), and in particular Articles 14 and 18 thereof,

Whereas:

(1) The Agreement was signed on 21 June 1999 and entered into force on 1 June 2002.

(2) Annex III (Mutual recognition of professional qualifications) to the Agreement was replaced by Decision No 2/2011 of the EU-Swiss Joint Committee (2) and should be updated to take into account new legal acts of the European Union and Switzerland since that date,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Annex III (Mutual recognition of professional qualifications) to the Agreement is amended as set out in the Annex to this Decision.

Article 2

This Decision is drawn up in Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish and Swedish languages, the texts in each of these languages being equally authentic.

Article 3

This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption by the Joint Committee.

Done at Brussels, 8 June 2015. For the Joint Committee The Chairperson Gianluca GRIPPA

(1) OJ L 114, 30.4.2002, p. 6.

(2) OJ L 277, 22.10.2011, p. 20.