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EN Official Journal of the European Union L 342/12

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 119/2014

of 27 June 2014

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

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) No 133/2014 of 31 January 2014 amending, for the purposes of adapting to technical progress as regards emission limits, Directive 2007/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, Regulation (EC) No 595/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Commission Regulation (EU) No 582/2011 (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(2) Commission Regulation (EU) No 136/2014 of 11 February 2014 amending Directive 2007/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, Commission Regulation (EC) No 692/2008 as regards emissions from light passenger and commercial vehicles (Euro 5 and Euro 6) and Commission Regulation (EU) No 582/2011 as regards emissions from heavy duty vehicles (Euro VI) (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

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

1. The following indent is added in point 45zu (Commission Regulation (EC) No 692/2008): ‘— 32014 R 0136: Commission Regulation (EU) No 136/2014 of 11 February 2014 (OJ L 43, 13.2.2014, p. 12).’

2. The following indents are added in points 45zx (Directive 2007/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council) and 45zzl (Commission Regulation (EU) No 582/2011): ‘— 32014 R 0133: Commission Regulation (EU) No 133/2014 of 31 January 2014 (OJ L 47, 18.2.2014, p. 1), — 32014 R 0136: Commission Regulation (EU) No 136/2014 of 11 February 2014 (OJ L 43, 13.2.2014, p. 12).’

3. The following indent is added in point 45zzk (Regulation (EC) No 595/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council): ‘— 32014 R 0133: Commission Regulation (EU) No 133/2014 of 31 January 2014 (OJ L 47, 18.2.2014, p. 1).’

Article 2

The texts of Regulations (EU) No 133/2014 and (EU) No 136/2014 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 June 2014, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made (3).

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 June 2014. For the EEA Joint Committee The President Gianluca GRIPPA

(1) OJ L 47, 18.2.2014, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 43, 13.2.2014, p. 12.

(3) No constitutional requirements indicated.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 342/45

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 137/2014

of 27 June 2014

amending Annex XX (Environment) to the EEA Agreement

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) No 1253/2013 of 21 October 2013 amending Regulation (EU) No 1089/2010 implementing Directive 2007/2/EC as regards interoperability of spatial data sets and services (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 indent is added in point 1je (Commission Regulation (EU) No 1089/2010) of Annex XX to the EEA Agreement:

‘— 32013 R 1253: Commission Regulation (EU) No 1253/2013 of 21 October 2013 (OJ L 331, 10.12.2013, p. 1).’

Article 2

The texts of Regulation (EU) No 1253/2013 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 June 2014, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made (2).

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 June 2014. For the EEA Joint Committee The President Gianluca GRIPPA

(1) OJ L 331, 10.12.2013, p. 1.

(2) No constitutional requirements indicated.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 202/55

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 201/2014

of 25 September 2014

amending Protocol 26 (On the powers and functions of the EFTA Surveillance Authority in the field of State Aid) to the EEA Agreement [2015/1269]

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) No 372/2014 of 9 April 2014 amending Regulation (EC) No 794/2004 as regards the calculation of certain time limits, the handling of complaints, and the identification and protection of confidential information (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(2) Protocol 26 to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The following indent is added in point 2 (Commission Regulation (EC) No 794/2004) of Article 2 of Protocol 26 to the EEA Agreement:

‘— 32014 R 0372: Commission Regulation (EU) No 372/2014 of 9 April 2014 (OJ L 109, 12.4.2014, p. 14).’

Article 2

The text of Regulation (EU) No 372/2014 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 26 September 2014, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made (2), or on the day of the entry into force of Decision of the EEA Joint Committee incorporating Council Regulation (EU) No 734/2013 into the EEA Agreement, 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, 25 September 2014. For the EEA Joint Committee The President Kurt JÄGER

(1) OJ L 109, 12.4.2014, p. 14.

(2) No constitutional requirements indicated.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 202/37

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 186/2014

of 25 September 2014

amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2015/1254]

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 Directive 2012/46/EU of 6 December 2012 amending Directive 97/68/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to measures against the emission of gaseous and particulate pollutants from internal combustion engines to be installed in non-road mobile machinery (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 1a (Directive 97/68/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council) of Chapter XXIV of Annex II to the EEA Agreement:

‘— 32012 L 0046: Commission Directive 2012/46/EU of 6 December 2012 (OJ L 353, 21.12.2012, p. 80).’

Article 2

The text of Directive 2012/46/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 26 September 2014, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made (2).

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, 25 September 2014. For the EEA Joint Committee The President Kurt JÄGER

(1) OJ L 353, 21.12.2012, p. 80.

(2) No constitutional requirements indicated.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 202/50

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 196/2014

of 25 September 2014

amending Annex XX (Environment) to the EEA Agreement [2015/1264]

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) No 176/2014 of 25 February 2014 amending Regulation (EU) No 1031/2010 in particular to determine the volumes of greenhouse gas emission allowances to be auctioned in 2013-20 (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 indent is added in point 21ala (Commission Regulation (EU) No 1031/2010) of Annex XX to the EEA Agreement:

‘— 32014 R 0176: Commission Regulation (EU) No 176/2014 of 25 February 2014 (OJ L 56, 26.2.2014, p. 11).’

Article 2

The text of Regulation (EU) No 176/2014 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 26 September 2014, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made (2).

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, 25 September 2014. For the EEA Joint Committee The President Kurt JÄGER

(1) OJ L 56, 26.2.2014, p. 11.

(2) No constitutional requirements indicated.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 202/44

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 192/2014

of 25 September 2014

amending Annex XI (Electronic communication, audiovisual services and information society) and Protocol 37 (containing the list provided for in Article 101) to the EEA Agreement [2015/1260]

THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (‘the EEA Agreement’), and in particular Articles 98 and 101 thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Commission Decision C(2014)462 of 3 February 2014 on establishing the European Regulators Group for Audiovisual Media Services is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(2) For the EEA Agreement to function well, Protocol 37 to the EEA Agreement is to be extended to include the European Regulators Group for Audiovisual Media Services set up by Commission Decision C(2014)462, and Annex XI is to be amended in order to specify the procedures for association with this Group.

(3) Annex XI and Protocol 37 to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The following is inserted after point 5q (Directive 98/84/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council) of Annex XI to the EEA Agreement:

‘5r. C(2014)462: Commission Decision C(2014)462 of 3 February 2014 on establishing the European Regulators Group for Audiovisual Media Services. The provisions of the Decision shall, for the purposes of this Agreement, be read with the following adaptation: In Article 4(1), the words “and an EFTA Surveillance Authority representative” shall be inserted after the word “Commission”. Modalities for association of the EFTA States in accordance with Article 101 of the Agreement: The EFTA States shall participate fully in the European Regulators Group for Audiovisual Media Services, except for the right to vote.’

Article 2

The following point is inserted after point 38 of Protocol 37 to the EEA Agreement:

‘39. The European Regulators Group for Audiovisual Media Services (Commission Decision C(2014)462 of 3 February 2014 on establishing the European Regulators Group for Audiovisual Media Services).’

Article 3

The texts of Commission Decision C(2014)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 4

This Decision shall enter into force on 26 September 2014, 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, 25 September 2014. For the EEA Joint Committee The President Kurt JÄGER

(1) No constitutional requirements indicated.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 230/36

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 230/2014

of 24 October 2014

amending Annex XIII (Transport) to the EEA Agreement [2015/1454]

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) No 575/2014 of 27 May 2014 amending Regulation (EU) No 383/2012 laying down technical requirements with regard to driving licences which include a storage medium (microchip) (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 24fa (Commission Regulation (EU) No 383/2012) of Annex XIII to the EEA Agreement:

‘, as amended by:

— 32014 R 0575: Commission Regulation (EU) No 575/2014 of 27 May 2014 (OJ L 159, 28.5.2014, p. 47).’.

Article 2

The text of Regulation (EU) No 575/2014 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 1 November 2014, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made (2).

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, 24 October 2014. For the EEA Joint Committee The President Kurt JÄGER

(1) OJ L 159, 28.5.2014, p. 47.

(2) No constitutional requirements indicated.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 230/28

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 225/2014

of 24 October 2014

amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) and Annex IV (Energy) to the EEA Agreement [2015/1449]

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) Council Directive 85/536/EEC of 5 December 1985 on crude-oil savings through the use of substitute fuel components in petrol (1) was repealed by Directive 98/70/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 1998 relating to the quality of petrol and diesel fuels and amending Council Directive 93/12/EEC (2), which are both incorporated into the EEA Agreement, and consequently Directive 85/536/EEC should be deleted from the EEA Agreement.

(2) Annexes II and IV to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The text of point 1 (Council Directive 85/536/EEC) of Chapter XXVI of Annex II to the EEA Agreement is deleted.

Article 2

The text of point 6 (Council Directive 85/536/EEC) of Annex IV to the EEA Agreement is deleted.

Article 3

This Decision shall enter into force on 1 November 2014, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made (3).

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, 24 October 2014. For the EEA Joint Committee The President Kurt JÄGER

(1) OJ L 334, 12.12.1985, p. 20.

(2) OJ L 350, 28.12.1998, p. 58.

(3) No constitutional requirements indicated.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 230/51

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 243/2014

of 24 October 2014

amending Annex XXII (Company law) to the EEA Agreement [2015/1467]

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) No 1174/2013 of 20 November 2013 amending Regulation (EC) No 1126/2008 adopting certain international accounting standards in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1606/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards International Financial Reporting Standards 10 and 12 and International Accounting Standard 27 (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The following indent is added in point 10ba (Commission Regulation (EC) No 1126/2008) of Annex XXII to the EEA Agreement:

‘— 32013 R 1174: Commission Regulation (EU) No 1174/2013 of 20 November 2013 (OJ L 312, 21.11.2013, p. 1).’

Article 2

The text of Regulation (EU) No 1174/2013 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 1 November 2014, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made (2).

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, 24 October 2014. For the EEA Joint Committee The President Kurt JÄGER

(1) OJ L 312, 21.11.2013, p. 1.

(2) No constitutional requirements indicated.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 211/39

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 29/2014

of 14 February 2014

amending Annex XV (State Aid) to the EEA Agreement

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) No 1224/2013 of 29 November 2013 amending Regulation (EC) No 800/2008 as regards its period of application (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The following is added in point 1j (Commission Regulation (EC) No 800/2008) of Annex XV to the EEA Agreement:

‘, as amended by:

— 32013 R 1224: Commission Regulation (EU) No 1224/2013 of 29 November 2013 (OJ L 320, 30.11.2013, p. 22).’

Article 2

The text of Regulation (EU) No 1224/2013 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 15 February 2014, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made (2).

It shall apply from 1 January 2014.

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, 14 February 2014. For the EEA Joint Committee The President Gianluca GRIPPA

(1) OJ L 320, 30.11.2013, p. 22.

(2) No constitutional requirements indicated.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 211/11

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 8/2014

of 14 February 2014

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

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) No 1230/2012 of 12 December 2012 implementing Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to type-approval requirements for masses and dimensions of motor vehicles and their trailers and amending Directive 2007/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (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

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

1. The following indent is added in point 45zx (Directive 2007/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council): ‘— 32012 R 1230: Commission Regulation (EU) No 1230/2012 of 12 December 2012 (OJ L 353, 21.12.2012, p. 31).’

2. The following point is inserted after point 45zzt (Directive 2001/56/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council): ‘45zzu. 32012 R 1230: Commission Regulation (EU) No 1230/2012 of 12 December 2012 implementing Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to type-approval requirements for masses and dimensions of motor vehicles and their trailers and amending Directive 2007/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 353, 21.12.2012, p. 31).’

Article 2

The texts of Regulation (EU) No 1230/2012 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 15 February 2014, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made (2).

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, 14 February 2014. For the EEA Joint Committee The President Gianluca GRIPPA

(1) OJ L 353, 21.12.2012, p. 31.

(2) No constitutional requirements indicated.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 342/59

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 149/2014

of 27 June 2014

amending Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement, on cooperation in specific fields outside the four freedoms

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 Regulation (EU) No 1287/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2013 establishing a Programme for the Competitiveness of Enterprises and small and medium-sized enterprises (COSME) (2014 — 2020) and repealing Decision No 1639/2006/EC (1).

(2) Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly, in order to allow for this extended cooperation to take place from 1 January 2014,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The following is added in Paragraph 5 of Article 7 of Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement:

‘— 32013 R 1287: Regulation (EU) No 1287/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2013 establishing a Programme for the Competitiveness of Enterprises and small and medium-sized enterprises (COSME) (2014 — 2020) and repealing Decision No 1639/2006/EC (OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 33). Liechtenstein and Norway 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 (2).

It shall apply from 1 January 2014.

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, 27 June 2014. For the EEA Joint Committee The President Gianluca GRIPPA

(1) OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 33.

(2) No constitutional requirements indicated.
32013 R 0321: Commission Regulation (EU) No 321/2013 of 13 March 2013 concerning the technical specification for interoperability relating to the subsystem “rolling stock — freight wagons” of the rail system in the European Union and repealing Decision 2006/861/EC (OJ L 104, 12.4.2013, p. 1).

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

In point 7.4. of the Annex to the Regulation, the words “and Norway” shall be added after the word “Sweden” and the words “and Norwegian” shall be added after the word “Swedish”.’