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EN Official Journal of the European Union L 230/50

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 242/2014

of 24 October 2014

amending Annex XXI (Statistics) to the EEA Agreement [2015/1466]

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 538/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 amending Regulation (EU) No 691/2011 on European environmental economic accounts (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

Point 27c (Regulation (EU) No 691/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council) of Annex XXI to the EEA Agreement shall be amended as follows:

1. The following is added: ‘, as amended by: — 32014 R 0538: Regulation (EU) No 538/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 (OJ L 158, 27.5.2014, p. 113).’

2. Adaptations (a) and (b) are renumbered as adaptations (b) and (c), respectively.

3. The following adaptation is inserted: ‘(a) In Article 8(2), the words “17 September 2014” are replaced by the words “3 months after the entry into force of EEA Joint Committee Decision No 242/2014 of 24 October 2014” as regards the EFTA States.’

Article 2

The texts of Regulation (EU) No 538/2014 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 158, 27.5.2014, p. 113.

(2) No constitutional requirements indicated.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 230/46

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 239/2014

of 24 October 2014

amending Annex XVIII (Health and safety at work, labour law, and equal treatment for men and women) to the EEA Agreement [2015/1463]

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 2014/27/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 amending Council Directives 92/58/EEC, 92/85/EEC, 94/33/EC, 98/24/EC and Directive 2004/37/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, in order to align them to Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

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

(1) the following is added in point 14a (Directive 2004/37/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council): ‘, as amended by: — 32014 L 0027: Directive 2014/27/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 (OJ L 65, 5.3.2014, p. 1).’;

(2) the following indent is added in points 16c (Council Directive 92/58/EEC), 16d (Council Directive 92/85/EEC), 16h (Council Directive 98/24/EC) and 29 (Council Directive 94/33/EC): ‘— 32014 L 0027: Directive 2014/27/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 (OJ L 65, 5.3.2014, p. 1).’

Article 2

The text of Directive 2014/27/EU in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, to be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union, shall be authentic.

Article 3

This Decision shall enter into force on 1 November 2014, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made (2).

Article 4

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

Done at Brussels, 24 October 2014. For the EEA Joint Committee The President Kurt JÄGER

(1) OJ L 65, 5.3.2014, p. 1.

(2) No constitutional requirements indicated.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 211/24

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 16/2014

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) Council Directive 86/529/EEC (1), which is incorporated into the EEA Agreement, expired on 31 December 1991 and consequently the reference thereto should be deleted from the EEA Agreement.

(2) Commission Decisions 96/630/EC (2) and 97/526/EC (3) were repealed by Decision 98/574/EC (4), which are all incorporated into the EEA Agreement, and consequently the references to Decisions 96/630/EC and 97/526/EC should be deleted from the EEA Agreement.

(3) Commission Decision 97/528/EC (5) was repealed by Decision 98/575/EC (6), which are both incorporated into the EEA Agreement, and consequently the reference to Decision 97/528/EC should be deleted from the EEA Agreement.

(4) Commission Decision 2000/638/EC (7) was repealed by Decision 2004/71/EC (8), which are both incorporated into the EEA Agreement, and consequently the reference to Decision 2000/638/EC should be deleted from the EEA Agreement.

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The texts of points 1 (Council Directive 86/529/EEC), 4o (Commission Decision 96/630/EC), 4u (Commission Decision 97/526/EC), 4w (Commission Decision 97/528/EC) and of the second indent in point 4zg (Commission Decision 2000/638/EC) of Chapter XVIII of Annex II to the EEA Agreement are deleted.

Article 2

This Decision shall enter into force on 15 February 2014, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made (9).

Article 3

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

Done at Brussels, 14 February 2014. For the EEA Joint Committee The President Gianluca GRIPPA

(1) OJ L 311, 6.11.1986, p. 28.

(2) OJ L 282, 1.11.1996, p. 79.

(3) OJ L 215, 7.8.1997, p. 54.

(4) OJ L 278, 15.10.1998, p. 30.

(5) OJ L 215, 7.8.1997, p. 60.

(6) OJ L 278, 15.10.1998, p. 35.

(7) OJ L 269, 21.10.2000, p. 52.

(8) OJ L 16, 23.1.2004, p. 54.

(9) No constitutional requirements indicated.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 310/7

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 66/2014

of 16 May 2014

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 (‘the EEA Agreement’), and in particular Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Commission Implementing Decision 2013/709/EU of 2 December 2013 authorising a laboratory in the United States of America to carry out serological tests to monitor the effectiveness of rabies vaccines (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(2) This Decision concerns legislation regarding live animals other than fish and aquaculture animals. Legislation concerning these matters shall not apply to Iceland, as specified in paragraph 2 of the Introductory Part of Chapter I of Annex I to the EEA Agreement. This Decision is therefore not to apply to Iceland.

(3) This Decision concerns legislation regarding veterinary matters. Legislation regarding veterinary matters 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 to the EEA Agreement. This Decision is therefore not to apply to Liechtenstein.

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The following point is inserted after point 54a (Commission Implementing Decision 2012/304/EU) in Part 4.2 of Chapter I of Annex I to the EEA Agreement:

‘54b. 32013 D 0709: Commission Implementing Decision 2013/709/EU of 2 December 2013 authorising a laboratory in the United States of America to carry out serological tests to monitor the effectiveness of rabies vaccines (OJ L 323, 4.12.2013, p. 34). This act shall not apply to Iceland.’

Article 2

The text of Implementing Decision 2013/709/EU 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 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 323, 4.12.2013, p. 34.

(2) No constitutional requirements indicated.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 278/26

DECISION No 1/2015 OF THE ACP-EU COMMITTEE OF AMBASSADORS

of 12 October 2015

appointing a member to the Executive Board of the Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA) [2015/1909]

THE ACP-EU COMMITTEE OF AMBASSADORS,

Having regard to the Partnership Agreement between the members of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States of the one part, and the European Community and its Member States, of the other part, signed in Cotonou on 23 June 2000 (1), as first amended in Luxembourg on 25 June 2005 (2) and as amended for the second time in Ouagadougou on 22 June 2010 (3), and in particular Article 3(5) of Annex III thereto,

Having regard to Decision No 5/2013 of the ACP-EU Committee of Ambassadors of 7 November 2013 on the Statutes of the Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA) (4), and in particular Article 5(4) of the Annex thereto;

Whereas:

(1) Article 5(4) of the Statutes of the CTA provides that the members of the Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA) Executive Board shall be appointed by the Committee of Ambassadors in accordance with the procedures laid down by the Committee for a period of up to five years, subject to a mid-term review.

(2) In accordance with Decision No 4/2013 of the ACP-EU Committee of Ambassadors of 7 November 2013 appointing members to the Executive Board of the Technical Centre for Agriculture and Rural Cooperation (CTA) (5), the term of office of a member of the Executive Board will expire on 6 November 2015,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The term of office of Prof. Eric TOLLENS is extended for a period of 1 year, ending on 6 November 2016.

The composition of the CTA Executive Board is therefore as follows:

Prof. Eric TOLLENS, whose term of office expires on 6 November 2016, and

Prof. Baba Y. ABUBAKAR

Prof. Augusto Manuel CORREIA

Ms Helena JOHANSSON

Dr Faustin R. KAMUZORA

Prof. Clement K. SANKAT, whose term of office expires on 6 November 2018.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 12 October 2015. For the ACP-EU Committee of Ambassadors The Chairman C. BRAUN

(1) OJ L 317, 15.12.2000, p. 3.

(2) Agreement amending the Partnership Agreement between the members of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States, of the one part, and the European Community and its Member States, of the other part, signed in Cotonou on 23 June 2000 (OJ L 209, 11.8.2005, p. 27).

(3) Agreement amending for the second time the Partnership Agreement between the members of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States, of the one part, and the European Community and its Member States, of the other part, signed in Cotonou on 23 June 2000, as first amended in Luxembourg on 25 June 2005 (OJ L 287, 4.11.2010, p. 3).

(4) OJ L 309, 19.11.2013, p. 50.

(5) OJ L 309, 19.11.2013, p. 49.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 311/32

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 279/2014

of 12 December 2014

amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2015/2146]

THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

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

Whereas:

(1) Directive 2009/127/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 amending Directive 2006/42/EC with regard to machinery for pesticide application (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 1c (Directive 2006/42/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council) of Chapter XXIV of Annex II to the EEA Agreement:

‘, as amended by:

— 32009 L 0127: Directive 2009/127/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 (OJ L 310, 25.11.2009, p. 29).’

Article 2

The text of Directive 2009/127/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 13 December 2014, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made (2), or on the day of the entry into force of Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 203/2014 of 30 September 2014 (3), or on the day of the entry into force of Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 208/2014 of 30 September 2014 (4), 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, 12 December 2014. For the EEA Joint Committee The President Kurt JÄGER

(1) OJ L 310, 25.11.2009, p. 29.

(2) No constitutional requirements indicated.

(3) OJ L 202, 30.7.2015, p. 57.

(4) OJ L 202, 30.7.2015, p. 96.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 311/53

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 298/2014

of 12 December 2014

amending Annex XXI (Statistics) to the EEA Agreement [2015/2165]

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 724/2014 of 26 June 2014 on the interchange standard for the transmission of data required under Regulation (EU) No 549/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European System of national and regional accounts in the European Union (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 19z (Regulation (EU) No 549/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council) of Annex XXI to the EEA Agreement:

‘19za. 32014 R 0724: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 724/2014 of 26 June 2014 on the interchange standard for the transmission of data required under Regulation (EU) No 549/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European System of national and regional accounts in the European Union (OJ L 192, 1.7.2014, p. 38).’

Article 2

The text of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 724/2014 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 13 December 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, 12 December 2014. For the EEA Joint Committee The President Kurt JÄGER

(1) OJ L 192, 1.7.2014, p. 38.

(2) No constitutional requirements indicated.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 311/38

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 285/2014

of 12 December 2014

amending Annex XIII (Transport) to the EEA Agreement [2015/2152]

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 869/2014 of 11 August 2014 on new rail passenger services (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 added after 42a (Council Directive 95/18/EC) of Annex XIII to the EEA Agreement:

‘42aa. 32014 R 0869: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 869/2014 of 11 August 2014 on new rail passenger services (OJ L 239, 12.8.2014, p. 1).’

Article 2

The text of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 869/2014 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 13 December 2014, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made (2), or on the day of the entry into force of the Decision of the EEA Joint Committee incorporating Directive 2012/34/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council into the EEA Agreement, 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, 12 December 2014. For the EEA Joint Committee The President Kurt JÄGER

(1) OJ L 239, 12.8.2014, p. 1.

(2) No constitutional requirements indicated.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 311/12

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 262/2014

of 12 December 2014

amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2015/2129]

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 418/2014 of 24 April 2014 amending the Annex to Regulation (EU) No 37/2010 on pharmacologically active substances and their classification regarding maximum residue limits in foodstuffs of animal origin, as regards the substance ivermectin (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 13 (Commission Regulation (EU) No 37/2010) of Chapter XIII of Annex II to the EEA Agreement:

‘— 32014 R 0418: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 418/2014 of 24 April 2014 (OJ L 124, 25.4.2014, p. 19).’

Article 2

The texts of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 418/2014 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 13 December 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, 12 December 2014. For the EEA Joint Committee The President Kurt JÄGER

(1) OJ L 124, 25.4.2014, p. 19.

(2) No constitutional requirements indicated.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 334/62

DECISION No 1/2015 OF THE EU-EGYPT ASSOCIATION COUNCIL

of 21 September 2015

replacing Protocol 4 to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Arab Republic of Egypt, of the other part, concerning the definition of the concept of ‘originating products’ and methods of administrative cooperation [2015/2435]

THE EU-EGYPT ASSOCIATION COUNCIL,

Having regard to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Arab Republic of Egypt, of the other part (1), and in particular Article 27 thereof,

Having regard to Protocol 4 to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Arab Republic of Egypt, of the other part, concerning the definition of the concept of ‘originating products’ and methods of administrative cooperation,

Whereas:

(1) Article 27 of the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Arab Republic of Egypt, of the other part (‘the Agreement’) refers to Protocol 4 to the Agreement (‘Protocol 4’) which lays down the rules of origin and provides for cumulation of origin between the European Union, Egypt and other Contracting Parties to the Regional Convention on pan-Euro-Mediterranean preferential rules of origin (2) (‘the Convention’).

(2) Article 39 of Protocol 4 provides that the Association Council provided for in Article 74 of the Agreement may decide to amend the provisions of that protocol.

(3) The Convention aims to replace the protocols on rules of origin currently in force among the countries of the pan-Euro-Mediterranean area with a single legal act.

(4) The Union and Egypt signed the Convention on 15 June 2011 and 9 October 2013, respectively.

(5) The Union and Egypt deposited their instruments of acceptance with the depositary of the Convention on 26 March 2012 and 23 April 2014, respectively. Consequently, pursuant to Article 10(3) of the Convention, the Convention entered into force in relation to the Union and Egypt on 1 May 2012 and on 1 June 2014, respectively.

(6) Protocol 4 should therefore be replaced by a new protocol making reference to the Convention,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Protocol 4 to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Arab Republic of Egypt, of the other part, concerning the definition of the concept of ‘originating products’ and methods of administrative cooperation shall be replaced by the text set out in the Annex to this Decision.

Article 2

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

It shall apply from 1 February 2016.

Done at Brussels, 21 September 2015. For the Association Council The President F. MOGHERINI

(1) OJ L 304, 30.9.2004, p. 39.

(2) OJ L 54, 26.2.2013, p. 4.