Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 144/2006 of 8 December 2006 amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement
Date: 2006-12-08
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: EC conformity marking, engine, motor vehicle, reduction of gas emissions, safety device, technical standard, testing, vehicle parts

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DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 144/2006

of 8 December 2006

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 109/2006 of

22 September 2006 (1).

(2) Commission Decision 2006/368/EC of 20 March 2006 on the detailed technical requirements for
carrying out the tests specified in Directive 2005/66/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council
relating to the use of frontal protection systems on motor vehicles (2) is to be incorporated into the
Agreement.

(3) Directive 2006/40/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 May 2006 relating to
in motor vehicles and amending Council Directive

emissions
from air conditioning systems
70/156/EEC (3) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(4) Commission Directive 2006/51/EC of 6 June 2006 amending for the purposes of adapting to technical
progress Annex I to Directive 2005/55/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and
Annexes IV and V to Directive 2005/78/EC as regards requirements for the emission control monitoring
system for use in vehicles and exemptions for gas engines (4) is to be incorporated into the Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

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

Article 1

1.

the following indent shall be added in point 1 (Council Directive 70/156/EEC):

‘— 32006 L 0040: Directive 2006/40/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 May

2006 (OJ L 161, 14.6.2006, p. 12).’;

2.

the following indent shall be added in point 45zl (Directive 2005/55/EC of the European Parliament and
of the Council):

‘— 32006 L 0051: Commission Directive 2006/51/EC of 6 June 2006 (OJ L 152, 7.6.2006, p. 11).’;

3.

the following shall be added in point 45zo (Commission Directive 2005/78/EC):

‘, as amended by:

— 32006 L 0051: Commission Directive 2006/51/EC of 6 June 2006 (OJ L 152, 7.6.2006, p. 11).’;

(1) OJ L 333, 30.11.2006, p. 26.
(2) OJ L 140, 29.5.2006, p. 33.
(3) OJ L 161, 14.6.2006, p. 12.
(4) OJ L 152, 7.6.2006, p. 11.

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4.

the following points shall be inserted after point 45zo (Commission Directive 2005/78/EC):

‘45zp. 32006 D 0368: Commission Decision 2006/368/EC of 20 March 2006 on the detailed technical
requirements for carrying out the tests specified in Directive 2005/66/EC of the European
Parliament and of the Council relating to the use of frontal protection systems on motor vehicles
(OJ L 140, 29.5.2006, p. 33).

45zq. 32006 L 0040: Directive 2006/40/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 May
2006 relating to emissions from air conditioning systems in motor vehicles and amending Council
Directive 70/156/EEC (OJ L 161, 14.6.2006, p. 12).’

Article 2

The texts of Directives 2006/40/EC and 2006/51/EC and Decision 2006/368/EC in the Icelandic and
Norwegian languages, to be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union, shall
be authentic.

This Decision shall enter into force on 9 December 2006, provided that all the notifications under
Article 103(1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee (*).

Article 3

This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of the
European Union.

Article 4

Done at Brussels, 8 December 2006.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Oda Helen SLETNES

(*) No constitutional requirements indicated.