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DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 94/2018

of 27 April 2018

amending Annex XIII (Transport) to the EEA Agreement [2020/1454]

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 (EU) 2017/2397 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2017 on the recognition of professional qualifications in inland navigation and repealing Council Directives 91/672/EEC and 96/50/EC (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(2) Directive (EU) 2017/2397 repeals, with effect from 18 January 2022, Council Directives 91/672/EEC and 96/50/EC, which are incorporated into the EEA Agreement and which are consequently to be repealed under the EEA Agreement with effect from 18 January 2022.

(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 46b (Council Directive 96/50/EC): ‘46c. 32017 L 2397: Directive (EU) 2017/2397 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2017 on the recognition of professional qualifications in inland navigation and repealing Council Directives 91/672/EEC and 96/50/EC (OJ L 345, 27.12.2017, p. 53).’; (2) the text of points 46a (Council Directive 91/672/EEC) and 46b (Council Directive 96/50/EC) shall be deleted with effect from 18 January 2022.

Article 2 The text of Directive (EU) 2017/2397 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 April 2018, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made (*1).

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 April 2018. For the EEA Joint Committee The President Claude MAERTEN

(1) OJ L 345, 27.12.2017, p. 53.

(*1) No constitutional requirements indicated.
DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 83/2018

of 27 April 2018

amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2020/1443]

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 Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/122 of 20 October 2017 amending Annexes I, II, VI, VIII and IX to Regulation (EU) No 1007/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council on textile fibre names and related labelling and marking of the fibre composition of textile products (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 4d (Regulation (EU) No 1007/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council) of Chapter XI of Annex II to the EEA Agreement: ‘— 32018 R 0122: Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/122 of 20 October 2017 (OJ L 22, 26.1.2018, p. 3).’.

Article 2 The text of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/122 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 April 2018, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made (*1).

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 April 2018. For the EEA Joint Committee The President Claude MAERTEN

(1) OJ L 22, 26.1.2018, p. 3.

(*1) No constitutional requirements indicated.
DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 109/2018

of 31 May 2018

amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2020/1613]

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) 2017/214 of 30 November 2016 amending Regulation (EU) No 98/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council, as regards adding aluminium powder to the list of explosives precursors in Annex II (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(2) Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/215 of 30 November 2016 amending Regulation (EU) No 98/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council, as regards adding magnesium nitrate hexahydrate to the list of explosives precursors in Annex II (2) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(3) Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/216 of 30 November 2016 amending Regulation (EU) No 98/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council, as regards adding magnesium powder to the list of explosives precursors in Annex II (3) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 2 The texts of Delegated Regulations (EU) 2017/214, (EU) 2017/215 and (EU) 2017/216 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 June 2018, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made (*1).

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, 31 May 2018. For the EEA Joint Committee The President Claude MAERTEN

(1) OJ L 34, 9.2.2017, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 34, 9.2.2017, p. 3.

(3) OJ L 34, 9.2.2017, p. 5.

(*1) No constitutional requirements indicated.
DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 106/2018

of 31 May 2018

amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2020/1610]

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) 2018/128 of 25 January 2018 correcting certain language versions of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/504 implementing Regulation (EU) No 167/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to the administrative requirements for the approval and market surveillance of agricultural and forestry vehicles (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 40d (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/504) of Chapter II of Annex II to the EEA Agreement: ‘— 32018 R 0128: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/128 of 25 January 2018 (OJ L 22, 26.1.2018, p. 16).’.

Article 2 The text of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/128 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 June 2018, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made (*1).

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, 31 May 2018. For the EEA Joint Committee The President Claude MAERTEN

(1) OJ L 22, 26.1.2018, p. 16.

(*1) No constitutional requirements indicated.
32017 D 2356: Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2017/2356 of 15 December 2017 on recognition of the report of Australia including typical greenhouse gas emissions from cultivation of agricultural raw materials pursuant to Directive 2009/28/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 336, 16.12.2017, p. 55).

The Decision shall not apply to Liechtenstein.’
DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 168/2018

of 6 July 2018

amending Annex XXI (Statistics) to the EEA Agreement [2021/229]

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) 2017/1515 of 31 August 2017 implementing Regulation (EC) No 808/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning Community statistics on the information society for the reference year 2018 (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 28l (Commission Regulation (EU) 2016/2015) of Annex XXI to the EEA Agreement: ‘28m. 32017 R 1515: Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/1515 of 31 August 2017 implementing Regulation (EC) No 808/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning Community statistics on the information society for the reference year 2018 (OJ L 226, 1.9.2017, p. 6).’

Article 2 The text of Regulation (EU) 2017/1515 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 July 2018, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made (*1).

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 July 2018. For the EEA Joint Committee The President Oda Helen SLETNES

(1) OJ L 226, 1.9.2017, p. 6.

(*1) No constitutional requirements indicated.
DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 160/2018

of 6 July 2018

amending Annex XX (Environment) to the EEA Agreement [2021/221]

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 (EU) 2017/2076 of 7 November 2017 amending Decision 2009/607/EC as regards the period of validity of the ecological criteria for the award of the EU Ecolabel to hard coverings (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 2k (Commission Decision 2009/607/EC) of Annex XX to the EEA Agreement: ‘— 32017 D 2076: Commission Decision (EU) 2017/2076 of 7 November 2017 (OJ L 295, 14.11.2017, p. 74).’.

Article 2 The text of Decision (EU) 2017/2076 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 July 2018, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made (*1).

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 July 2018. For the EEA Joint Committee The President Oda Helen SLETNES

(1) OJ L 295, 14.11.2017, p. 74.

(*1) No constitutional requirements indicated.
(5)

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.
DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 153/2018

of 6 July 2018

amending Annex XI (Electronic communication, audiovisual services and information society) to the EEA Agreement [2021/215]

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 (EU) 2017/899 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 May 2017 on the use of the 470-790 MHz frequency band in the Union (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 point shall be inserted after point 5czn (Directive 2014/61/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council) of Annex XI to the EEA Agreement: ‘5czo. 32017 D 0899: Decision (EU) 2017/899 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 May 2017 on the use of the 470-790 MHz frequency band in the Union (OJ L 138, 25.5.2017, p. 131).’

Article 2 The text of Decision (EU) 2017/899 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 July 2018, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made (*1).

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 July 2018. For the EEA Joint Committee The President Oda Helen SLETNES

(1) OJ L 138, 25.5.2017, p. 131.

(*1) Constitutional requirements indicated.
DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 189/2018

of 21 September 2018

amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2021/303]

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 Decision (EU) 2018/779 of 19 February 2018 on the applicable systems to assess and verify constancy of performance of metal-faced sandwich panels for structural use pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 305/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council (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 point is inserted after point 1zzl (Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/1475) of Chapter XXI of Annex II to the EEA Agreement: ‘1zzm. 32018 D 0779: Commission Delegated Decision (EU) 2018/779 of 19 February 2018 on the applicable systems to assess and verify constancy of performance of metal-faced sandwich panels for structural use pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 305/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 131, 29.5.2018, p. 23).’.

Article 2 The text of Delegated Decision (EU) 2018/779 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 22 September 2018, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made (*1).

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, 21 September 2018. For the EEA Joint Committee The President Oda Helen SLETNES

(1) OJ L 131, 29.5.2018, p. 23.

(*1) No constitutional requirements indicated.
(1)

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/730 of 4 May 2018 laying down technical information for the calculation of technical provisions and basic own funds for reporting with reference dates from 31 March 2018 until 29 June 2018 in accordance with Directive 2009/138/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the taking-up and pursuit of the business of Insurance and Reinsurance (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.
1.

The text of point 23b (Directive 2005/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council) is replaced by the following: ‘32015 L 0849: Directive (EU) 2015/849 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 May 2015 on the prevention of the use of the financial system for the purposes of money laundering or terrorist financing, amending Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council, and repealing Directive 2005/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Commission Directive 2006/70/EC (OJ L 141, 5.6.2015, p. 73). The provisions of the Directive shall, for the purposes of this Agreement, be read with the following adaptation: (a) Point (d) of Article 3(4) shall be replaced by the following: “fraud affecting the Union’s financial interests, where it is at least serious, as defined below: (i) in respect of expenditure, any intentional act or omission relating to: — the use or presentation of false, incorrect or incomplete statements or documents, which has as its effect the misappropriation or wrongful retention of funds from the general budget of the European Union or budgets managed by, or on behalf of, the European Union, — non-disclosure of information in violation of a specific obligation, with the same effect, — the misapplication of such funds for purposes other than those for which they were originally granted; (ii) in respect of revenue as defined in Council Decision of 29 September 2000 on the system of the European Communities' own resources (5) any intentional act or omission relating to: — the use or presentation of false, incorrect or incomplete statements or documents, which has as its effect the illegal diminution of the resources of the general budget of the European Union or budgets managed by, or on behalf of, the European Union, — non-disclosure of information in violation of a specific obligation, with the same effect, — misapplication of a legally obtained benefit, with the same effect. Serious fraud shall be considered to be fraud involving a minimum amount not to be set at a sum exceeding Euro 50 000.”’
‘ANNEX XIII

APPROXIMATION OF CUSTOMS LEGISLATION

Customs Code

Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 October 2013 laying down the Union Customs Code (1)

Timetable: the approximation with the provisions of Regulation (EU) No 952/2013, with the exception of Article 1, Article 4, point (b) of Article 27(1), Article 53, Article 81, Article 82, Article 87(4), point (a) of Article 89(2), Articles 155 to 157, point (b) of Article 211(4), Article 227, point (c) of Article 233(1) and Articles 284 to 288, shall be carried out within four years following the entry into force of this Agreement.

The Parties shall revisit the approximation of Article 210 of Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 before the expiry of the four-year period following the entry into force of this Agreement referred to in the first paragraph.

Approximation with Article 247 of Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 shall take place on a best endeavor basis.

Common Transit and Single Administrative Document (SAD)

Convention of 20 May 1987 on the Simplification of Formalities in Trade in Goods

Convention of 20 May 1987 on a common transit procedure

Timetable: the approximation with the provisions of the Conventions referred to in the first and second paragraphs, including through a possible accession to those Conventions by Georgia, shall be carried out within four years following the entry into force of this Agreement.

Reliefs from customs duty

Council Regulation (EC) No 1186/2009 of 16 November 2009 setting-up a Community system of reliefs from customs duty

Timetable: the approximation with Titles I and II of Regulation (EC) No 1186/2009 shall be carried out within four years following the entry into force of this Agreement.

Intellectual property rights protection

Regulation (EU) No 608/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 June 2013 concerning customs enforcement of intellectual property rights

Timetable: the approximation with the provisions of Regulation (EU) No 608/2013, with the exception of Article 26, shall be carried out within three years following the entry into force of this Agreement. The obligation of approximation to Regulation (EU) No 608/2013 in itself does not create any obligation on Georgia to apply measures where a right in intellectual property is not protected under its substantive intellectual property laws and regulations.
Official Journal of the European Union

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 231/2018

of 5 December 2018

amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2021/1498]

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) 2018/828 of 15 February 2018 amending Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/68 as regards requirements relating to Anti-Lock Braking Systems, high pressure energy storage devices and hydraulic connections of the single-line type (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 40b (Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/68) of Chapter II of Annex II to the EEA Agreement: ‘- 32018 R 0828: Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/828 of 15 February 2018 (OJ L 140, 6.6.2018, p. 5).’

Article 2 The text of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/828 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 6 December 2018, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made (*).

Article 4 This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of the European Union.

Done at Brussels, 5 December 2018. For the EEA Joint Committee The President Oda Helen SLETNES The Secretaries To the EEA Joint Committee Hege M. HOFF Mikołaj KARŁOWSKI

(1) OJ L 140, 6.6.2018, p. 5.

(*) No constitutional requirements indicated.