EN Official Journal of the European Union L 64/20

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 123/2004

of 24 September 2004

amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) and Annex IV (Energy) to the EEA Agreement

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 Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Annex II to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 68/2004 of 4 May 2004 (1).

(2) Annex IV to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 68/2004 of 4 May 2004.

(3) Commission Directive 2002/31/EC of 22 March 2002 implementing Council Directive 92/75/EEC with regard to energy labelling of household air-conditioners (2), as corrected by OJ L 34, 11.2.2003, p. 30, is to be incorporated into the Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

1. the following point shall be inserted after point 4g (Commission Directive 2002/40/EC) of Chapter IV: ‘4h. 32002 L 0031 : Commission Directive 2002/31/EC of 22 March 2002 implementing Council Directive 92/75/EEC with regard to energy labelling of household air-conditioners (OJ L 86, 3.4.2002, p. 26), as corrected by OJ L 34, 11.2.2003, p. 30, as amended by: — 1 03 T: Act concerning the conditions of accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic and the adjustments to the Treaties on which the European Union is founded adopted on 16 April 2003 (OJ L 236, 23.9.2003, p. 33). The provisions of the Directive shall, for the purposes of the present Agreement, be read with the following adaptations: (a) in Article 4, the words “until 30 June 2003”, shall be replaced by “until the publication of harmonised standards referred to in Article 2”; (b) Annex I shall be supplemented with the texts as set out in Section 7 of Appendix 1 to Annex II to the present Agreement; (c) Annex V shall be supplemented with the texts as set out in Section 7 of Appendix 2 to Annex II to the present Agreement;’

2. Appendices 1 and 2 shall be supplemented as specified in the Annexes I and II to this Decision.

Article 2

1. the following point shall be inserted after point 11g (Commission Directive 2002/40/EC): ‘11h. 32002 L 0031 : Commission Directive 2002/31/EC of 22 March 2002 implementing Council Directive 92/75/EEC with regard to energy labelling of household air-conditioners (OJ L 86, 3.4.2002, p. 26), as corrected by OJ L 34, 11.2.2003, p. 30 ( 1 ). (1) Listed here for information purposes only; for application see Annex II, Technical regulations, specifications, testing and certification. The provisions of the Directive shall, for the purposes of the present Agreement, be read with the following adaptations: (a) in Article 4, the words “until 30 June 2003”, shall be replaced by “until the publication of harmonised standards referred to in Article 2”; (b) Annex I shall be supplemented with the texts as set out in Section 7 of Appendix 5 to Annex II to the present Agreement; (c) Annex V shall be supplemented with the texts as set out in Section 7 of Appendix 6 to Annex II to the present Agreement.’;

2. Appendices 5 and 6 shall be supplemented as specified in Annexes III and IV to this Decision.

Article 3

The texts of Directive 2002/31/EC, as corrected by OJ L 34, 11.2.2003, p. 30, 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 25 September 2004, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee (3).

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, 24 September 2004. For the EEA Joint Committee The President Kjartan JÓHANNSSON

(1) OJ L 277, 26.8.2004, p. 187.

(2) OJ L 86, 3.4.2002, p. 26.

(3) No constitutional requirements indicated.

ANNEX I to Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 123/2004 The following section shall be inserted after section 6 in Appendix 1 to Annex II to the Agreement: ’

ANNEX II to Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 123/2004 The following section shall be inserted after section 6 in Appendix 2 to Annex II to the Agreement: Note Label Annex I Fiche and mail order Annexes II and III EN IS NO Energy Orka Energi I 1 Manufacturer Framleiðandi Merke II 2 Model Gerð Modell II 2 Outside unit Utandyrabúnaður Utendørs enhet II 2 Inside unit Innandyrabúnaður Innendørs enhet More efficient Góð nýtni Lavt energiforbruk Less efficient Slæm nýtni Høyt energiforbruk 3 Energy efficiency class … on a scale of A (more efficient) to G (less efficient) Orkunýtniflokkur …á kvarðanum A (góð nýtni) til G (slæm nýtni) Klassifisering av energieeffektivitet etter en skala fra A (lavt energiforbruk) til G (høyt energiforbruk) V 5 Annual energy consumption kWh in cooling mode Orkunotkun við kælingu á ársgrundvelli í kWh Årlig energiforbruk kWh ved kjøling V 5 Actual consumption will depend on how the appliance is used and climate Raunnotkun fer eftir því hvernig tækiðp er notað og loftslagi. Det faktiske energiforbruket avhenger av hvordan apparatet brukes og av klimaet VI 6 Cooling output Kæling Kjøleeffekt VII 7 Energy efficiency ratio (EER) at full load Orkunýtnihlutfall við fullan styrk Energieffektivitets-kvotient ved full belastning VII 7 The higher the better Því hærri, því betri Jo høyere, desto bedre VIII 8 Size Stærð Type VIII 8 Cooling only Kæling eingöngu Bare kjøling VIII 8 Cooling/heating Kæling/hitun Kjøling/oppvarming IX 9 Air cooled Loftkældur Luftkjølt IX 9 Water cooled Vatnskældur Vannkjølt X 10 Heat output Hitun Varmeeffekt XI 11 Heating performance: A (more efficient) G (less efficient) Hitunarhæfni: A (góð nýtni) G (slæm nýtni) Energieffektivitetsklasse for oppvarmingsfunksjonen A (lav) G (høy) XII 12 Noise (dB(A) re 1 pW) Hávaði (dB(A) re 1 pW) Støy (dB(A) re 1 pW) Further information is contained in product brochures Nánari upplýsingar er að finna í bæklingum sem fylgja vörunum Produktbrosjyrene inneholder ytterligere opplysninger Norm EN 814 Staðall EN 814 Standard EN 814 Air conditioner Loftræstibúnaður Klimaanlegg Energy label Directive 2002/31/EC Tilskipun 2002/31/EB um orkumerkingar Direktiv 2002/31/EF om energimerking 11 Heating mode energy efficiency class Orkunýtniflokkur við hitun Energieffektivitetsklasse ved oppvarming’

ANNEX III to Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 123/2004 The following section shall be inserted after section 6 in Appendix 5 to Annex IV to the Agreement: ’