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EN Official Journal of the European Union L 341/38

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 184/2012

of 28 September 2012

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 2011/740/EU of 14 November 2011 amending Decisions 2006/799/EC, 2007/64/EC, 2007/506/EC, 2007/742/EC, 2009/543/EC and 2009/544/EC in order to prolong the validity of the ecological criteria for the award of the EU Ecolabel to certain products (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

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

(1) the following indent shall be added in points 2d (Commission Decision 2006/799/EC), 2da (Commission Decision 2007/64/EC), 2y (Commission Decision 2007/506/EC) and 2zc (Commission Decision 2007/742/EC): ‘— 32011 D 0740: Commission Decision 2011/740/EU of 14 November 2011 (OJ L 297, 16.11.2011, p. 64).’;

(2) the following shall be added in points 2v (Commission Decision 2009/544/EC) and 2z (Commission Decision 2009/543/EC): ‘, as amended by: — 32011 D 0740: Commission Decision 2011/740/EU of 14 November 2011 (OJ L 297, 16.11.2011, p. 64).’.

Article 2

The text of Decision 2011/740/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 29 September 2012, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee (2) or on the day of the entry into force of the Decision of the EEA Joint Committee incorporating Regulation (EC) No 66/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council (3), 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, 28 September 2012. For the EEA Joint Committee The President Atle LEIKVOLL

(1) OJ L 297, 16.11.2011, p. 64.

(2) No constitutional requirements indicated.

(3) OJ L 27, 30.1.2010, p. 1.
(3)

the text of point 3f (Decision No 3052/95/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council) shall be replaced by the following: ‘32008 R 0764: Regulation (EC) No 764/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 July 2008 laying down procedures relating to the application of certain national technical rules to products lawfully marketed in another Member State and repealing Decision No 3052/95/EC (OJ L 218, 13.8.2008, p. 21). The provisions of the Regulation shall, for the purposes of this Agreement, be read with the following adaptations: The Regulation shall only apply to products covered by Article 8(3) of the Agreement. The Regulation shall not apply to Liechtenstein in relation to products covered by Annex I, Chapters XII and XXVII of Annex II and Protocol 47 to the Agreement, 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.’;
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 341/17

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 166/2012

of 28 September 2012

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 U4 of 13 December 2011 concerning the reimbursement procedures under Article 65(6) and (7) of Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 and Article 70 of Regulation (EC) No 987/2009 (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The following point shall be inserted after point 9.3 (Decision No U3) of Annex VI to the EEA Agreement:

‘9.4. 32012 D 0225(01): Decision No U4 of 13 December 2011 concerning the reimbursement procedures under Article 65(6) and (7) of Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 and Article 70 of Regulation (EC) No 987/2009 (OJ C 57, 25.2.2012, p. 4).’

Article 2

The text of Decision No U4 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 29 September 2012, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee (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, 28 September 2012. For the EEA Joint Committee The President Atle LEIKVOLL

(1) OJ C 57, 25.2.2012, p. 4.

(2) No constitutional requirements indicated.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 21/48

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 198/2012

of 26 October 2012

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 Regulation (EU) No 207/2012 of 9 March 2012 on electronic instructions for use of medical devices (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 shall be inserted after point 8 (Commission Decision 2010/227/EU) of Chapter XXX of Annex II to the EEA Agreement:

‘9. 32012 R 0207: Commission Regulation (EU) No 207/2012 of 9 March 2012 on electronic instructions for use of medical devices (OJ L 72, 10.3.2012, p. 28).’.

Article 2

The text of Regulation (EU) No 207/2012 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 2012, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee (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, 26 October 2012. For the EEA Joint Committee The President Atle LEIKVOLL

(1) OJ L 72, 10.3.2012, p. 28.

(2) No constitutional requirements indicated.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 81/25

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 223/2012

of 7 December 2012

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 Regulation (EU) No 748/2012 of 3 August 2012 laying down implementing rules for the airworthiness and environmental certification of aircraft and related products, parts and appliances, as well as for the certification of design and production organisations (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(2) Regulation (EU) No 748/2012 repeals Commission Regulation (EC) No 1702/2003 (2) which is incorporated into the EEA Agreement and which is consequently to be repealed under the EEA Agreement.

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The text of point 66p (Commission Regulation (EC) No 1702/2003) of Annex XIII to the EEA Agreement shall be replaced by the following:

‘32012 R 0748: Commission Regulation (EU) No 748/2012 of 3 August 2012 laying down implementing rules for the airworthiness and environmental certification of aircraft and related products, parts and appliances, as well as for the certification of design and production organisations (OJ L 224, 21.8.2012, p. 1).’.

Article 2

The text of Regulation (EU) No 748/2012 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 2012, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made (3) or on the day of the entry into force of Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 163/2011 of 19 December 2011 (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, 7 December 2012. For the EEA Joint Committee The President Atle LEIKVOLL

(1) OJ L 224, 21.8.2012, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 243, 27.9.2003, p. 6.

(3) No constitutional requirements indicated.

(4) OJ L 76, 15.3.2012, p. 51.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 81/27

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 225/2012

of 7 December 2012

amending Annex XV (State aid) 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 360/2012 of 25 April 2012 on the application of Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union to de minimis aid granted to undertakings providing services of general economic interest (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(2) Commission Regulation (EC) No 69/2001 (2) which is incorporated into the EEA Agreement has expired and should consequently be repealed under the EEA Agreement.

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

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

(1) the text of point 1e (Commission Regulation (EC) No 69/2001) shall be deleted;

(2) the following shall be inserted after point 1h (Commission Decision 2012/21/EU): ‘1ha. 32012 R 0360: Commission Regulation (EU) No 360/2012 of 25 April 2012 on the application of Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union to de minimis aid granted to undertakings providing services of general economic interest (OJ L 114, 26.4.2012, p. 8). The provisions of the Regulation shall, for the purposes of this Agreement, be read with the following adaptations: (a) in Article 1(1), the words “Article 106(2) of the Treaty” shall read “Article 59(2) of the EEA Agreement”; (b) the following shall be added in Article 1(2): “The Regulation applies only to sectors covered by Articles 61 to 64 of the EEA Agreement.”; (c) in Article 2(1), the words “Article 107(1) of the Treaty” shall read “Article 61(1) of the EEA Agreement”; (d) in Article 2(1), the words “Article 108(3) of the Treaty” shall read “Article 1(3) of Protocol 3 to the Surveillance and Court Agreement”.’.

Article 2

The text of Regulation (EU) No 360/2012 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 2012, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA 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 2012. For the EEA Joint Committee The President Atle LEIKVOLL

(1) OJ L 114, 26.4.2012, p. 8.

(2) OJ L 10, 13.1.2001, p. 30.

(3) No constitutional requirements indicated.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 81/36

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 234/2012

of 31 December 2012

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 600/2012 of 21 June 2012 on the verification of greenhouse gas emission reports and tonne-kilometre reports and the accreditation of verifiers pursuant to Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (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 point is inserted after point 21ape (Commission Regulation (EU) No 606/2010) of Annex XX to the EEA Agreement:

‘21apf. 32012 R 0600: Commission Regulation (EU) No 600/2012 of 21 June 2012 on the verification of greenhouse gas emission reports and tonne-kilometre reports and the accreditation of verifiers pursuant to Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 181, 12.7.2012, p. 1).’.

Article 2

The text of Regulation (EU) No 600/2012 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 January 2013, 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, 31 December 2012. For the EEA Joint Committee The President Atle LEIKVOLL

(1) OJ L 181, 12.7.2012, p. 1.

(2) No constitutional requirements indicated.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 81/12

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 212/2012

of 7 December 2012

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 Regulation (EU) No 757/2010 of 24 August 2010 amending Regulation (EC) No 850/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council on persistent organic pollutants as regards Annexes I and III (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 shall be added in point 12w (Regulation (EC) No 850/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council) of Chapter XV of Annex II to the EEA Agreement:

‘— 32010 R 0757: Commission Regulation (EU) No 757/2010 of 24 August 2010 (OJ L 223, 25.8.2010, p. 29).’.

Article 2

The text of Regulation (EU) No 757/2010 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 8 December 2012, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee (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, 7 December 2012. For the EEA Joint Committee The President Atle LEIKVOLL

(1) OJ L 223, 25.8.2010, p. 29.

(2) No constitutional requirements indicated.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 309/25

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 141/2012

of 13 July 2012

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 122/2012 of 15 June 2012 (1).

(2) It is appropriate to extend the cooperation of the Contracting Parties to the Agreement to include cooperation concerning free movement of workers, coordination of social security systems and measures for migrants, including migrants from third countries.

(3) Protocol 31 to the Agreement should therefore be amended in order to allow for this extended cooperation to take place from 1 January 2012,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Article 5 of Protocol 31 to the Agreement shall be amended as follows:

(1) the following paragraph shall be inserted after paragraph 11: ‘12. The EFTA States shall, as from 1 January 2012, participate in the actions funded from the following budget lines, entered in the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2012: — Budget line 04 01 04 08: “Free movement of workers, coordination of social security systems and measures for migrants, including migrants from third countries — Expenditure on administrative management”, — Budget line 04 03 05: “Free movement of workers, coordination of social security systems and measures for migrants, including migrants from third countries”.’.

(2) the words ‘and in the programme referred to in the twelfth indent as from 1 January 2009’ in paragraph 5 shall be replaced by ‘, in the programme referred to in the twelfth indent as from 1 January 2009 and in the actions funded from the budget lines for the financial year 2012 referred to in paragraph 12 as from 1 January 2012’.

(3) the words ‘paragraph 8’ in paragraphs 6 and 7 shall be replaced by the words ‘paragraphs 8 and 12’.

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 (2).

It shall apply from 1 January 2012.

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, 13 July 2012. For the EEA Joint Committee The President Atle LEIKVOLL

(1) OJ L 270, 4.10.2012, p. 46.

(2) No constitutional requirements indicated.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 144/18

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 13/2013

of 1 February 2013

amending Annex IV (Energy) and 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) Directive 2008/92/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 October 2008 concerning a Community procedure to improve the transparency of gas and electricity prices charged to industrial end-users (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(2) Directive 2008/92/EC repeals Council Directive 90/377/EEC (2), which is incorporated into the EEA Agreement and which is consequently to be repealed under the EEA Agreement.

(3) Annexes IV and XXI to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The text of point 7 (Council Directive 90/377/EEC) of Annex IV to the EEA Agreement is replaced by the following:

‘32008 L 0092: Directive 2008/92/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 October 2008 concerning a Community procedure to improve the transparency of gas and electricity prices charged to industrial end-users (OJ L 298, 7.11.2008, p. 9) (3).

Article 2

The text of point 26 (Council Directive 90/377/EEC) of Annex XXI to the EEA Agreement is replaced by the following:

‘32008 L 0092: Directive 2008/92/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 October 2008 concerning a Community procedure to improve the transparency of gas and electricity prices charged to industrial end-users (OJ L 298, 7.11.2008, p. 9). The provisions of the Directive shall, for the purposes of this Agreement, be read with the following adaptation: Liechtenstein shall be exempted from the obligations foreseen in this Directive, except for the obligation to provide the industrial price data for industrial end-user band IC for electricity and for industrial end-user band I3 for gas. This data (3 price levels: prices excluding taxes and levies; prices excluding VAT and other recoverable taxes; prices including all taxes, levies and VAT) shall be provided on a half yearly basis within 2 months after the reference period by using the appropriate questionnaires provided by Eurostat.’

Article 3

The text of Directive 2008/92/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 4

This Decision shall enter into force on 2 February 2013, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made (4).

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, 1 February 2013. For the EEA Joint Committee The President Gianluca GRIPPA

(1) OJ L 298, 7.11.2008, p. 9.

(2) OJ L 185, 17.7.1990, p. 16.

(3) Listed here for information purposes only: for application see Annex XXI on statistics.’

(4) Constitutional requirements indicated.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 144/28

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 22/2013

of 1 February 2013

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 Implementing Decision 2012/505/EU of 17 September 2012 on the recognition of Egypt pursuant to Directive 2008/106/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the systems for the training and certification of seafarers (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 56jo (Commission Implementing Decision 2012/76/EU) of Annex XIII to the EEA Agreement:

‘56jp. 32012 D 0505: Commission Implementing Decision 2012/505/EU of 17 September 2012 on the recognition of Egypt pursuant to Directive 2008/106/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the systems for the training and certification of seafarers (OJ L 252, 19.9.2012, p. 57).’.

Article 2

The text of Implementing Decision 2012/505/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 2 February 2013, 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, 1 February 2013. For the EEA Joint Committee The President Gianluca GRIPPA

(1) OJ L 252, 19.9.2012, p. 57.

(2) No constitutional requirements indicated.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 172/45

DECISION OF THE EU-ICAO JOINT COMMITTEE

of 21 September 2011

on the adoption of an Annex on aviation safety to the Memorandum of Cooperation between the European Union and the International Civil Aviation Organization providing a framework for enhanced cooperation

(2013/310/EU)

THE EU-ICAO JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Memorandum of Cooperation between the European Union and the International Civil Aviation Organization providing a framework for enhanced cooperation, signed in Montreal and Brussels on 28 April and 4 May 2011 (the EU-ICAO MoC), and in particular Article 7.3(c) thereof,

Whereas:

It is appropriate to include an Annex on aviation safety in the EU-ICAO MoC,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The Annex to this Decision is hereby adopted and shall form an integral part of the EU-ICAO MoC.

Article 2

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

Done at Montreal, 21 September 2011. For the EU-ICAO Joint Committee The Chairpersons For the European Union Matthias RUETE For the International Civil Aviation Organisation Raymond BENJAMIN