EN Official Journal of the European Union L 270/23

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 54/2016

of 18 March 2016

amending Annex XIII (Transport) to the EEA Agreement [2017/1884]

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) 2015/1998 of 5 November 2015 laying down detailed measures for the implementation of the common basic standards on aviation security (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(2) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2426 of 18 December 2015 amending Regulation (EU) 2015/1998 as regards third countries recognised as applying security standards equivalent to the common basic standards on civil aviation security (2) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(3) Commission Implementing Decision C(2015) 8005 of 16.11.2015 laying down detailed measures for the implementation of the common basic standards on aviation security containing information, as referred to in point (a) of Article 18 of Regulation (EC) No 300/2008 is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(4) Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1998 repeals Commission Regulation (EU) No 185/2010 (3), which is incorporated into the EEA Agreement and which is consequently to be repealed under the EEA Agreement.

(5) Implementing Decision C(2015) 8005 repeals Commission Decision C(2010) 774, which is incorporated into the EEA Agreement and which is consequently to be repealed under the EEA Agreement.

(6) Annex XIII to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Annex XIII to the EEA Agreement shall be amended as follows:

(1) the text of point 66he (Commission Regulation (EU) No 185/2010) shall be replaced by the following: ‘32015 R 1998: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1998 of 5 November 2015 laying down detailed measures for the implementation of the common basic standards on aviation security (OJ L 299, 14.11.2015, p. 1), as amended by: — 32015 R 2426: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2426 of 18 December 2015 (OJ L 334, 22.12.2015, p. 5).’;

(2) the text of point 66hf (Commission Decision C (2010) 774 final) shall be replaced by the following: ‘C(2015) 8005: Commission Implementing Decision C(2015) 8005 of 16.11.2015 laying down detailed measures for the implementation of the common basic standards on aviation security containing information, as referred to in point (a) of Article 18 of Regulation (EC) No 300/2008.’.

Article 2

The texts of Implementing Regulations (EU) 2015/1998 and (EU) 2015/2426 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 19 March 2016, 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, 18 March 2016. For the EEA Joint Committee The President Claude MAERTEN

(1) OJ L 299, 14.11.2015, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 334, 22.12.2015, p. 5.

(3) OJ L 55, 5.3.2010, p. 1.

(*1) No constitutional requirements indicated.