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DECISION No 4/2018 OF THE ACP-EU COMMITTEE OF AMBASSADORS

of 17 December 2018

giving a discharge to the Director of the Centre for the Development of Enterprise (CDE) in respect of the implementation of the budgets of the Centre for the financial years 2013-2016 [2019/31]

THE ACP-EU COMMITTEE OF AMBASSADORS,

Having regard to Decision No 5/2004 of the ACP-EC Committee of Ambassadors (1), in particular Article 27(5), second subparagraph thereof,

Having regard to Decision No 1/2016 of the ACP-EU Committee of Ambassadors (2), in particular Article 1(2) thereof,

Having regard to Decision No 3/2016 of the ACP-EU Committee of Ambassadors (3), in particular Article 3(3) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Pursuant to Article 3 of Decision No 3/2016 of the ACP-EU Committee of Ambassadors, as from 1 January 2017, the legal personality of the CDE should be maintained solely for the purposes of the liquidation of the CDE. During the passive phase, the CDE Executive Board's tasks should be limited to the approval of the closure report, adoption of the accounts related to the closure phase and the transmission of a discharge proposal to the ACP-EU Committee of Ambassadors for decision. The CDE Executive Board would cease to exist on the date of the ACP-EU Committee of Ambassadors decision on the discharge proposal.

(2) By its letter of 13 November 2018, the President of the Executive Board of the CDE submitted a discharge proposal to the ACP-EU Committee of Ambassadors, accompanied by a financial statement and an unqualified audit opinion covering the financial years 2013-2016.

(3) The revenues of the Centre for the financial years 2013-2016 consisted mainly of contributions from the European Development Fund and amounted to EUR 31 938 501,02.

(4) The Director's overall implementation of the Centre's budget during the financial years 2013-2016 was such that, on the basis of the financial statements and the statutory audit reports of the Centre for the Development of Enterprise for 2013-2016, the Director should be given a discharge in respect of the implementation of those budgets,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Sole Article The ACP-EU Committee of Ambassadors, on the basis of the auditors' reports for the years 2013-2016, the balance sheets and the revenue and expenditure accounts for the corresponding financial years, hereby gives a discharge to the Director of the Centre for the Development of Enterprise in respect of the implementation of the budgets of the Centre for the financial years 2013-2016.

Done at Brussels, 17 December 2018. For the ACP-EU Committee of Ambassadors The Chairman N. MARSCHIK

(1) OJ L 70, 9.3.2006, p. 52.

(2) OJ L 72, 17.3.2016, p. 59.

(3) OJ L 192, 16.7.2016, p. 77.
DECISION No 66/2019 OF THE JOINT COMMITTEE ESTABLISHED UNDER THE AGREEMENT ON MUTUAL RECOGNITION BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY AND THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

of 20 March 2019

related to the listing of Conformity Assessment Bodies under the Sectoral Annex for Telecommunication Equipment [2019/559]

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 Telecommunication Equipment.

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.
(b)

The following paragraphs shall be added to Article 21: “3. An application for an extension of the duration of a certificate can only be granted in an EFTA State where the certificate expires less than 6 months prior to the entry into force of Regulation (EC) No 1901/2006 in the EFTA state concerned. In cases where the certificate expires prior to the entry into force of Regulation (EC) No 1901/2006 in the EFTA state concerned, the extension shall take effect only with respect to the time following after both such entry into force in the EFTA state concerned and the date of the publication of the application for the extension. However, paragraph 3 of Article 13 shall apply as to the calculation of the duration of the extension. 4. Notwithstanding paragraph 7 of Article 7, in cases where a certificate expires earlier than seven months after the entry into force of Regulation (EC) No 1901/2006 in the EFTA state concerned, the application for an extension of the duration of a certificate shall be lodged no later than one month after such entry into force in the EFTA state concerned. In these cases the extension takes effect only with respect to the time following the date of publication of the application for an extension. However, paragraph 3 of Article 13 shall apply as to the calculation of the duration of the extension. 5. An application for an extension of the duration of a certificate lodged in accordance with paragraphs 3 and 4 shall not prevent any third party who, between the expiry of the certificate and the publication of the application for an extension of the duration of the certificate, in good faith has commercially used the invention or made serious preparation for such use, to continue such use.”
DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 150/2017

of 28 August 2017

amending Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement, on cooperation in specific fields outside the four freedoms [2019/1038]

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) In addition, the cooperation of the Contracting Parties to the EEA Agreement should be extended to Union actions funded from the general budget of the European Union regarding internal market governance tools.

(3) Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended in order to allow for this extended cooperation to take place from 1 January 2017,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1 In Article 7 of Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement: 1. In paragraph 12, the words ‘the financial year 2016’ are replaced by the words ‘the financial years 2016 and 2017’. 2. The following paragraph is added: ‘14. The EFTA States shall, as from 1 January 2017, participate in Union actions related to the following budget line, entered into the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2017: — Budget line 02 03 04: “Internal market governance tools”.’

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 2017.

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, 28 August 2017. For the EEA Joint Committee The President Sabine MONAUNI

(*1) No constitutional requirements indicated.
(3)

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/221 of 6 February 2019 amending Regulations (EC) No 785/2007, (EC) No 379/2009, (EC) No 1087/2009, (EU) No 9/2010, (EU) No 337/2011 and Implementing Regulations (EU) No 389/2011, (EU) No 528/2011, (EU) No 840/2012, (EU) No 1021/2012, (EU) 2016/899, (EU) 2016/997, (EU) 2017/440 and (EU) 2017/896 as regards the name of the holder of the authorisation and the representative of the holder of the authorisation for certain feed additives (3) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.
(1)

Commission Directive (EU) 2017/774 of 3 May 2017 amending, for the purpose of adopting specific limit values for chemicals used in toys, Appendix C to Annex II to Directive 2009/48/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the safety of toys, as regards phenol (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.
DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 42/2019

of 29 March 2019

amending Annex XIII (Transport) to the EEA Agreement [2019/1226]

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) 2019/494 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 March 2019 on certain aspects of aviation safety with regard to the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the Union (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 66nk (Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/395) of Annex XIII to the EEA Agreement: ‘66nl. 32019 R 0494: Regulation (EU) 2019/494 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 March 2019 on certain aspects of aviation safety with regard to the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the Union ( Regulation (EU) 2019/494 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 March 2019 on certain aspects of aviation safety with regard to the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the Union ( OJ L 85I, 27.3.2019, p. 11 ).’

Article 2 The text of Regulation (EU) 494/2019 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 March 2019, or on the day following the last notification under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement (*1), 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, 29 March 2019. For the EEA Joint Committee The President Claude MAERTEN

(1) OJ L 85I, 27.3.2019, p. 11.

(*1) No constitutional requirements indicated.
(2)

The following is inserted after point 29bc (Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/301): ‘29bd. 32017 R 1129: Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 June 2017 on the prospectus to be published when securities are offered to the public or admitted to trading on a regulated market, and repealing Directive 2003/71/EC ( Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 June 2017 on the prospectus to be published when securities are offered to the public or admitted to trading on a regulated market, and repealing Directive 2003/71/EC ( OJ L 168, 30.6.2017, p. 12 ). The provisions of the Regulation shall, for the purposes of this Agreement, be read with the following adaptations: (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of Protocol 1 to this Agreement, and unless otherwise provided for in this Agreement, the terms “Member State(s)” and “competent authorities” shall be understood to include, in addition to their meaning in the Regulation, the EFTA States and their competent authorities, respectively. (b) References to other acts in the Regulation shall be considered relevant to the extent and in the form that those acts are incorporated into the Agreement. (c) In Article 9(3), the words “or the date of entry into force of Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 84/2019 of 29 March 2019, whichever is the later” shall be inserted after the words “21 July 2019”. (d) In Article 22(11), the words “Union law” shall be replaced by “the EEA Agreement”. (e) In the second sentence of Article 33(5) the words “or, as the case may be, the EFTA Surveillance Authority” shall be inserted after the word “ESMA”. (f) In Article 34(1), as regards the EFTA States, the words “and the EFTA Surveillance Authority” shall be inserted after the word “ESMA”. (g) In Article 35(2), the words “laid down by Union” shall be replaced by “of the EEA Agreement”. (h) In the second sentence of Article 37(3) the words “or, as the case may be, the EFTA Surveillance Authority” shall be inserted after the word “ESMA”. (i) In Article 38(2)(d), the words “Union law” shall read “provisions of the EEA Agreement”. (j) In Article 46(3), the words “or the date of entry into force of Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 84/2019 of 29 March 2019, whichever is the later” shall be inserted after the words “21 July 2019”. (k) In Article 49(2) and (3), the words “or the date of entry into force of Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 84/2019 of 29 March 2019, whichever is the later” shall be inserted after the words “21 July 2019”. (l) In Article 49(2), the words “21 July 2018” and the words “20 July 2017” shall read “the date of entry into force of Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 84/2019 of 29 March 2019”.’
DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 202/2017

of 27 October 2017

amending Annex XIII (Transport) to the EEA Agreement [2019/1365]

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) 2017/386 of 6 March 2017 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1207/2011 laying down requirements for the performance and the interoperability of surveillance for the single European sky (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 indent is added in point 66wl (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1207/2011) of Annex XIII to the EEA Agreement: ‘— 32017 R 0386: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/386 of 6 March 2017 (OJ L 59, 7.3.2017, p. 34).’

Article 2 The text of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/386 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 28 October 2017, 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, 27 October 2017. For the EEA Joint Committee The President Sabine MONAUNI

(1) OJ L 59, 7.3.2017, p. 34.

(*1) No constitutional requirements indicated.
DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 237/2017

of 15 December 2017

amending Annex VII (Recognition of professional qualifications) to the EEA Agreement [2019/1645]

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) 2015/983 of 24 June 2015 on the procedure for issuance of the European Professional Card and the application of the alert mechanism pursuant to Directive 2005/36/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1 The following point is inserted after point 1a (Commission Decision 2007/172/EC) of Annex VII to the EEA Agreement: ‘1b. 32015 R 0983: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/983 of 24 June 2015 on the procedure for issuance of the European Professional Card and the application of the alert mechanism pursuant to Directive 2005/36/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 159, 25.6.2015, p. 27).’

Article 2 The text of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/983 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 16 December 2017, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made (*1), or on the day of the entry into force of Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 94/2017 of 5 May 2017 (2), 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, 15 December 2017. For the EEA Joint Committee The President Sabine MONAUNI

(1) OJ L 159, 25.6.2015, p. 27.

(*1) No constitutional requirements indicated.

(2) OJ L 36, 7.2.2019, p. 52.
32015 L 0652: Council Directive (EU) 2015/652 of 20 April 2015 laying down calculation methods and reporting requirements pursuant to Directive 98/70/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council relating to the quality of petrol and diesel fuels (OJ L 107, 25.4.2015, p. 26), as corrected by OJ L 129, 27.5.2015, p. 53.

The provisions of the Directive, shall for the purposes of this Agreement be read with the following adaptation:

References to other acts in the Directive shall apply to the extent and in the form that those acts are incorporated into this Agreement.’
32017 R 0660: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/660 of 6 April 2017 concerning a coordinated multiannual control programme of the Union for 2018, 2019 and 2020 to ensure compliance with maximum residue levels of pesticides and to assess the consumer exposure to pesticide residues in and on food of plant and animal origin (OJ L 94, 7.4.2017, p. 12).

The provisions of the Regulation shall, for the purposes of this Agreement, be read with the following adaptation:

In the table in point (5) in Annex II, the following shall be added:
DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 9/2018

of 9 February 2018

amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2019/2045]

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) 2016/426 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2016 on appliances burning gaseous fuels and repealing Directive 2009/142/EC (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(2) Regulation (EU) 2016/426 repeals, with effect from 21 April 2018, Directive 2009/142/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 21 April 2018.

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1 Chapter V of Annex II to the EEA Agreement shall be amended as follows: (1) the following point is inserted after point 3 (Council Directive 92/42/EEC): ‘4. 32016 R 0426: Regulation (EU) 2016/426 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2016 on appliances burning gaseous fuels and repealing Directive 2009/142/EC (OJ L 81, 31.3.2016, p. 99).’; (2) the text of point 2 (Directive 2009/142/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council) shall be deleted with effect from 21 April 2018.

Article 2 The text of Regulation (EU) 2016/426 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 10 February 2018, 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, 9 February 2018. For the EEA Joint Committee The President Claude MAERTEN

(1) OJ L 81, 31.3.2016, p. 99.

(2) OJ L 330, 16.12.2009, p. 10.

(*1) No constitutional requirements indicated.
DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 30/2018

of 9 February 2018

amending Annex XX (Environment) to the EEA Agreement [2019/2066]

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) 2016/2071 of 22 September 2016 amending Regulation (EU) 2015/757 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the methods for monitoring carbon dioxide emissions and the rules for monitoring other relevant information (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 is added in point 21aw (Regulation (EU) 2015/757 of the European Parliament and of the Council) of Annex XX to the EEA Agreement: ‘, as amended by: — 32016 R 2071: Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/2071 of 22 September 2016 (OJ L 320, 26.11.2016, p. 1).’

Article 2 The text of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/2071 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 10 February 2018, 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, 9 February 2018. For the EEA Joint Committee The President Claude MAERTEN

(1) OJ L 320, 26.11.2016, p. 1.

(*1) No constitutional requirements indicated.
2.

The following adaptations are inserted in point 30 (Directive 2009/65/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council): ‘(f) In Article 23(4), as regards the EFTA States, the words “18 March 2016” shall read “the date of entry into force of Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 20/2018 of 9 February 2018” and the words “before 18 March 2018” shall read “within two years of the date of entry into force of Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 20/2018 of 9 February 2018”. (g) In Article 99: (i) in paragraph 2, the words “and the EFTA Surveillance Authority, as the case may be,” shall be inserted after the word “ESMA”; (ii) in paragraph 6, as regards the EFTA States, the words “17 September 2014” shall read “the date of entry into force of Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 20/2018 of 9 February 2018”; (iii) in paragraph 6, as regards the EFTA States, the words “the relevant Union law” shall read “the relevant provisions of the EEA Agreement”.’
33.

Where a Party considers that the chairperson of the panel does not comply with the requirements of the Code of Conduct, the Parties shall consult and, if they so agree, select a new chairperson in accordance with paragraph 30. If the Parties fail to agree on the need to replace the chairperson, either Party may request that the matter be referred to the two remaining arbitrators. The arbitrators shall decide, no later than 10 days after the date of delivery of the request, whether there is a need to replace the chairperson of the panel. The decision by the arbitrators on the need to replace the chairperson shall be final. If the arbitrators decide that the chairperson does not comply with the requirements of the Code of Conduct, a new chairperson shall be selected in accordance with paragraph 30.