EN Official Journal of the European Union L 154/7

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 4/2008

of 1 February 2008

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, as amended by the Protocol adjusting the Agreement on the European Economic Area, hereinafter referred to as ‘the Agreement’, and in particular Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Annex II to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 132/2007 of 26 October 2007 (1).

(2) Regulation (EC) No 715/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2007 on type approval of motor vehicles with respect to emissions from light passenger and commercial vehicles (Euro 5 and Euro 6) and on access to vehicle repair and maintenance information (2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(3) Regulation (EC) No 715/2007 repeals, with effect from 2 January 2013, Directives 70/220/EEC (3), 72/306/EEC (4), 74/290/EEC (5), 77/102/EEC (6), 78/665/EEC (7), 80/1268/EEC (8), 83/351/EEC (9), 88/76/EEC (10), 88/436/EEC (11), 89/458/EEC (12), 91/441/EEC (13), 93/59/EEC (14), 93/116/EC (15), 94/12/EC (16), 96/44/EC (17), 96/69/EC (18), 98/69/EC (19), 98/77/EC (20), 1999/100/EC (21), 1999/102/EC (22), 2001/1/EC (23), 2001/100/EC (24), 2002/80/EC (25), 2003/76/EC (26) and 2004/3/EC (27) which are incorporated into the Agreement and are therefore to be repealed under the Agreement with effect from 2 January 2013,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

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

1) the following indent shall be added in point 1 (Council Directive 70/156/EEC): ‘— 32007 R 0715: Regulation (EC) No 715/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2007 (OJ L 171, 29.6.2007, p. 1).’;

2) the following indent shall be added in point 45zl (Directive 2005/55/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council): ‘— 32007 R 0715: Regulation (EC) No 715/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2007 (OJ L 171, 29.6.2007, p. 1).’;

3) the following point shall be inserted after point 45zs (Directive 2007/38/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council): ‘45zt. 32007 R 0715: Regulation (EC) No 715/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2007 on type approval of motor vehicles with respect to emissions from light passenger and commercial vehicles (Euro 5 and Euro 6) and on access to vehicle repair and maintenance information (OJ L 171, 29.6.2007, p. 1).’;

4) the text of points 3 (Council Directive 70/220/EEC), 12 (Council Directive 72/306/EEC) and 42 (Council Directive 80/1268/EEC) shall be deleted with effect from 2 January 2013.

Article 2

The text of Regulation (EC) No 715/2007 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 2 February 2008, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee (28).

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, 1 February 2008. For the EEA Joint Committee The President Alan SEATTER

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(2) OJ L 171, 29.6.2007, p. 1.

(3) OJ L 76, 6.4.1970, p. 1.

(4) OJ L 190, 20.8.1972, p. 1.

(5) OJ L 159, 15.6.1974, p. 61.

(6) OJ L 32, 3.2.1977, p. 32.

(7) OJ L 223, 14.8.1978, p. 48.

(8) OJ L 375, 31.12.1980, p. 36.

(9) OJ L 197, 20.7.1983, p. 1.

(10) OJ L 36, 9.2.1988, p. 1.

(11) OJ L 214, 6.8.1988, p. 1.

(12) OJ L 226, 3.8.1989, p. 1.

(13) OJ L 242, 30.8.1991, p. 1.

(14) OJ L 186, 28.7.1993, p. 21.

(15) OJ L 329, 30.12.1993, p. 39.

(16) OJ L 100, 19.4.1994, p. 42.

(17) OJ L 210, 20.8.1996, p. 25.

(18) OJ L 282, 1.11.1996, p. 64.

(19) OJ L 350, 28.12.1998, p. 1.

(20) OJ L 286, 23.10.1998, p. 34.

(21) OJ L 334, 28.12.1999, p. 36.

(22) OJ L 334, 28.12.1999, p. 43.

(23) OJ L 35, 6.2.2001, p. 34.

(24) OJ L 16, 18.1.2002, p. 32.

(25) OJ L 291, 28.10.2002, p. 20.

(26) OJ L 206, 15.8.2003, p. 29.

(27) OJ L 49, 19.2.2004, p. 36.

(28) No constitutional requirements indicated.