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EN Official Journal of the European Union L 124/30

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 163/2007

of 7 December 2007

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 145/2007 of 26 October 2007 (1).

(2) Commission Directive 2007/32/EC of 1 June 2007 amending Annex VI to Council Directive 96/48/EC on the interoperability of the trans-European high-speed rail system and Annex VI to Directive 2001/16/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the interoperability of the trans-European conventional rail system (2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The following indent shall be added in points 37a (Council Directive 96/48/EC) and 37d (Directive 2001/16/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council) of Annex XIII to the Agreement:

‘— 32007 L 0032: Commission Directive 2007/32/EC of 1 June 2007 (OJ L 141, 2.6.2007, p. 63).’

Article 2

The text of Directive 2007/32/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 8 December 2007, 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, 7 December 2007. For the EEA Joint Committee The President Stefán Haukur JÓHANNESSON

(1) OJ L 100, 10.4.2008, p. 89.

(2) OJ L 141, 2.6.2007, p. 63.

(3) No constitutional requirements indicated.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 124/27

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 161/2007

of 7 December 2007

amending Annex X (Audiovisual services) 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 X to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 11/2004 of 6 February 2004 (1).

(2) Recommendation 2005/865/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 November 2005 on film heritage and the competitiveness of related industrial activities (2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The following point shall be inserted after point 4 (Resolution 1999/C 30/01 of the Council and of the Representatives of the Governments of the Member States) of Annex X to the Agreement:

‘5. 32005 H 0865: Recommendation 2005/865/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 November 2005 on film heritage and the competitiveness of related industrial activities (OJ L 323, 9.12.2005, p. 57).’

Article 2

The text of Recommendation 2005/865/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 8 December 2007, 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, 7 December 2007. For the EEA Joint Committee The President Stefán Haukur JÓHANNESSON

(1) OJ L 116, 22.4.2004, p. 60.

(2) OJ L 323, 9.12.2005, p. 57.

(3) No constitutional requirements indicated.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 218/14

DECISION No 2/2007 OF THE EC-SWITZERLAND JOINT COMMITTEE

of 26 July 2007

rectifying the Swiss domestic reference price of whole-milk powder

(2007/572/EC)

THE JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement between the European Economic Community, of the one part, and the Swiss Confederation, of the other part, signed in Brussels on 22 July 1972, hereinafter referred to as ‘the Agreement’, as amended by the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation amending the Agreement as regards the provisions applicable to processed agricultural products signed in Luxembourg on 26 October 2004, and its Protocol No 2, and in particular Article 7 thereof,

Whereas for the implementation of Protocol No 2 to the Agreement, internal reference prices are fixed for the Contracting Parties by the Joint Committee,

Whereas the actual Swiss domestic reference price of whole-milk powder had to be rectified,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The Swiss domestic reference price of whole-milk powder, stated as 653,33 CHF per 100 kg net in Table III of Decision No 1/2007 of the EC-Switzerland Joint Committee (1), is replaced by the reference price of 586,90 CHF per 100 kg net.

The difference in Table III between the Swiss and the EC reference price is correspondingly adjusted to 232,60 CHF per 100 kg net.

The applied basic amount as from the entry into force, stated as 269,00 CHF per 100 kg net in Table IV, is replaced by the amount of 209,00 CHF per 100 kg net.

The applied basic amount as from three years after the entry into force, stated as 254,00 CHF per 100 kg net in Table IV, is replaced by 198,00 CHF per 100 kg net.

Article 2

This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.

It shall have legal effect as of 1 February 2007.

Done at Brussels, 26 July 2007. For the Joint Committee The Chairman Alan SEATTER

(1) OJ L 35, 8.2.2007, p. 29.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 124/11

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 152/2007

of 7 December 2007

amending Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) 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 I to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 138/2007 of 26 October 2007 (1).

(2) Commission Regulation (EC) No 538/2007 of 15 May 2007 concerning the authorisation of a new use of Enterococcus faecium DSM 7134 (Bonvital) as a feed additive (2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(3) Commission Regulation (EC) No 634/2007 of 7 June 2007 concerning the authorisation of selenomethionine produced by Saccharomyces cerevisiae NCYC R397 as a feed additive (3) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(4) Decision No 623/2007/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 May 2007 amending Directive 2002/2/EC amending Council Directive 79/373/EEC on the circulation of compound feedingstuffs (4) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(5) This Decision is not to apply to Liechtenstein,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

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

1) the following points shall be inserted after point 1zzzr (Commission Regulation (EC) No 537/2007): ‘1zzzs. 32007 R 0538: Commission Regulation (EC) No 538/2007 of 15 May 2007 concerning the authorisation of a new use of Enterococcus faecium DSM 7134 (Bonvital) as a feed additive (OJ L 128, 16.5.2007, p. 16). 1zzzt. 32007 R 0634: Commission Regulation (EC) No 634/2007 of 7 June 2007 concerning the authorisation of selenomethionine produced by Saccharomyces cerevisiae NCYC R397 as a feed additive (OJ L 146, 8.6.2007, p. 14).’;

2) the following shall be added in the 16th indent (Directive 2002/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council) of point 5 (Council Directive 79/373/EEC): ‘, as amended by: — 32007 D 0623: Decision No 623/2007/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 May 2007 (OJ L 154, 14.6.2007, p. 23).’

Article 2

The texts of Regulations (EC) No 538/2007 and (EC) No 634/2007, and Decision No 623/2007/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 8 December 2007, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee (5).

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 2007. For the EEA Joint Committee The President Stefán Haukur JÓHANNESSON

(1) OJ L 100, 10.4.2008, p. 62.

(2) OJ L 128, 16.5.2007, p. 16.

(3) OJ L 146, 8.6.2007, p. 14.

(4) OJ L 154, 14.6.2007, p. 23.

(5) No constitutional requirements indicated.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 182/34

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 35/2008

of 14 March 2008

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 15/2008 of 1 February 2008 (1).

(2) Commission Recommendation 2006/339/EC of 8 May 2006 on the promotion of shore-side electricity for use by ships at berth in Community ports (2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The following point shall be inserted after point 42 (Commission Recommendation 2003/532/EC) of Annex XX to the Agreement:

‘43. 32006 H 0339: Commission Recommendation 2006/339/EC of 8 May 2006 on the promotion of shore-side electricity for use by ships at berth in Community ports (OJ L 125, 12.5.2006, p. 38).’

Article 2

The texts of Recommendation 2006/339/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 15 March 2008, 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, 14 March 2008. For the EEA Joint Committee The President Alan SEATTER

(1) OJ L 154, 12.6.2008, p. 30.

(2) OJ L 125, 12.5.2006, p. 38.

(3) No constitutional requirements indicated.
4.

An Article 9a shall be added to Chapter 3 of Annex II: ‘Article 9a 1. The amount of additional financial support shall be equal to the loss of export earnings multiplied by the arithmetic mean of the “government revenue/gross domestic product” ratio of the four years preceding the application year, excluding the most extreme value and capping that ratio at 25 %. 2. The Commission shall analyse the data provided by the ACP States for the purpose of establishing eligibility and additional financial support as defined in Article 9 in the local currency corrected for inflation. The Commission will then convert the potential amount of additional financial support into euro in accordance with its procedures. 3. Each year, within the total financial allocation for national indicative programmes, the Commission shall establish an envelope covering all ACP countries to provide support in the event of short-term fluctuations in export earnings. If the amount of financial support calculated on the basis of the criteria defined in Article 9 exceeds the amount of that envelope, each ACP State’s share will be established in proportion to the potential amount of its additional financial support expressed in euro.’;
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 223/60

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 59/2008

of 25 April 2008

amending Annex XXII (Company law) 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 XXII to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 171/2007 of 7 December 2007 (1).

(2) Directive 2007/36/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 July 2007 on the exercise of certain rights of shareholders in listed companies (2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The following point shall be inserted after point 10f (Directive 2006/43/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council) of Annex XXII to the Agreement:

‘10g. 32007 L 0036: Directive 2007/36/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 July 2007 on the exercise of certain rights of shareholders in listed companies (OJ L 184, 14.7.2007, p. 17).’

Article 2

The text of Directive 2007/36/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 26 April 2008, 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, 25 April 2008. For the EEA Joint Committee The President Alan SEATTER

(1) OJ L 124, 8.5.2008, p. 39.

(2) OJ L 184, 14.7.2007, p. 17.

(3) Constitutional requirements indicated.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 223/31

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 41/2008

of 25 April 2008

amending Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) 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 I to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 1/2008 of 1 February 2008 (1).

(2) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1266/2007 of 26 October 2007 on implementing rules for Council Directive 2000/75/EC as regards the control, monitoring, surveillance and restrictions on movements of certain animals of susceptible species in relation to bluetongue (2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(3) Regulation (EC) No 1266/2007 repeals Commission Decision 2005/393/EC (3), which is incorporated into the Agreement and which is consequently to be repealed under the Agreement.

(4) This Decision is not to apply to Iceland and Liechtenstein,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

Chapter I of Annex I to the Agreement shall be amended as follows:

1. the following point shall be inserted after point 39 (Commission Decision 2007/598/EC) in Part 3.2: ‘40. 32007 R 1266: Commission Regulation (EC) No 1266/2007 of 26 October 2007 on implementing rules for Council Directive 2000/75/EC as regards the control, monitoring, surveillance and restrictions on movements of certain animals of susceptible species in relation to bluetongue (OJ L 283, 27.10.2007, p. 37). This act shall not apply to Iceland.’;

2. the text of point 33 (Commission Decision 2005/393/EC) in Part 3.2 shall be deleted.

Article 2

The text of Regulation (EC) No 1266/2007 in the Norwegian language, 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 April 2008, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee (4).

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 April 2008. For the EEA Joint Committee The President Alan SEATTER

(1) OJ L 154, 12.6.2008, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 283, 27.10.2007, p. 37.

(3) OJ L 130, 24.5.2005, p. 22.

(4) No constitutional requirements indicated.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 257/29

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 66/2008

of 6 June 2008

amending Annex IX (Financial services) 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 IX to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 51/2008 of 25 April 2008 (1).

(2) Commission Directive 2007/18/EC of 27 March 2007 amending Directive 2006/48/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the exclusion or inclusion of certain institutions from its scope of application and the treatment of exposures to multilateral development banks (2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The following shall be added in point 14 (Directive 2006/48/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council) of Annex IX to the Agreement:

‘, as amended by:

— 32007 L 0018: Commission Directive 2007/18/EC of 27 March 2007 (OJ L 87, 28.3.2007, p. 9).’

Article 2

The texts of Directive 2007/18/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 7 June 2008 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 entry into force of Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 65/2008 of 6 June 2008, 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, 6 June 2008. For the EEA Joint Committee The President Alan SEATTER

(1) OJ L 223, 21.8.2008, p. 49.

(2) OJ L 87, 28.3.2007, p. 9.

(3) No constitutional requirements indicated.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 309/39

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 109/2008

of 26 September 2008

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, as amended by the Protocol adjusting the Agreement on the European Economic Area, hereinafter referred to as ‘the Agreement’, and in particular Articles 86 and 98 thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Protocol 31 to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 41/2006 of 10 March 2006 (1).

(2) It is appropriate to extend the cooperation of the Contracting Parties to the Agreement to include Commission Decision 2008/49/EC of 12 December 2007 concerning the implementation of the Internal Market Information System (IMI) as regards the protection of personal data (2).

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

(4) Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2000 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data by the Community institutions and bodies and on the free movement of such data (3) has not been incorporated into the Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The following sub-indent shall be added in the indent of Article 17(5)(b) (Decision 2004/387/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council) of Protocol 31 to the Agreement:

‘— 32008 D 0049: Commission Decision 2008/49/EC of 12 December 2007 concerning the implementation of the Internal Market Information System (IMI) as regards the protection of personal data (OJ L 13, 16.1.2008, p. 18).’

Article 2

This Decision shall enter into force on the day following the last notification to the EEA Joint Committee under Article 103(1) of the Agreement (4).

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, 26 September 2008. For the EEA Joint Committee The President H.S.H. Prinz Nikolaus von LIECHTENSTEIN

(1) OJ L 147, 1.6.2006, p. 64.

(2) OJ L 13, 16.1.2008, p. 18.

(3) OJ L 8, 12.1.2001, p. 1.

(4) Constitutional requirements indicated.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 309/35

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 107/2008

of 26 September 2008

amending Annex XXI (Statistics) 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 XXI to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 92/2008 of 4 July 2008 (1).

(2) Regulation (EC) No 177/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 February 2008 establishing a common framework for business registers for statistical purposes and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 2186/93 (2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(3) Regulation (EC) No 177/2008 repeals Council Regulation (EEC) No 2186/93 (3), which is incorporated into the Agreement and which is consequently to be repealed under the Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The text of point 4b (Council Regulation (EEC) No 2186/93) of Annex XXI to the Agreement shall be replaced by the following:

‘32008 R 0177: Regulation (EC) No 177/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 February 2008 establishing a common framework for business registers for statistical purposes and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 2186/93 (OJ L 61, 5.3.2008, p. 6).

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

(a) Variable 1.7a. in the Annex shall not apply for Liechtenstein.

(b) Liechtenstein shall put into effect the measures necessary to comply with this Regulation by 31 December 2010.’

Article 2

The text of Regulation (EC) No 177/2008 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 27 September 2008, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee (4).

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 September 2008. For the EEA Joint Committee The President H.S.H. Prinz Nikolaus von LIECHTENSTEIN

(1) OJ L 280, 23.10.2008, p. 32.

(2) OJ L 61, 5.3.2008, p. 6.

(3) OJ L 196, 5.8.1993, p. 1.

(4) No constitutional requirements indicated.