DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 198/2017

of 27 October 2017

amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) and Annex IV (Energy) to the EEA Agreement [2019/1361]

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) 2016/2282 of 30 November 2016 amending Regulations (EC) No 1275/2008, (EC) No 107/2009, (EC) No 278/2009, (EC) No 640/2009, (EC) No 641/2009, (EC) No 642/2009, (EC) No 643/2009, (EU) No 1015/2010, (EU) No 1016/2010, (EU) No 327/2011, (EU) No 206/2012, (EU) No 547/2012, (EU) No 932/2012, (EU) No 617/2013, (EU) No 666/2013, (EU) No 813/2013, (EU) No 814/2013, (EU) No 66/2014, (EU) No 548/2014, (EU) No 1253/2014, (EU) 2015/1095, (EU) 2015/1185, (EU) 2015/1188, (EU) 2015/1189 and (EU) 2016/2281 with regard to the use of tolerances in verification procedures (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(2) Annexes II and IV to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1 Chapter IV of Annex II to the EEA Agreement shall be amended as follows: (1) The following indent is added in points 6d (Commission Regulation (EU) No 327/2011), 8 (Commission Regulation (EU) No 1275/2008), 12 (Commission Regulation (EC) No 278/2009), 13 (Commission Regulation (EC) No 640/2009), 14 (Commission Regulation (EC) No 641/2009) and 15 (Commission Regulation (EC) No 642/2009): ‘— 32016 R 2282: Commission Regulation (EU) 2016/2282 of 30 November 2016 (OJ L 346, 20.12.2016, p. 51).’ (2) The following is added in points 6a (Commission Regulation (EU) No 206/2012), 6b (Commission Regulation (EU) No 1015/2010), 6c (Commission Regulation (EU) No 1016/2010), 6e (Commission Regulation (EU) No 932/2012), 6f (Commission Regulation (EU) No 547/2012), 6h (Commission Regulation (EU) No 548/2014), 6i (Commission Regulation (EU) No 617/2013), 6j (Commission Regulation (EU) No 666/2013), 6k (Commission Regulation (EU) No 66/2014), 6l (Commission Regulation (EU) No 1253/2014), 6m (Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/1185), 6n (Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/1189), 6o (Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/1095), 6p (Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/1188), 6q (Commission Regulation (EU) 2016/2281), 9 (Commission Regulation (EC) No 107/2009) and 16 (Commission Regulation (EC) No 643/2009): ‘, as amended by: — 32016 R 2282: Commission Regulation (EU) 2016/2282 of 30 November 2016 (OJ L 346, 20.12.2016, p. 51).’

Article 2 Annex IV to the EEA Agreement shall be amended as follows: (1) The following indent is added in points 26e (Commission Regulation (EU) No 327/2011), 31 (Commission Regulation (EU) No 1275/2008), 35 (Commission Regulation (EC) No 278/2009), 36 (Commission Regulation (EC) No 640/2009), 37 (Commission Regulation (EC) No 641/2009) and 38 (Commission Regulation (EC) No 642/2009): ‘— 32016 R 2282: Commission Regulation (EU) 2016/2282 of 30 November 2016 (OJ L 346, 20.12.2016, p. 51).’ (2) The following is added in points 26b (Commission Regulation (EU) No 206/2012), 26c (Commission Regulation (EU) No 1015/2010), 26d (Commission Regulation (EU) No 1016/2010), 26f (Commission Regulation (EU) No 932/2012), 26g (Commission Regulation (EU) No 547/2012), 26i (Commission Regulation (EU) No 548/2014), 26j (Commission Regulation (EU) No 617/2013), 26k (Commission Regulation (EU) No 666/2013), 26l (Commission Regulation (EU) No 66/2014), 26m (Commission Regulation (EU) No 1253/2014), 26n (Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/1185), 26o (Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/1189), 26p (Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/1095), 26q (Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/1188), 26r (Commission Regulation (EU) 2016/2281), 32 (Commission Regulation (EC) No 107/2009) and 39 (Commission Regulation (EC) No 643/2009): ‘, as amended by: — 32016 R 2282: Commission Regulation (EU) 2016/2282 of 30 November 2016 (OJ L 346, 20.12.2016, p. 51).’

Article 3 The text of Regulation (EU) 2016/2282 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 October 2017, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made (*1), or on the day of the entry into force of Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 142/2017 of 7 July 2017 (2), whichever is the later.

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 October 2017. For the EEA Joint Committee The President Sabine MONAUNI

(1) OJ L 346, 20.12.2016, p. 51.

(*1) No constitutional requirements indicated.

(2) OJ L 128, 16.5.2019, p. 41.