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EN Official Journal of the European Union L 211/31

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 21/2014

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) Regulation (EU) No 913/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 September 2010 concerning a European rail network for competitive freight (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 point is inserted after point 41b (Directive 2001/14/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council) of Annex XIII to the EEA Agreement:

‘41c. 32010 R 0913: Regulation (EU) No 913/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 September 2010 concerning a European rail network for competitive freight (OJ L 276, 20.10.2010, p. 22).’

Article 2

The text of Regulation (EU) No 913/2010 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 276, 20.10.2010, p. 22.

(2) No constitutional requirements indicated.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 256/13

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 40/2014

of 8 April 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 Implementing Decision 2013/301/EU of 11 June 2013 amending Implementing Decision 2012/715/EU establishing a list of third countries with a regulatory framework applicable to active substances for medicinal products for human use and the respective control and enforcement activities ensuring a level of protection of public health equivalent to that in the Union (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 15qb (Commission Implementing Decision 2012/715/EU) of Chapter XIII of Annex II to the EEA Agreement:

‘— 32013 D 0301: Commission Implementing Decision 2013/301/EU of 11 June 2013 (OJ L 169, 21.6.2013, p. 71).’

Article 2

The text of Implementing Decision 2013/301/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 9 April 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, 8 April 2014. For the EEA Joint Committee The President Gianluca GRIPPA

(1) OJ L 169, 21.6.2013, p. 71.

(2) No constitutional requirements indicated.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 256/26

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 49/2014

of 8 April 2014

amending Annex VI (Social security) 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) Decision No S9 of 20 June 2013 concerning refund procedures for the implementation of Articles 35 and 41 of Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(2) Decision No S9 replaces Decision No S4 (2) which is incorporated into the EEA Agreement and which is consequently to be repealed under the EEA Agreement.

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The text of point 8.4 (Decision No S4) of Annex VI to the EEA Agreement is replaced by the following:

‘52013 XX 0927(01): Decision No S9 of 20 June 2013 concerning refund procedures for the implementation of Articles 35 and 41 of Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 (OJ C 279, 27.9.2013, p. 8).’

Article 2

The texts of Decision No S9 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 9 April 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, 8 April 2014. For the EEA Joint Committee The President Gianluca GRIPPA

(1) OJ C 279, 27.9.2013, p. 8.

(2) OJ C 106, 24.4.2010, p. 52.

(3) No constitutional requirements indicated.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 310/75

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 105/2014

of 16 May 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 912/2013 of 23 September 2013 implementing Regulation (EC) No 452/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the production and development of statistics on education and lifelong learning, as regards statistics on education and training systems (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(2) Regulation (EU) No 912/2013 repeals Commission Regulation (EU) No 88/2011 (2), which is incorporated into the EEA Agreement and which is consequently to be repealed under the EEA Agreement.

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The text of point 18wb (Commission Regulation (EU) No 88/2011) of Annex XXI to the EEA Agreement is replaced by the following:

‘32013 R 0912: Commission Regulation (EU) No 912/2013 of 23 September 2013 implementing Regulation (EC) No 452/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the production and development of statistics on education and lifelong learning, as regards statistics on education and training systems (OJ L 252, 24.9.2013, p. 5).’

Article 2

The texts of Regulation (EU) No 912/2013 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 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 252, 24.9.2013, p. 5.

(2) OJ L 29, 3.2.2011, p. 5.

(3) No constitutional requirements indicated.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 310/31

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 79/2014

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 Recommendation 2013/647/EU of 8 November 2013 on investigations into the levels of acrylamide in food (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(2) 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.

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Under the heading ‘ACTS OF WHICH THE CONTRACTING PARTIES SHALL TAKE NOTE’ of Chapter XII of Annex II to the EEA Agreement, the following point is inserted after point 15 (Commission Recommendation 2013/165/EU):

‘16. 32013 H 0647: Commission Recommendation 2013/647/EU of 8 November 2013 on investigations into the levels of acrylamide in food (OJ L 301, 12.11.2013, p. 15).’

Article 2

The texts of Recommendation 2013/647/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 17 May 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, 16 May 2014. For the EEA Joint Committee The President Gianluca GRIPPA

(1) OJ L 301, 12.11.2013, p. 15.

(2) No constitutional requirements indicated.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 310/70

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 102/2014

of 16 May 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 Regulation (EU) No 1042/2012 of 7 November 2012 amending Regulation (EU) No 1031/2010 to list an auction platform to be appointed by the United Kingdom (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(2) Commission Regulation (EU) No 1143/2013 of 13 November 2013 amending Regulation (EU) No 1031/2010 on the timing, administration and other aspects of auctioning of greenhouse gas emission allowances pursuant to Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowances trading within the Community in particular to list an auction platform to be appointed by Germany (2) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The following indents are added in point 21ala (Commission Regulation (EU) No 1031/2010) of Annex XX to the EEA Agreement:

‘— 32012 R 1042: Commission Regulation (EU) No 1042/2012 of 7 November 2012 (OJ L 310, 9.11.2012, p. 19).

— 32013 R 1143: Commission Regulation (EU) No 1143/2013 of 13 November 2013 (OJ L 303, 14.11.2013, p. 10).’

Article 2

The texts of Regulations (EU) No 1042/2012 and (EU) No 1143/2013 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 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 310, 9.11.2012, p. 19.

(2) OJ L 303, 14.11.2013, p. 10.

(3) No constitutional requirements indicated.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 310/76

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 106/2014

of 16 May 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) Regulation (EU) No 1260/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 November 2013 on European demographic statistics (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 is inserted after point 18z2 (Commission Regulation (EU) No 349/2011) of Annex XXI to the EEA Agreement:

‘18z3. 32013 R 1260: Regulation (EU) No 1260/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 November 2013 on European demographic statistics (OJ L 330, 10.12.2013, p. 39). The provisions of the Regulation shall, for the purposes of this Agreement, be read with the following adaptations: (a) Liechtenstein is exempted from providing data on live birth-order. (b) Article 4 shall not apply to the EFTA States.’

Article 2

The texts of Regulation (EU) No 1260/2013 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 17 May 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, 16 May 2014. For the EEA Joint Committee The President Gianluca GRIPPA

(1) OJ L 330, 10.12.2013, p. 39.

(2) No constitutional requirements indicated.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 342/39

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 132/2014

of 27 June 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 Delegated Regulation (EU) No 305/2013 of 26 November 2012 supplementing Directive 2010/40/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to the harmonised provision for an interoperable EU-wide eCall (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 point is inserted after point 17kd (Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 886/2013) of Annex XIII to the EEA Agreement:

‘17ke. 32013 R 0305: Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 305/2013 of 26 November 2012 supplementing Directive 2010/40/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to the harmonised provision for an interoperable EU-wide eCall (OJ L 91, 3.4.2013, p. 1).’

Article 2

The texts of Delegated Regulation (EU) No 305/2013 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 91, 3.4.2013, p. 1.

(2) No constitutional requirements indicated.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 342/8

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 117/2014

of 27 June 2014

amending Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) and 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 1086/2011 of 27 October 2011 amending Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 2160/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Annex I to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2073/2005 as regards salmonella in fresh poultry meat (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(2) This Decision concerns legislation regarding veterinary matters and foodstuffs. Legislation regarding veterinary matters 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 52 (Commission Regulation (EC) No 2073/2005) in Part 6.2 and point 8b (Regulation (EC) No 2160/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council) in Part 7.1 of Chapter I of Annex I to the EEA Agreement:

‘— 32011 R 1086: Commission Regulation (EU) No 1086/2011 of 27 October 2011 (OJ L 281, 28.10.2011, p. 7).’

Article 2

The following indent is added in point 54zzzj (Commission Regulation (EC) No 2073/2005) of Chapter XII of Annex II to the EEA Agreement:

‘— 32011 R 1086: Commission Regulation (EU) No 1086/2011 of 27 October 2011 (OJ L 281, 28.10.2011, p. 7).’

Article 3

The texts of Regulation (EU) No 1086/2011 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 4

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

(1) OJ L 281, 28.10.2011, p. 7.

(2) No constitutional requirements indicated.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 347/42

DECISION No 1/2014 of the EU-PLO JOINT COMMITTEE

of 8 May 2014

amending Article 15(7) of Protocol No 3 to the Euro-Mediterranean Interim Association Agreement on trade and cooperation between the European Community, of the one part, and the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) for the benefit of the Palestinian Authority of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, of the other part, concerning the definition of the concept of ‘originating products’ and methods of administrative cooperation

(2014/867/EU)

THE JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Euro-Mediterranean Interim Association Agreement on trade and cooperation between the European Community, of the one part, and the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) for the benefit of the Palestinian Authority of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, of the other part, and in particular Article 39 of Protocol No 3 thereto,

Whereas:

(1) Article 15(7) of Protocol No 3 to the Euro-Mediterranean Interim Association Agreement on trade and cooperation between the European Community, of the one part, and the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) for the benefit of the Palestinian Authority of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, of the other part (1), (‘the Agreement’), as amended by Decision No 1/2009 of the EU-PLO Joint Committee of 24 June 2009 (2), allows drawback of, or partial exemption from, customs duties or charges with equivalent effect, subject to certain conditions, until 31 December 2009.

(2) Further to a request from the PLO, in 2010 the Commission proposed extending the application period of Article 15 of Protocol No 3 to the Agreement until 31 December 2012. However, the EU-PLO Joint Committee never adopted that decision.

(3) The parties to the Agreement have agreed to extend the application period of Article 15(7) of Protocol No 3 to the Agreement by six years with effect from 1 January 2010 to provide clarity, long-term economic predictability and legal certainty for economic operators and to establish the period covered by the Commission proposal.

(4) Protocol No 3 to the Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly.

(5) Since Article 15(7) of Protocol No 3 to the Agreement no longer applies as of 31 December 2009, this Decision should apply from 1 January 2010,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The final subparagraph of Article 15(7) of Protocol No 3 to the Euro-Mediterranean Interim Association Agreement on trade and cooperation between the European Community, of the one part, and the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) for the benefit of the Palestinian Authority of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, of the other part, concerning the definition of the concept of ‘originating products’ and methods of administrative cooperation is replaced by the following text:

‘This paragraph shall apply until 31 December 2015 and may be reviewed by common accord.’

Article 2

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

It shall apply from 1 January 2010.

Done at Brussels, 8 May 2014. For the Joint Committee The President H. MINGARELLI

(1) OJ L 187, 16.7.1997, p. 3.

(2) OJ L 298, 13.11.2009, p. 1.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 342/46

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 138/2014

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 2013/793/EU of 19 December 2013 amending Decision 2007/506/EC in order to prolong the validity of the ecological criteria for the award of the EU Ecolabel to soaps, shampoos and hair conditioners (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 point 2y (Commission Decision 2007/506/EC) of Annex XX to the EEA Agreement:

‘— 32013 D 0793: Commission Decision 2013/793/EU of 19 December 2013 (OJ L 349, 21.12.2013, p. 104).’

Article 2

The texts of Decision 2013/793/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 349, 21.12.2013, p. 104.

(2) No constitutional requirements indicated.