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EN Official Journal of the European Union L 300/25

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 81/2016

of 29 April 2016

amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2017/2031]

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) 2015/2062 of 17 November 2015 amending Regulation (EU) No 37/2010 as regards the substance ‘sisapronil’ (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:

‘— 32015 R 2062: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2062 of 17 November 2015 (OJ L 301, 18.11.2015, p. 7).’

Article 2

The text of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2062 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 30 April 2016, 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, 29 April 2016. For the EEA Joint Committee The President Claude MAERTEN

(1) OJ L 301, 18.11.2015, p. 7.

(*1) No constitutional requirements indicated.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 308/38

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 131/2016

of 3 June 2016

amending Annex XXI (Statistics) to the EEA Agreement [2017/2149]

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) 2015/2003 of 10 November 2015 implementing Regulation (EC) No 808/2004 of the European Parliament and the Council concerning Community statistics on the information society (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 28j (Commission Regulation (EU) No 1196/2014) of Annex XXI to the EEA Agreement:

‘28k. 32015 R 2003: Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/2003 of 10 November 2015 implementing Regulation (EC) No 808/2004 of the European Parliament and the Council concerning Community statistics on the information society (OJ L 294, 11.11.2015, p. 32).’

Article 2

The text of Regulation (EU) 2015/2003 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 4 June 2016, 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, 3 June 2016. For the EEA Joint Committee The President Claude MAERTEN

(1) OJ L 294, 11.11.2015, p. 32.

(*1) No constitutional requirements indicated.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 308/10

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 110/2016

of 3 June 2016

amending Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) and Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2017/2128]

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) 2016/71 of 26 January 2016 amending Annexes II, III and V to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards maximum residue levels for 1-methylcyclopropene, flonicamid, flutriafol, indolylacetic acid, indolylbutyric acid, pethoxamid, pirimicarb, prothioconazole and teflubenzuron in or on certain products (1), as corrected by OJ L 109, 26.4.2016, p. 43, is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(2) This Decision concerns legislation regarding feedingstuffs and foodstuffs. Legislation regarding feedingstuffs and 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 sectoral adaptations to Annex I and the introduction to Chapter XII of Annex II to the EEA Agreement. This Decision is therefore not to apply to Liechtenstein.

(3) Annexes I and II to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The following indent is added in point 40 (Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council) of Chapter II of Annex I to the EEA Agreement:

Article 2

The following indent is added in point 54zzy (Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council) of Chapter XII of Annex II to the EEA Agreement:

Article 3

The text of Regulation (EU) 2016/71, as corrected by OJ L 109, 26.4.2016, p. 43, 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 4 June 2016, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made (*1).

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, 3 June 2016. For the EEA Joint Committee The President Claude MAERTEN

(1) OJ L 20, 27.1.2016, p. 1.

(*1) No constitutional requirements indicated.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 191/11

DECISION No 1/2017 OF THE JOINT COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONAL CONVENTION ON PAN-EURO-MEDITERRANEAN PREFERENTIAL RULES OF ORIGIN

of 16 May 2017

as regards the request of Ukraine to become a Contracting Party to the Regional Convention on pan-Euro-Mediterranean preferential rules of origin [2017/1367]

THE JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Regional Convention on pan-Euro-Mediterranean preferential rules of origin (1),

Whereas:

(1) Article 5(1) of the Regional Convention on pan-Euro-Mediterranean preferential rules of origin (‘the Convention’) provides that a third party may become a Contracting Party to the Convention provided that the candidate country or territory has a free trade agreement in force, providing for preferential rules of origin, with at least one of the Contracting Parties.

(2) Ukraine submitted a written request for accession to the Convention on 12 September 2016.

(3) Ukraine has a free trade agreement in force with several Contracting Parties to the Convention and therefore complies with the condition set out in Article 5(1) of the Convention to become a Contracting Party.

(4) Article 4(3)(b) of the Convention provides that the Joint Committee is to adopt by decision invitations to third parties to accede to the Convention,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Ukraine shall be invited to accede to the Regional Convention on pan-Euro-Mediterranean preferential rules of origin.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 16 May 2017. For the Joint Committee The Chair Péter KOVÀCS

(1) OJ L 54, 26.2.2013, p. 4.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 328/136

DECISION No 52/2017 OF THE JOINT COMMITTEE ESTABLISHED UNDER THE AGREEMENT ON MUTUAL RECOGNITION BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY AND THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

of 24 November 2017

related to the listing of Conformity Assessment Bodies under the Sectoral Annex for Electromagnetic Compatibility [2017/2290]

THE JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on Mutual Recognition between the European Community and the United States of America and in particular Article 7 and 14;

Whereas the Joint Committee is to take a decision to list a Conformity Assessment Body or Bodies under a Sectoral Annex;

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

1. The Conformity Assessment Body in Attachment A is added to the list of Conformity Assessment Bodies under column ‘EC access to the US market’ in Section V of the Sectoral Annex for Electromagnetic Compatibility.

2. The specific scope of listing, in terms of products and conformity assessment procedures, of the Conformity Assessment Body indicated in Attachment A has been agreed by the Parties and will be maintained by them.

This Decision, done in duplicate, shall be signed by representatives of the Joint Committee who are authorised to act on behalf of the Parties for purposes of amending the Agreement. This Decision shall be effective from the date of the later of these signatures. On behalf of the United States of America James C. SANFORD Signed in Washington DC, 15 November 2017 On behalf of the European Union Ignacio IRUARRIZAGA Signed in Brussels, 24 November 2017
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 73/36

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 162/2016

of 8 July 2016

amending Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement, on cooperation in specific fields outside the four freedoms [2018/383]

THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (‘the EEA Agreement’), and in particular Articles 86 and 98 thereof,

Whereas:

(1) It is appropriate to extend the cooperation of the Contracting Parties to the EEA Agreement to include Decision (EU) 2015/2240 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2015 establishing a programme on interoperability solutions and common frameworks for European public administrations, businesses and citizens (ISA2 programme) as a means for modernising the public sector (1).

(2) Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended in order to allow for this extended cooperation to take place from 1 January 2016,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Article 17 (Telematic interchange of data) of Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement shall be amended as follows:

(1) In paragraph 1, the following subparagraph is added: ‘The EFTA States shall, as from 1 January 2016, participate in the projects and activities of the programme of the Union referred to in paragraph 6(d).’

(2) The following paragraph is inserted after paragraph 5: ‘5a. The EFTA States shall, as from the start of cooperation in the programme referred to in paragraph 6(d), participate fully, without the right to vote, in the Committee on Interoperability Solutions for European Public Administrations, Businesses and Citizens (the ISA2 Committee), which assists the European Commission in the implementation, management and development of that programme.’

(3) In paragraph 6, the following is inserted: ‘(d) with a view to participation as from 1 January 2016: — 32015 D 2240: Decision (EU) 2015/2240 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2015 establishing a programme on interoperability solutions and common frameworks for European public administrations, businesses and citizens (ISA2 programme) as a means for modernising the public sector (OJ L 318, 4.12.2015, p. 1). Liechtenstein shall be exempted from the participation in, and the financial contribution to, this programme.’

Article 2

This Decision shall enter into force on the day following the last notification under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement (*1).

It shall apply from 1 January 2016.

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, 8 July 2016. For the EEA Joint Committee The President Bergdís ELLERTSDÓTTIR

(1) OJ L 318, 4.12.2015, p. 1.

(*1) No constitutional requirements indicated.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 73/38

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 163/2016

of 26 August 2016

amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2018/384]

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 2014/90/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 July 2014 on marine equipment and repealing Council Directive 96/98/EC (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(2) Directive 2014/90/EU repeals with effect from 18 September 2016 Directive 96/98/EC (2), which is incorporated into the EEA Agreement and which is consequently to be repealed under the EEA Agreement with effect from 18 September 2016.

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

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

1. The following point is inserted after point 1 (Council Directive 96/98/EC): ‘2. 32014 L 0090: Directive 2014/90/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 July 2014 on marine equipment and repealing Council Directive 96/98/EC (OJ L 257, 28.8.2014, p. 146).’

2. The text of point 1 (Council Directive 96/98/EC) shall be deleted with effect from 18 September 2016.

Article 2

The text of Directive 2014/90/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 27 August 2016, 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, 26 August 2016. For the EEA Joint Committee The President Bergdís ELLERTSDÓTTIR

(1) OJ L 257, 28.8.2014, p. 146.

(2) OJ L 46, 17.2.1997, p. 25.

(*1) No constitutional requirements indicated.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 73/34

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 160/2016

of 8 July 2016

amending Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement, on cooperation in specific fields outside the four freedoms [2018/381]

THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (‘the EEA Agreement’), and in particular Articles 86 and 98 thereof,

Whereas:

(1) It is appropriate to continue the cooperation of the Contracting Parties to the EEA Agreement in Union actions funded from the general budget of the European Union regarding the operation and development of the internal market of goods and services.

(2) Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended in order to allow for this extended cooperation to take place from 1 January 2016,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The following paragraph is added in Article 7 of Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement:

‘12. The EFTA States shall, as from 1 January 2016, participate in the Union actions related to the following budget line, entered into the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2016: — Budget line 02 03 01: “Operation and development of the internal market of goods and services”.’

Article 2

This Decision shall enter into force on the day following the last notification under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement (1).

It shall apply from 1 January 2016.

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, 8 July 2016. For the EEA Joint Committee The President Bergdís ELLERTSDÓTTIR

(1) No constitutional requirements indicated.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 73/25

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 150/2016

of 8 July 2016

amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2018/372]

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) 2016/621 of 21 April 2016 amending Annex VI to Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council on cosmetic products (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(2) Commission Regulation (EU) 2016/622 of 21 April 2016 amending Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council on cosmetic products (2) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The following indents are added in point 1a (Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council) of Chapter XVI of Annex II to the EEA Agreement:

‘— 32016 R 0621: Commission Regulation (EU) 2016/621 of 21 April 2016 (OJ L 106, 22.4.2016, p. 4),

— 32016 R 0622: Commission Regulation (EU) 2016/622 of 21 April 2016 (OJ L 106, 22.4.2016, p. 7).’

Article 2

The texts of Regulations (EU) 2016/621 and (EU) 2016/622 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 9 July 2016, 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, 8 July 2016. For the EEA Joint Committee The President Bergdís ELLERTSDÓTTIR

(1) OJ L 106, 22.4.2016, p. 4.

(2) OJ L 106, 22.4.2016, p. 7.

(*1) No constitutional requirements indicated.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 80/36

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 193/2016

of 23 September 2016

amending Annex XIII (Transport) to the EEA Agreement (2018/449)

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) 2016/462 of 30 March 2016 amending Regulation (EC) No 324/2008 laying down revised procedures for conducting Commission inspections in the field of maritime security (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 is added in point 56r (Commission Regulation (EC) No 324/2008) of Annex XIII to the EEA Agreement:

‘, as amended by:

— 32016 R 0462: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/462 of 30 March 2016 (OJ L 80, 31.3.2016, p. 28).’.

Article 2

The text of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/462 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 24 September 2016, 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, 23 September 2016. For the EEA Joint Committee The President Bergdís ELLERTSDÓTTIR

(1) OJ L 80, 31.3.2016, p. 28.

(*1) No constitutional requirements indicated.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 80/1

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 164/2016

of 23 September 2016

amending Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) to the EEA Agreement [2018/422]

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) 2016/561 of 11 April 2016 amending Annex IV to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 577/2013 as regards the model of animal health certificate for dogs, cats and ferrets moved into a Member State from a territory or a third country for non-commercial purposes (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 is added in point 10a (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 577/2013) in Part 1.1 of Chapter I of Annex I to the EEA Agreement:

‘, as amended by:

— 32016 R 0561: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/561 of 11 April 2016 (OJ L 96, 12.4.2016, p. 26).’

Article 2

The text of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/561 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 24 September 2016, 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, 23 September 2016. For the EEA Joint Committee The President Bergdís ELLERTSDÓTTIR

(1) OJ L 96, 12.4.2016, p. 26.

(*1) No constitutional requirements indicated.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 89/18

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 215/2016

of 28 October 2016

amending Annexes XIII (Transport) and XX (Environment) to the EEA Agreement [2018/536]

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) 2015/757 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2015 on the monitoring, reporting and verification of carbon dioxide emissions from maritime transport, and amending Directive 2009/16/EC (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(2) Annexes XIII and XX to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The following indent is added in point 56b (Directive 2009/16/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council) of Annex XIII to the EEA Agreement:

‘— 32015 R 0757: Regulation (EU) 2015/757 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2015 (OJ L 123, 19.5.2015, p. 55).’

Article 2

The following point is inserted after point 21av (Directive 2009/33/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council) of Annex XX to the EEA Agreement:

‘21aw. 32015 R 0757: Regulation (EU) 2015/757 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2015 on the monitoring, reporting and verification of carbon dioxide emissions from maritime transport, and amending Directive 2009/16/EC (OJ L 123, 19.5.2015, p. 55).’

Article 3

The text of Regulation (EU) 2015/757 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 29 October 2016, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made (*1).

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, 28 October 2016. For the EEA Joint Committee The President Bergdís ELLERTSDÓTTIR

(1) OJ L 123, 19.5.2015, p. 55.

(*1) Constitutional requirements indicated.