EN Official Journal of the European Union L 341/32

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 144/2015

of 11 June 2015

amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2016/2179]

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 (EEC) No 1593/93 (1), which is incorporated into the EEA Agreement, expired on 1 May 1995 and consequently the reference thereto should be deleted from the EEA Agreement.

(2) Commission Regulation (EC) No 372/2007 (2), which is incorporated into the EEA Agreement, expired on 30 April 2009 and consequently the reference thereto should be deleted from the EEA Agreement.

(3) Council Directive 73/241/EEC (3) was repealed by Directive 2000/36/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (4), which are both incorporated into the EEA Agreement, and consequently the reference to Directive 73/241/EEC should be deleted from the EEA Agreement.

(4) European Parliament and Council Directive 94/36/EC (5) was repealed by Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council (6), which are both incorporated into the EEA Agreement, and consequently the reference to Directive 94/36/EC should be deleted from the EEA Agreement.

(5) European Parliament and Council Directive 95/2/EC (7) was repealed by Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, which are both incorporated into the EEA Agreement, and consequently the reference to Directive 95/2/EC should be deleted from the EEA Agreement.

(6) Commission Directive 2001/54/EC (8), which is incorporated into the EEA Agreement, expired on 16 July 2001 and consequently the reference thereto should be deleted from the EEA Agreement.

(7) Commission Directive 2002/16/EC (9) was repealed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1845/2005 (10), which are both incorporated into the EEA Agreement, and consequently the reference thereto should be deleted from the EEA Agreement.

(8) Council Decision 2006/478/EC (11), which is incorporated into the EEA Agreement, expired on 30 June 2010 and consequently the reference thereto should be deleted from the EEA Agreement.

(9) Council Decision 2008/486/EC (12), which is incorporated into the EEA Agreement, expired on 30 June 2012 and consequently the reference thereto should be deleted from the EEA Agreement.

(10) 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.

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The text of points 54l (Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1593/93), 54z (European Parliament and Council Directive 94/35/EC), 54za (European Parliament and Council Directive 94/36/EC), 54zb (European Parliament and Council Directive 95/2/EC), 54zm (Commission Directive 2001/54/EC), 54zt (Commission Directive 2002/16/EC), 54zzzg (Council Decision 2006/478/EC), 54zzzr (Commission Regulation (EC) No 372/2007) and 54zzzzn (Council Decision 2008/486/EC) of Chapter XII of Annex II to the EEA Agreement is deleted.

Article 2

This Decision shall enter into force on 12 June 2015, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made (*1).

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, 11 June 2015. For the EEA Joint Committee The President Gianluca GRIPPA

(1) OJ L 153, 25.6.1993, p. 15.

(2) OJ L 92, 3.4.2007, p. 9

(3) OJ L 228, 16.8.1973, p. 23.

(4) OJ L 197, 3.8.2000, p. 19.

(5) OJ L 237, 10.9.1994, p. 13.

(6) OJ L 354, 31.12.2008, p. 16.

(7) OJ L 61, 18.3.1995, p. 1.

(8) OJ L 191, 13.7.2001, p. 42.

(9) OJ L 51, 22.2.2002, p. 27.

(10) OJ L 302, 19.11.2005, p. 28.

(11) OJ L 189, 12.7.2006, p. 7.

(12) OJ L 92, 3.4.2007, p. 9.

(*1) No constitutional requirements indicated.