EN Official Journal of the European Union L 270/11

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 46/2016

of 18 March 2016

amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2017/1876]

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) Directive 2014/30/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to electromagnetic compatibility (recast) (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(2) Directive 2014/34/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to equipment and protective systems intended for use in potentially explosive atmospheres (recast) (2) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(3) Directive 2014/35/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to the making available on the market of electrical equipment designed for use within certain voltage limits (3) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(4) Directive 2014/30/EU repeals, with effect from 20 April 2016, Directive 2004/108/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (4), which is incorporated into the EEA Agreement and which is consequently to be repealed under the EEA Agreement with effect from 20 April 2016.

(5) Directive 2014/34/EU repeals, with effect from 20 April 2016, Directive 94/9/EC of the European Parliament and the Council (5), which is incorporated into the EEA Agreement and which is consequently to be repealed under the EEA Agreement with effect from 20 April 2016.

(6) Directive 2014/35/EU repeals, with effect from 20 April 2016, Directive 2006/95/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (6), which is incorporated into the EEA Agreement and which is consequently to be repealed under the EEA Agreement with effect from 20 April 2016.

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

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

1. The following points are inserted after point 7d (Directive 2006/95/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council): ‘7e. 32014 L 0030: Directive 2014/30/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to electromagnetic compatibility (recast) (OJ L 96, 29.3.2014, p. 79). 7f. 32014 L 0034: Directive 2014/34/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to equipment and protective systems intended for use in potentially explosive atmospheres (recast) (OJ L 96, 29.3.2014, p. 309). 7g. 32014 L 0035: Directive 2014/35/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to the making available on the market of electrical equipment designed for use within certain voltage limits (OJ L 96, 29.3.2014, p. 357).’

2. The text of points 7a (Directive 94/9/EC of the European Parliament and the Council), 7c (Directive 2004/108/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council) and 7d (Directive 2006/95/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council) are deleted with effect from 20 April 2016.

Article 2

The texts of Directives 2014/30/EU, 2014/34/EU and 2014/35/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 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 96, 29.3.2014, p. 79.

(2) OJ L 96, 29.3.2014, p. 309.

(3) OJ L 96, 29.3.2014, p. 357.

(4) OJ L 390, 31.12.2004, p. 24.

(5) OJ L 100, 19.4.1994, p. 1.

(6) OJ L 374, 27.12.2006, p. 10.

(*1) Constitutional requirements indicated.