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EN Official Journal of the European Union L 310/29

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 78/2014

of 16 May 2014

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 1274/2013 of 6 December 2013 amending and correcting Annexes II and III to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council and the Annex to Commission Regulation (EU) No 231/2012 as regards certain food additives (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(2) Commission Regulation (EU) No 59/2014 of 23 January 2014 amending Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the use of sulphur dioxide — sulphites (E 220-228) in aromatised wine-based products (2) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(3) This Decision concerns legislation regarding foodstuffs. Legislation regarding 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 introduction to Chapter XII of Annex II to the EEA Agreement. This Decision is therefore not to apply to Liechtenstein.

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

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

1. The following indents are added in point 54zzzzr (Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council): ‘— 32013 R 1274: Commission Regulation (EU) No 1274/2013 of 6 December 2013 (OJ L 328, 7.12.2013, p. 79), — 32014 R 0059: Commission Regulation (EU) No 59/2014 of 23 January 2014 (OJ L 21, 24.1.2014, p. 9).’

2. The following indent is added in point 69 (Commission Regulation (EU) No 231/2012): ‘— 32013 R 1274: Commission Regulation (EU) No 1274/2013 of 6 December 2013 (OJ L 328, 7.12.2013, p. 79).’

Article 2

The texts of Regulations (EU) No 1274/2013 and (EU) No 59/2014 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 17 May 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, 16 May 2014. For the EEA Joint Committee The President Gianluca GRIPPA

(1) OJ L 328, 7.12.2013, p. 79.

(2) OJ L 21, 24.1.2014, p. 9.

(3) No constitutional requirements indicated.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 342/49

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 141/2014

of 27 June 2014

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 2014/9/EU of 18 December 2013 amending Decisions 2010/2/EU and 2011/278/EU as regards the sectors and subsectors which are deemed to be exposed to a significant risk of carbon leakage (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 indent is added in points 21alb (Commission Decision 2010/2/EU) and 21alc (Commission Decision 2011/278/EU) of Annex XX to the EEA Agreement:

‘— 32014 D 0009: Commission Decision 2014/9/EU of 18 December 2013 (OJ L 9, 14.1.2014, p. 9).’

Article 2

The texts of Decision 2014/9/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 28 June 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, 27 June 2014. For the EEA Joint Committee The President Gianluca GRIPPA

(1) OJ L 9, 14.1.2014, p. 9.

(2) No constitutional requirements indicated.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 342/52

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 144/2014

of 27 June 2014

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 141/2013 of 19 February 2013 implementing Regulation (EC) No 1338/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on Community statistics on public health and health and safety at work, as regards statistics based on the European Health Interview Survey (EHIS) (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 point is inserted after point 18z3 (Regulation (EU) No 1260/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council) of Annex XXI to the EEA Agreement:

‘18z4. 32013 R 0141: Commission Regulation (EU) No 141/2013 of 19 February 2013 implementing Regulation (EC) No 1338/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on Community statistics on public health and health and safety at work, as regards statistics based on the European Health Interview Survey (EHIS) (OJ L 47, 20.2.2013, p. 20).’

Article 2

The texts of Regulation (EU) No 141/2013 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 28 June 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, 27 June 2014. For the EEA Joint Committee The President Gianluca GRIPPA

(1) OJ L 47, 20.2.2013, p. 20.

(2) No constitutional requirements indicated.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 15/86

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 158/2014

of 9 July 2014

amending Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement, on cooperation in specific fields outside the four freedoms [2015/93]

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 1381/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a Rights, Equality and Citizenship Programme for the period 2014 to 2020 (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

Article 5 of Protocol 31 shall be amended as follows:

1. In paragraph 5, the words ‘, in the programme referred to in the fourteenth indent as from 1 January 2014’ are inserted after the words ‘in the programme referred to in the thirteenth indent as from 1 January 2012’.

2. The following is added in paragraph 8: ‘— 32013 R 1381: Regulation (EU) No 1381/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a Rights, Equality and Citizenship Programme for the period 2014 to 2020 (OJ L 354, 28.12.2013, p. 62). Liechtenstein shall only participate in the activities which may result from budget lines 33 01 04 01 Support expenditure for Rights and Citizenship and 33 02 02 Promoting non-discrimination and equality. Norway 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 354, 28.12.2013, p. 62.

(2) No constitutional requirements indicated.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 202/21

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 173/2014

of 25 September 2014

amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2015/1241]

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 2014/43/EU of 18 March 2014 amending Annexes I, II and III to Directive 2000/25/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on action to be taken against the emission of gaseous and particulate pollutants by engines intended to power agricultural or forestry tractors (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 29 (Directive 2000/25/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council) of Chapter II of Annex II to the EEA Agreement:

‘— 32014 L 0043: Commission Directive 2014/43/EU of 18 March 2014 (OJ L 82, 20.3.2014, p. 12).’

Article 2

The text of Directive 2014/43/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 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 82, 20.3.2014, p. 12.

(2) Constitutional requirements indicated.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 202/54

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 200/2014

of 25 September 2014

amending Annex XXI (Statistics) to the EEA Agreement [2015/1268]

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) Regulation (EU) No 549/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 May 2013 on the European system of national and regional accounts in the European Union (1) was incorporated into the EEA Agreement by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 58/2014 of 8 April 2014 (2).

(2) The deadline for presenting a duly justified request for derogations to the competent surveillance authority no later than 17 October 2013 set out in Article 6(3) of Regulation (EU) No 549/2013 should therefore be adapted, in order to allow the EFTA States to request derogations pursuant to Article 6(1) and (2).

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Point 19z (Regulation (EU) No 549/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council) of Annex XXI to the EEA Agreement shall be amended as follows:

(1) adaptations (b) and (c) are renumbered as adaptations (c) and (d);

(2) the following adaptation is inserted: ‘(b) In Article 6(3), the words “17 October 2013” are replaced by the words “3 months after the entry into force of EEA Joint Committee Decision No 200/2014 of 25 September 2014” as regards the EFTA States.’

Article 2

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 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 L 174, 26.6.2013, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 256, 28.8.2014, p. 35.

(3) No constitutional requirements indicated.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 202/15

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 169/2014

of 25 September 2014

amending Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) and Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2015/1237]

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 1004/2013 of 15 October 2013 amending Annexes II and III to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards maximum residue levels for 8-hydroxyquinoline, cyproconazole, cyprodinil, fluopyram, nicotine, pendimethalin, penthiopyrad and trifloxystrobin 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:

‘— 32013 R 1004: Commission Regulation (EU) No 1004/2013 of 15 October 2013 (OJ L 279, 19.10.2013, p. 10).’

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:

‘— 32013 R 1004: Commission Regulation (EU) No 1004/2013 of 15 October 2013 (OJ L 279, 19.10.2013, p. 10).’

Article 3

The text of Regulation (EU) No 1004/2013 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 279, 19.10.2013, p. 10.

(2) No constitutional requirements indicated.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 202/38

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 187/2014

of 25 September 2014

amending Annex IV (Energy) to the EEA Agreement [2015/1255]

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) Regulation (EU) No 174/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 February 2013 amending Regulation (EC) No 106/2008 on a Community energy-efficiency labelling programme for office equipment (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The text of point 30 (Regulation (EC) No 106/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council) of Annex IV to the EEA Agreement is replaced by the following:

‘32008 R 0106: Regulation (EC) No 106/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 January 2008 on a Union energy-efficiency labelling programme for office equipment (OJ L 39, 13.2.2008, p. 1), as amended by:

— 32013 R 0174: Regulation (EU) No 174/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 February 2013 (OJ L 63, 6.3.2013, p. 1).

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

(a) Any reference to the Agreement between the Government of the United States of America and the European Union on the coordination of energy efficient labelling programmes for office equipment shall be understood as including a reference to the Exchange of Letters between the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy in Norway, the Ministry of Industries and Innovation in Iceland and the Office of Economic Affairs of Liechtenstein, except in Article 11 where the reference to the former remains.

(b) In Article 4(5), the words “Union and third countries” shall read “Union or EFTA States, on the one hand, and third countries, on the other hand,”. The words “tested by the Commission or Member States” shall read “tested by the Commission or Member States or the EFTA States, within their respective competences,”.

(c) In Article 12(3), first sentence, the word “Commission” shall read “EFTA States and the Commission, within their respective competences”.

(d) Article 13 shall not apply.’

Article 2

The text of Regulation (EU) No 174/2013 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 63, 6.3.2013, p. 1.

(2) No constitutional requirements indicated.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 230/18

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 219/2014

of 24 October 2014

amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2015/1443]

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 474/2014 of 8 May 2014 amending Annex XVII to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (‘REACH’) as regards 1,4-dichlorobenzene (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 12zc (Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council) of Chapter XV of Annex II to the EEA Agreement:

‘— 32014 R 0474: Commission Regulation (EU) No 474/2014 of 8 May 2014 (OJ L 136, 9.5.2014, p. 19).’

Article 2

The texts of Regulation (EU) No 474/2014 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 136, 9.5.2014, p. 19.

(2) No constitutional requirements indicated.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 211/21

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 14/2014

of 14 February 2014

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 122/2013 of 12 February 2013 amending Regulation (EC) No 1950/2006 establishing, in accordance with Directive 2001/82/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Community code relating to veterinary medicinal products, a list of substances essential for the treatment of equidae (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 is added in point 15za (Commission Regulation (EC) No 1950/2006) of Chapter XIII of Annex II to the EEA Agreement:

‘, as amended by:

— 32013 R 0122: Commission Regulation (EU) No 122/2013 of 12 February 2013 (OJ L 42, 13.2.2013, p. 1).’

Article 2

The text of Regulation (EU) No 122/2013 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 42, 13.2.2013, p. 1.

(2) No constitutional requirements indicated.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 230/38

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 232/2014

of 24 October 2014

amending Annex XIII (Transport) to the EEA Agreement [2015/1456]

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 402/2013 of 30 April 2013 on the common safety method for risk evaluation and assessment and repealing Regulation (EC) No 352/2009 (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(2) Implementing Regulation (EU) No 402/2013 repeals, with effect from 21 May 2015, Commission Regulation (EC) No 352/2009 of 24 April 2009 on the adoption of a common safety method on risk evaluation and assessment as referred to in Article 6(3)(a) of Directive 2004/49/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (2), which is incorporated into the EEA Agreement and which is consequently to be repealed under the EEA Agreement with effect from 21 May 2015.

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Annex XIII to the EEA Agreement shall be amended as follows:

(1) the following point is inserted after point 42ei (Commission Regulation (EU) No 1078/2012): ‘42ej. 32013 R 0402: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 402/2013 of 30 April 2013 on the common safety method for risk evaluation and assessment and repealing Regulation (EC) No 352/2009 (OJ L 121, 3.5.2013, p. 8).’;

(2) the text of point 42ec (Commission Regulation (EC) No 352/2009) is deleted with effect from 21 May 2015.

Article 2

The text of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 402/2013 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 (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, 24 October 2014. For the EEA Joint Committee The President Kurt JÄGER

(1) OJ L 121, 3.5.2013, p. 8.

(2) OJ L 108, 29.4.2009, p. 4.

(3) No constitutional requirements indicated.