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EN Official Journal of the European Union L 167/88

DECISION No 4/2014 OF THE EU-COLOMBIA-PERU TRADE COMMITTEE

of 16 May 2014

Adoption of the Rules of Procedure for the Group of Experts in Trade and Sustainable Development referred to in Article 284(6) of the Trade Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and Colombia and Peru, of the other part [2015/1048]

THE TRADE COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Trade Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and Colombia and Peru, of the other part (‘the Agreement’), signed in Brussels on 26 June 2012, and in particular Article 284(6) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Article 284 of the Agreement provides that a Party may request that a Group of Experts be convened to examine a trade and sustainable development matter that has not been satisfactorily addressed through governmental consultations under Article 283 of the Agreement.

(2) At its first meeting the Trade Committee shall adopt Rules of Procedure for the functioning of the Group of Experts.

(3) The Trade Committee has the exclusive authority to evaluate and adopt decisions as envisaged in the Agreement regarding any subject matter which is referred to it by the specialised bodies established according to the Agreement,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

1. The Rules of Procedure for the Group of Experts are established as set out in the Annex.

2. This Decision shall enter into force on 7 October 2014

Done at Lima, 16 May 2014 For the Trade Committee Minister for Trade, Industry and Tourism of Colombia Cecilia ÁLVAREZ-CORREA Commissioner for Trade of the European Commission Karel DE GUCHT Minister for Foreign Trade and Tourism of Peru Blanca Magali SILVA VELARDE-ÁLVAREZ
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 72/66

DECISION OF THE EU-ICELAND JOINT COMMITTEE No 1/2016

of 17 February 2016

amending Protocol 3 to the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Iceland concerning the definition of the concept of ‘originating products’ and methods of administrative cooperation [2016/386]

THE JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Iceland, signed in Brussels on 22 July 1972 (1), (‘the Agreement’), and in particular its Article 11,

Having regard to Protocol 3 to the Agreement concerning the definition of the concept of ‘originating products’ and methods of administrative cooperation, (‘Protocol 3’),

Whereas:

(1) Article 11 of the Agreement refers to Protocol 3 which lays down the rules of origin and provides for cumulation of origin between the EU, Iceland, Switzerland (including Liechtenstein), Norway, Turkey, the Faroe Islands and the participants in the Barcelona Process, namely Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Palestine (2), Syria and Tunisia..

(2) Article 39 of Protocol 3 provides that the Joint Committee provided for in Article 30 of the Agreement may decide to amend the provisions of this protocol.

(3) The Regional Convention on pan-Euro-Mediterranean preferential rules of origin (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 EU and Iceland signed the Convention on 15 June 2011 and 30 June 2011, respectively.

(5) The EU and Iceland deposited their instruments of acceptance with the depositary of the Convention on 26 March 2012 and 12 March 2012, respectively. Consequently, in application of its Article 10(3), the Convention entered into force in relation to the EU and Iceland on 1 May 2012.

(6) The Convention has included participants in the Stabilisation and Association Process and the Republic of Moldova in the pan-Euro-Mediterranean zone of cumulation of origin.

(7) Protocol 3 to the Agreement should therefore be amended so as to make reference to the Convention,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Protocol 3 to the Agreement, 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 May 2015.

Done at Brussels, 17 February 2016. For the Joint Committee The President Petros SOURMELIS

(1) OJ L 301, 31.12.1972, p. 2.

(2) The designation shall not be construed as recognition of a State of Palestine and is without prejudice to the individual positions of the Member States on the issue.

(3) OJ L 54, 26.2.2013, p. 4.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 93/44

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 29/2015

of 25 February 2015

amending Annex XVII (Intellectual property) to the EEA Agreement [2016/517]

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 2012/28/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 on certain permitted uses of orphan works (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(2) For practical reasons, the acts listed under the heading ‘ACTS OF WHICH THE CONTRACTING PARTIES SHALL TAKE NOTE’ in Annex XVII to the EEA Agreement shall be renumbered.

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

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

1. Under the heading ‘ACTS OF WHICH THE CONTRACTING PARTIES SHALL TAKE NOTE’, points 10 (Council Resolution 92/C-138/01) and 11 (Commission Communication of 27 October 1992) are renumbered points 1 and 2.

2. The following is inserted after point 9h (Directive 2008/95/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council): ‘10. 32012 L 0028: Directive 2012/28/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 on certain permitted uses of orphan works (OJ L 299, 27.10.2012, p. 5). The provisions of the Directive shall, for the purposes of this Agreement, be read with the following adaptation: (a) The EFTA States shall participate in the single publicly accessible online database established by the Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market referred to in Article 3(6). The EFTA States shall bear the costs of translation in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, where necessary. (b) For the EFTA States, the date of application referred to in Article 8 shall be the day of entry into force of Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 29/2015 of 6 February 2015.’

Article 2

The text of Directive 2012/28/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 26 February 2015, 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, 25 February 2015. For the EEA Joint Committee The President Gianluca GRIPPA

(1) OJ L 299, 27.10.2012, p. 5.

(*) Constitutional requirements indicated.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 93/22

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 13/2015

of 25 February 2015

amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2016/501]

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 828/2014 of 30 July 2014 on the requirements for the provision of information to consumers on the absence or reduced presence of gluten 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

The following point is inserted after point 88 (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 400/2014) of Chapter XII of Annex II to the EEA Agreement:

‘89. 32014 R 0828: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 828/2014 of 30 July 2014 on the requirements for the provision of information to consumers on the absence or reduced presence of gluten in food (OJ L 228, 31.7.2014, p. 5).’

Article 2

The text of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 828/2014 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 26 February 2015, 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, 25 February 2015. For the EEA Joint Committee The President Gianluca GRIPPA

(1) OJ L 228, 31.7.2014, p. 5.

(*) No constitutional requirements indicated.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 129/24

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 46/2015

of 20 March 2015

amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2016/729]

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 1084/2014 of 15 October 2014 amending Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the use of diphosphates (E 450) as a raising agent and acidity regulator in prepared yeast based doughs (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(2) Commission Regulation (EU) No 1092/2014 of 16 October 2014 amending Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the use of sweeteners in certain fruit or vegetable spreads (2) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(3) Commission Regulation (EU) No 1093/2014 of 16 October 2014 amending and correcting Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the use of certain colours in flavoured ripened cheese (3) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(4) 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.

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The following indents are added in point 54zzzzr (Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council) of Chapter XII of Annex II to the EEA Agreement:

‘— 32014 R 1084: Commission Regulation (EU) No 1084/2014 of 15 October 2014 (OJ L 298, 16.10.2014, p. 8),

— 32014 R 1092: Commission Regulation (EU) No 1092/2014 of 16 October 2014 (OJ L 299, 17.10.2014, p. 19),

— 32014 R 1093: Commission Regulation (EU) No 1093/2014 of 16 October 2014 (OJ L 299, 17.10.2014, p. 22).’

Article 2

The texts of Regulations (EU) No 1084/2014, (EU) No 1092/2014 and (EU) No 1093/2014 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 21 March 2015, 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, 20 March 2015. For the EEA Joint Committee The President Gianluca GRIPPA

(1) OJ L 298, 16.10.2014, p. 8.

(2) OJ L 299, 17.10.2014, p. 19.

(3) OJ L 299, 17.10.2014, p. 22.

(*) No constitutional requirements indicated.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 129/18

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 43/2015

of 20 March 2015

amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2016/726]

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 2014/33/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to lifts and safety components for lifts (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(2) Directive 2014/33/EU repeals European Parliament and Council Directive 95/16/EC (2) with effect from 20 April 2016 which is incorporated into the Agreement and is therefore to be repealed under the Agreement with effect from 20 April 2016.

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Chapter III of Annex II to the EEA Agreement shall be amended as follows:

(1) the following point is inserted after point 5 (European Parliament and Council Directive 95/16/EC): ‘6. 32014 L 0033: Directive 2014/33/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to lifts and safety components for lifts (OJ L 96, 29.3.2014, p. 251).’;

(2) the text of point 5 (European Parliament and Council Directive 95/16/EC) shall be deleted with effect from 20 April 2016;

(3) under the heading ‘ACTS OF WHICH THE CONTRACTING PARTIES SHALL TAKE NOTE’ point 6 (Commission Recommendation 95/216/EC) is renumbered as point 1.

Article 2

The text of Directive 2014/33/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 21 March 2015, 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, 20 March 2015. For the EEA Joint Committee The President Gianluca GRIPPA

(1) OJ L 96, 29.3.2014, p. 251.

(2) OJ L 213, 7.9.1995, p. 1.

(*) No constitutional requirements indicated.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 129/17

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 42/2015

of 20 March 2015

amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2016/725]

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 1171/2014 of 31 October 2014 amending and correcting Annexes I, III, VI, IX, XI and XVII to Directive 2007/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a framework for the approval of motor vehicles and their trailers, and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such 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 45zx (Directive 2007/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council) of Chapter I of Annex II to the EEA Agreement:

‘— 32014 R 1171: Commission Regulation (EU) No 1171/2014 of 31 October 2014 (OJ L 315, 1.11.2014, p. 3).’

Article 2

The texts of Regulation (EU) No 1171/2014 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 21 March 2015, 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, 20 March 2015. For the EEA Joint Committee The President Gianluca GRIPPA

(1) OJ L 315, 1.11.2014, p. 3.

(*) No constitutional requirements indicated.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 129/26

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 47/2015

of 20 March 2015

amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2016/730]

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 957/2014 of 10 September 2014 amending Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council and the Annex to Commission Regulation (EU) No 231/2012 as regards the removal of montan acid esters (E 912) (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(2) Commission Regulation (EU) No 966/2014 of 12 September 2014 amending Annex to Regulation (EU) No 231/2012 laying down specifications for food additives listed in Annexes II and III to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards specifications for calcium propionate (2) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(3) 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.

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Chapter XII of Annex II to the EEA Agreement shall be amended as follows:

(1) the following indent is added in point 54zzzzr (Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council): ‘— 32014 R 0957: Commission Regulation (EU) No 957/2014 of 10 September 2014 (OJ L 270, 11.9.2014, p. 1).’;

(2) the following indents are added in point 69 (Commission Regulation (EU) No 231/2012): ‘— 32014 R 0957: Commission Regulation (EU) No 957/2014 of 10 September 2014 (OJ L 270, 11.9.2014, p. 1), — 32014 R 0966: Commission Regulation (EU) No 966/2014 of 12 September 2014 (OJ L 272, 13.9.2014, p. 1).’

Article 2

The texts of Regulations (EU) No 957/2014 and (EU) No 966/2014 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 21 March 2015, 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, 20 March 2015. For the EEA Joint Committee The President Gianluca GRIPPA

(1) OJ L 270, 11.9.2014, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 272, 13.9.2014, p. 1.

(*) No constitutional requirements indicated.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 211/21

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 85/2015

of 30 April 2015

amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2016/1268]

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 2014/29/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to the making available on the market of simple pressure vessels (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(2) Directive 2014/29/EU repeals, with effect from 20 April 2016, Directive 2009/105/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (2), which is incorporated into the EEA Agreement and which is consequently to be repealed under the EEA Agreement with effect from 20 April 2016.

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Chapter VIII of Annex II to the EEA Agreement shall be amended as follows:

(1) the following point is inserted after point 6e (Directive 2014/68/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council): ‘6f. 32014 L 0029: Directive 2014/29/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to the making available on the market of simple pressure vessels (OJ L 96, 29.3.2014, p. 45).’;

(2) the text of point 6 (Directive 2009/105/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council) shall be deleted with effect from 20 April 2016.

Article 2

The text of Directive 2014/29/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 May 2015, 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, 30 April 2015. For the EEA Joint Committee The President Gianluca GRIPPA

(1) OJ L 96, 29.3.2014, p. 45.

(2) OJ L 264, 8.10.2009, p. 12.

(*) No constitutional requirements indicated.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 211/5

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 76/2015

of 30 April 2015

amending Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) to the EEA Agreement [2016/1259]

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 (EU) 2015/278 of 18 February 2015 amending Decision 2010/221/EU as regards national measures for preventing the introduction of certain aquatic animal diseases into parts of Ireland, Finland, and the United Kingdom (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(2) 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.

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The following indent is added in point 94 (Commission Decision 2010/221/EU) in Part 4.2 of Chapter I of Annex I to the EEA Agreement:

‘— 32015 D 0278: Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2015/278 of 18 February 2015 (OJ L 47, 20.2.2015, p. 22).’

Article 2

The text of Implementing Decision (EU) 2015/278 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 May 2015, 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, 30 April 2015. For the EEA Joint Committee The President Gianluca GRIPPA

(1) OJ L 47, 20.2.2015, p. 22.

(*) No constitutional requirements indicated.