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EN Official Journal of the European Union L 129/32

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 51/2015

of 20 March 2015

amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2016/734]

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 1257/2014 of 24 November 2014 amending Regulation (EC) No 2003/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council relating to fertilisers for the purposes of adapting Annexes I and IV (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 1 (Regulation (EC) No 2003/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council) of Chapter XIV of Annex II to the EEA Agreement:

‘— 32014 R 1257: Commission Regulation (EU) No 1257/2014 of 24 November 2014 (OJ L 337, 25.11.2014, p. 53).’

Article 2

The text of Regulation (EU) No 1257/2014 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 21 March 2015, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made (*).

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, 20 March 2015. For the EEA Joint Committee The President Gianluca GRIPPA

(1) OJ L 337, 25.11.2014, p. 53.

(*) No constitutional requirements indicated.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 211/6

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 77/2015

of 30 April 2015

amending Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) to the EEA Agreement [2016/1260]

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 1137/2014 of 27 October 2014 amending Annex III of Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the handling of certain offal from animals intended for human consumption (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(2) Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2015/266 of 16 February 2015 recognising the Isle of Man as free of varroosis and amending the Annex to Implementing Decision 2013/503/EU (2) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(3) This Decision concerns legislation regarding veterinary matters. Legislation regarding veterinary matters 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 sectoral adaptations to Annex I to the EEA Agreement. This Decision is therefore not to apply to Liechtenstein.

(4) Annex I to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

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

(1) the following indent is added in point 17 (Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council) in Part 6.1: ‘— 32014 R 1137: Commission Regulation (EU) No 1137/2014 of 27 October 2014 (OJ L 307, 28.10.2014, p. 28).’;

(2) the following is added in point 59 (Commission Implementing Decision 2013/503/EU) in Part 7.2: ‘, as amended by: — 32015 D 0266: Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2015/266 of 16 February 2015 (OJ L 45, 19.2.2015, p. 16).’

Article 2

The texts of Regulation (EU) No 1137/2014 and Implementing Decision (EU) 2015/266 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 May 2015, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made (*).

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, 30 April 2015. For the EEA Joint Committee The President Gianluca GRIPPA

(1) OJ L 307, 28.10.2014, p. 28.

(2) OJ L 45, 19.2.2015, p. 16.

(*) No constitutional requirements indicated.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 211/24

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 87/2015

of 30 April 2015

amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2016/1270]

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) 2015/174 of 5 February 2015 amending and correcting Regulation (EU) No 10/2011 on plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with food (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(2) 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.

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The following indent is added in point 55 (Commission Regulation (EU) No 10/2011) of Chapter XII of Annex II to the EEA Agreement:

‘— 32015 R 0174: Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/174 of 5 February 2015 (OJ L 30, 6.2.2015, p. 2).’

Article 2

The text of Regulation (EU) 2015/174 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 May 2015, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made (*).

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, 30 April 2015. For the EEA Joint Committee The President Gianluca GRIPPA

(1) OJ L 30, 6.2.2015, p. 2.

(*) No constitutional requirements indicated.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 211/67

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 110/2015

of 30 April 2015

amending Annex XIII (Transport) to the EEA Agreement [2016/1293]

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 Decision 2014/880/EU of 26 November 2014 on the common specifications of the register of railway infrastructure and repealing Implementing Decision 2011/633/EU (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(2) Implementing Decision 2014/880/EU repeals Commission Implementing Decision 2011/633/EU (2), which is incorporated into the EEA Agreement and which is consequently to be repealed under the EEA Agreement.

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The text of point 37dm (Commission Implementing Decision 2011/633/EU) of Annex XIII to the EEA Agreement shall be replaced by the following:

‘32014 D 0880: Commission Implementing Decision 2014/880/EU of 26 November 2014 on the common specifications of the register of railway infrastructure and repealing Implementing Decision 2011/633/EU (OJ L 356, 12.12.2014, p. 489).’

Article 2

The texts of Implementing Decision 2014/880/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 1 May 2015, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made (*).

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, 30 April 2015. For the EEA Joint Committee The President Gianluca GRIPPA

(1) OJ L 356, 12.12.2014, p. 489.

(2) OJ L 256, 1.10.2011, p. 1.

(*) No constitutional requirements indicated.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 211/86

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 125/2015

of 30 April 2015

amending Annex XXI (Statistics) to the EEA Agreement [2016/1308]

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) No 1397/2014 of 22 October 2014 amending Regulation (EU) No 318/2013 adopting the programme of ad hoc modules, covering the years 2016-2018, for the labour force sample survey provided for by Council Regulation (EC) No 577/98 (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The following is added in point 18at (Commission Regulation (EU) No 318/2013) of Annex XXI to the EEA Agreement:

‘, as amended by:

— 32014 R 1397: Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1397/2014 of 22 October 2014 (OJ L 370, 30.12.2014, p. 42).’

Article 2

The text of Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1397/2014 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 May 2015, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made (*).

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, 30 April 2015. For the EEA Joint Committee The President Gianluca GRIPPA

(1) OJ L 370, 30.12.2014, p. 42.

(*) No constitutional requirements indicated.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 211/65

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 108/2015

of 30 April 2015

amending Annex XIII (Transport) to the EEA Agreement [2016/1291]

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) 2015/10 of 6 January 2015 on criteria for applicants for rail infrastructure capacity and repealing Implementing Regulation (EU) No 870/2014 (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 37aa (deleted) of Annex XIII to the EEA Agreement:

‘37aaa. 32015 R 0010: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/10 of 6 January 2015 on criteria for applicants for rail infrastructure capacity and repealing Implementing Regulation (EU) No 870/2014 (OJ L 3, 7.1.2015, p. 34).’

Article 2

The text of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/10 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 May 2015, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made (*), or on the day of the entry into force of the Decision of the EEA Joint Committee incorporating Directive 2012/34/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council (2) 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, 30 April 2015. For the EEA Joint Committee The President Gianluca GRIPPA

(1) OJ L 3, 7.1.2015, p. 34.

(*) No constitutional requirements indicated.

(2) To be published in the Official Journal.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 341/40

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 148/2015

of 11 June 2015

amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2016/2183]

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) 2015/402 of 11 March 2015 refusing to authorise certain health claims made on foods, other than those referring to the reduction of disease risk and to children's development and health (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(2) 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.

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The following is inserted after point 97 (Commission Regulation (EC) No 1852/2001) of Chapter XII of Annex II to the EEA Agreement:

‘98. 32015 R 0402: Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/402 of 11 March 2015 refusing to authorise certain health claims made on foods, other than those referring to the reduction of disease risk and to children's development and health (OJ L 67, 12.3.2015, p. 1).’

Article 2

The texts of Regulation (EU) 2015/402 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 12 June 2015, 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, 11 June 2015. For the EEA Joint Committee The President Gianluca GRIPPA

(1) OJ L 67, 12.3.2015, p. 1.

(*1) No constitutional requirements indicated.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 341/60

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 162/2015

of 11 June 2015

amending Annex XIII (Transport) to the EEA Agreement [2016/2197]

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) 2015/187 of 6 February 2015 amending Regulation (EU) No 185/2010 as regards the screening of cabin baggage (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(2) Commission Implementing Decision C(2015) 561 of 6 February 2015 amending Commission Decision C(2010) 774 as regards the screening of cabin baggage is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(3) Commission Implementing Decision C(2015) 984 of 19 February 2015 amending Commission Decision C(2010) 774 laying down measures for the implementation of the common basic standards on aviation security in respect of air cargo and mail transported into the Union is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(4) 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 following indent is added in point 66he (Commission Regulation (EU) No 185/2010): ‘— 32015 R 0187: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/187 of 6 February 2015 (OJ L 31, 7.2.2015, p. 18).’

2. The following indents are added in point 66hf (Commission Decision C(2010) 774 final): ‘— 32015 D 0561: Commission Implementing Decision C(2015) 561 of 6 February 2015 amending Commission Decision C(2010) 774 as regards the screening of cabin baggage. — 32015 D 0984: Commission Implementing Decision C(2015) 984 of 19 February 2015 amending Commission Decision C(2010) 774 laying down measures for the implementation of the common basic standards on aviation security in respect of air cargo and mail transported into the Union.’

Article 2

The texts of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/187 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 12 June 2015, 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, 11 June 2015. For the EEA Joint Committee The President Gianluca GRIPPA

(1) OJ L 31, 7.2.2015, p. 18.

(*1) No constitutional requirements indicated.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 274/62

Decision No 1/2016 of the Joint Implementation Committee set up by the Voluntary Partnership Agreement between the European Union, of the one part, and the Republic of Indonesia, of the other part

of 15 September 2016

concerning the start date of the Forest Law Enforcement Governance and Trade (FLEGT) licensing scheme [2016/1797]

THE JOINT IMPLEMENTATION COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Voluntary Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Indonesia (hereinafter referred to as the ‘Agreement’), which following ratification by the Parties entered into force on 1 May 2014,

Whereas:

(1) The Agreement provides in Article 14, paragraph 5(e) that the Joint Implementation Committee shall agree on the date from which the FLEGT licensing scheme will start operating after an evaluation of the functioning of the Indonesian Timber Legality Assurance system (TLAS) on the basis of the criteria set out in Annex VIII.

(2) A joint independent assessment of the Indonesian TLAS has concluded that the Indonesian TLAS is a robust system and that the system meets the criteria to assess its operationality established in Annex VIII to the Agreement.

(3) The two Parties have completed their respective internal procedures and have notified each other through the JIC of their readiness to start the FLEGT Licensing system.

(4) The JIC will continue to monitor the implementation of the Agreement and the Parties have identified joint actions to be prioritized in the course of 2017 in order to ensure an effective implementation of the Agreement.

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The FLEGT licensing scheme shall start on 15 November 2016.

Article 2

This Decision shall be drawn up in duplicate in the Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish and Indonesian languages, each of these texts being authentic. In case of divergence of interpretation the English text shall prevail.

Article 3

This Decision shall enter into force on 15 November 2016.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 25/36

Corrigendum to Decision No 1/2016 of the Joint Committee on Agriculture of 16 November 2016 on amending Annex 10 to the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products [2017/51]

( Official Journal of the European Union L 7 of 12 January 2017 )

On page 21, signatories:

for:

‘Krisztina BENDE’,

read:
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 8/16

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 186/2015

of 10 July 2015

amending Annex XIII (Transport) to the EEA Agreement [2017/26]

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) Decision No 585/2014/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 on the deployment of the interoperable EU-wide eCall service (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 17ke (Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 305/2013) of Annex XIII to the EEA Agreement:

‘17kf. 32014 D 0585: Decision No 585/2014/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 on the deployment of the interoperable EU-wide eCall service (OJ L 164, 3.6.2014, p. 6).’.

Article 2

The text of Decision No 585/2014/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 11 July 2015, 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, 10 July 2015. For the EEA Joint Committee The President Atle LEIKVOLL

(1) OJ L 164, 3.6.2014, p. 6.

(*1) Constitutional requirements indicated.
(b)

Unless otherwise provided for in this Agreement, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) and the EFTA Surveillance Authority shall cooperate, exchange information and consult each other for the purposes of the Regulation, in particular prior to taking any action. This includes in particular the duty to pass to each other, without undue delay, the information needed for each body to carry out its duties under this Regulation, such as the preparation of drafts by ESMA as set out in point (d). This extends to, amongst others, information received by either body as a result of applications for registration or replies to requests for information submitted to market operators, or obtained by either body during investigations or on-site inspections. Without prejudice to Article 109 of this Agreement, ESMA and the EFTA Surveillance Authority shall pass to the other body any application, information, complaint or request which fall within the competence of that body. In case of disagreement between ESMA and the EFTA Surveillance Authority with regard to the administration of the provisions of the Regulation, the Chairperson of ESMA and the College of the EFTA Surveillance Authority shall, taking into account the urgency of the matter, without undue delay convene a meeting to find consensus. Where such consensus is not found, the Chairperson of ESMA or the College of the EFTA Surveillance Authority may request that the Contracting Parties refer the matter to the EEA Joint Committee which shall deal with it in accordance with Article 111 of this Agreement which shall apply mutatis mutandis. In accordance with Article 2 of Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 1/94 of 8 February 1994 adopting the Rules of Procedure of the EEA Joint Committee (OJ L 85, 30.3.1994, p. 60), a Contracting Party may request immediate organisation of meetings in urgent circumstances. Notwithstanding this paragraph, a Contracting Party may at any time refer the matter to the EEA Joint Committee at its own initiative in accordance with Articles 5 or 111 of this Agreement.