Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 16/94 of 28 October 1994 amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement
Date: 1994-10-28
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: European Economic Area, association agreement (EU), consumer protection, footwear industry, labelling








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Official Journal of the European Communities


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DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE
No 16/94
of 28 October 1994
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 adjusted by the Protocol Adjusting the Agreement on the European Economic Area, hereinafter referred to as the Agreement, and in particular Article 98 thereof,
Whereas Annex II to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 7/94 of 21 March 1994 amending Protocol 47 and certain Annexes to the EEA Agreement (1);
Whereas Directive 94/11/EC of the European Parliament and the Council of 23 March 1994 on the approximation of the laws, regulation and administrative provisions of the Member States relating to labelling of the materials used in the main components of footwear for sale to the consumer (2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Article 1
The following point shall be inserted after point 3D (Council Decision 93/465/EEC) of Chapter XIX of Annex II to the Agreement:







‘3.E.



394 L 0011: Directive 94/11/EC of the European Parliament and the Council of 23 March 1994 on the approximation of the laws, regulation and administrative provisions of the Member States relating to labelling of the materials used in the main components of footwear for sale to the consumer (OJ No L 100, 19. 4. 1994, p. 37).
The provisions of the Directive shall, for the purposes of the present Agreement, be read with the following adaptations:






(a)


In Annex I, point 1 (a) the following shall be added to the list of written indications concerning “upper”:






“FI


Päällinen




IS


Efri hluti




N


Overdel




S


Ovandel”;














(b)


In Annex I, point 1 (b) the following shall be added to the list of written indications concerning “lining and sock”:






“FI


Vuori ja sisäpohja




IS


Fóður og bindsóli




N


Fôr og bindsåle




S


Foder och bindsula”;














(c)


In Annex I, point 1 (c) the following shall be added to the list of written indications concerning “outer sole”:






“FI


Ulkopohja




IS


Slitsóli




N


Yttersåle




S


Slitsula”;














(d)


In Annex I, point 2 (a) (i) the following shall be added to the list of written indications concerning “leather”:






“FI


Nahka




IS


Leður




N


Lær




S


Läder”;














(e)


In Annex I, point 2 (a) (ii) the following shall be added to the list of written indications concerning “coated leather”:






“FI


Pinnoitettu nahka




IS


Húðað leður




N


Belagt lær




S


Överdraget läder”;














(f)


In Annex I, point 2 (b) the following shall be added to the list of written indications concerning natural textile materials and synthetic or non-woven textile materials:






“FI


Tekstiilit




IS


Textíflefni




N


Tekstilmaterialer




S


Textilmaterial”;














(g)


In Annex I, point 2 (c) the following shall be added to the list of written indications concerning “all other materials”:






“FI


Muut materiaalit




IS


Öll önnur efni




N


Andre materialer




S


Övriga material”.’













Article 2
The texts of Directive 94/11/EC in the Finnish, Icelandic, Norwegian and Swedish languages, which are annexed to the respective language versions of this Decision, are authentic.
Article 3
This Decision shall enter into force on 1 March 1995, provided that all the notifications under Article 103 (1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee.
Article 4
This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of the European Communities.

Done at Brussel, 28 October 1994.


For the EEA Joint Committee


The President

H. HAFSTEIN




(1)  OJ No L 160, 28. 6. 1994, p. 1.

(2)  OJ No L 100, 19. 4. 1994, p. 37.