EN Official Journal of the European Union L 277/41

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 89/2009

of 3 July 2009

amending Annex XXI (Statistics) 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 XXI to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 73/2009 of 29 May 2009 (1).

(2) Regulation (EC) No 1338/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on Community statistics on public health and health and safety at work (2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(3) Commission Regulation (EC) No 19/2009 of 13 January 2009 implementing Regulation (EC) No 453/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on quarterly statistics on Community job vacancies, as regards the definition of a job vacancy, the reference date for data collection, data transmission specifications and feasibility studies (3) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(4) Commission Regulation (EC) No 20/2009 of 13 January 2009 adopting the specifications of the 2010 ad hoc module on reconciliation between work and family life provided for by Council Regulation (EC) No 577/98 (4) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(5) Commission Regulation (EC) No 36/2009 of 11 July 2008 establishing for 2008 the ‘Prodcom list’ of industrial products provided for by Council Regulation (EEC) No 3924/91 (5) is to be incorporated into the Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

Annex XXI to the Agreement shall be amended as follows:

1. the following point shall be inserted after point 18y (Regulation (EC) No 763/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council): ‘18z. 32008 R 1338: Regulation (EC) No 1338/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on Community statistics on public health and health and safety at work (OJ L 354, 31.12.2008, p. 70). The provisions of the Regulation shall, for the purposes of this Agreement, be read with the following adaptation: Liechtenstein is exempted from collecting the data required by this Regulation, except for the data according to Annex II (health care) and Annex III (causes of death).’;

2. the following point shall be inserted after point 18va (Commission Regulation (EC) No 1062/2008): ‘18vb. 32009 R 0019: Commission Regulation (EC) No 19/2009 of 13 January 2009 implementing Regulation (EC) No 453/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on quarterly statistics on Community job vacancies, as regards the definition of a job vacancy, the reference date for data collection, data transmission specifications and feasibility studies (OJ L 9, 14.1.2009, p. 3).’;

3. the following point shall be inserted after point 18an (Commission Regulation (EC) No 377/2008): ‘18ao. 32009 R 0020: Commission Regulation (EC) No 20/2009 of 13 January 2009 adopting the specifications of the 2010 ad hoc module on reconciliation between work and family life provided for by Council Regulation (EC) No 577/98 (OJ L 9, 14.1.2009, p. 7).’;

4. the following point shall be inserted after point 4af (Commission Regulation (EC) No 1165/2007): ‘4ag. 32009 R 0036: Commission Regulation (EC) No 36/2009 of 11 July 2008 establishing for 2008 the “Prodcom list” of industrial products provided for by Council Regulation (EEC) No 3924/91 (OJ L 18, 22.1.2009, p. 1).’

Article 2

The texts of Regulations (EC) No 1338/2008, (EC) No 19/2009, (EC) No 20/2009 and (EC) No 36/2009 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 4 July 2009, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee (6).

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, 3 July 2009. For the EEA Joint Committee The President Oda Helen SLETNES

(1) OJ L 232, 3.9.2009, p. 30.

(2) OJ L 354, 31.12.2008, p. 70.

(3) OJ L 9, 14.1.2009, p. 3.

(4) OJ L 9, 14.1.2009, p. 7.

(5) OJ L 18, 22.1.2009, p. 1.

(6) No constitutional requirements indicated.