DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 197/2017

of 27 October 2017

amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) and Annex IV (Energy) to the EEA Agreement [2019/1360]

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 Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/254 of 30 November 2016 amending Delegated Regulations (EU) No 1059/2010, (EU) No 1060/2010, (EU) No 1061/2010, (EU) No 1062/2010, (EU) No 626/2011, (EU) No 392/2012, (EU) No 874/2012, (EU) No 665/2013, (EU) No 811/2013, (EU) No 812/2013, (EU) No 65/2014, (EU) No 1254/2014, (EU) 2015/1094, (EU) 2015/1186 and (EU) 2015/1187 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 4c (Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 392/2012), 4e (Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 874/2012), 4i (Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1059/2010), 4j (Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1060/2010), 4k (Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1061/2010), 4l (Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1062/2010), 4m (Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 626/2011), 4n (Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 665/2013), 4s (Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 811/2013) and 4t (Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 812/2013): ‘— 32017 R 0254: Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/254 of 30 November 2016 (OJ L 38, 15.2.2017, p. 1).’ 2. The following is added in points 4o (Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1254/2014), 4p (Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/1186), 4q (Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/1187), 4r (Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/1094) and 4u (Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 65/2014): ‘, as amended by: — 32017 R 0254: Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/254 of 30 November 2016 (OJ L 38, 15.2.2017, p. 1).’

Article 2 Annex IV to the EEA Agreement shall be amended as follows: 1. The following indent is added in points 11c (Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 392/2012), 11e (Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 874/2012), 11i (Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1059/2010), 11j (Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1060/2010), 11k (Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1061/2010), 11l (Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1062/2010), 11m (Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 626/2011), 11n (Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 665/2013), 11s (Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 811/2013) and 11t (Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 812/2013): ‘— 32017 R 0254: Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/254 of 30 November 2016 (OJ L 38, 15.2.2017, p. 1).’ 2. The following is added in points 11o (Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1254/2014), 11p (Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/1186), 11q (Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/1187), 11r (Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/1094) and 11u (Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 65/2014): ‘, as amended by: — 32017 R 0254: Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/254 of 30 November 2016 (OJ L 38, 15.2.2017, p. 1).’

Article 3 The text of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/254 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).

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 38, 15.2.2017, p. 1.

(*1) No constitutional requirements indicated.