EN Official Journal of the European Union L 73/7

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 138/2016

of 8 July 2016

amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2018/360]

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) 2015/68 of 15 October 2014 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 167/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to vehicle braking requirements for the approval of agricultural and forestry vehicles (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(2) Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/96 of 1 October 2014 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 167/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards environmental and propulsion unit performance requirements of agricultural and forestry vehicles (2) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(3) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/504 of 11 March 2015 implementing Regulation (EU) No 167/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to the administrative requirements for the approval and market surveillance of agricultural and forestry vehicles (3) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The following points are inserted after point 40a (Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1322/2014) of Chapter II of Annex II to the EEA Agreement:

‘40b. 32015 R 0068: Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/68 of 15 October 2014 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 167/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to vehicle braking requirements for the approval of agricultural and forestry vehicles (OJ L 17, 23.1.2015, p. 1). 40c. 32015 R 0096: Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/96 of 1 October 2014 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 167/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards environmental and propulsion unit performance requirements of agricultural and forestry vehicles (OJ L 16, 23.1.2015, p. 1). 40d. 32015 R 0504: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/504 of 11 March 2015 implementing Regulation (EU) No 167/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to the administrative requirements for the approval and market surveillance of agricultural and forestry vehicles (OJ L 85, 28.3.2015, p. 1).’

Article 2

The texts of Delegated Regulations (EU) 2015/68 and (EU) 2015/96 and Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/504 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 9 July 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, 8 July 2016. For the EEA Joint Committee The President Bergdís ELLERTSDÓTTIR

(1) OJ L 17, 23.1.2015, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 16, 23.1.2015, p. 1.

(3) OJ L 85, 28.3.2015, p. 1.

(*1) No constitutional requirements indicated.