Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 7/2008 of 1 February 2008 amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement
Date: 2008-02-01
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: cadmium, chromium, computer equipment, dangerous substance, derogation from EU law, electrical equipment, electronic equipment, lead, lighting equipment, marketing

12.6.2008

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L 154/13

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 7/2008

of 1 February 2008

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)

(2)

(3)

(4)

Annex II to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 156/2007 of
7 December 2007 (1).

Commission Decision 2006/690/EC of 12 October 2006 amending, for the purposes of adapting to
technical progress, the Annex to Directive 2002/95/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council
as regards exemptions for applications of lead in crystal glass (2) is to be incorporated into the
Agreement.

Commission Decision 2006/691/EC of 12 October 2006 amending, for the purposes of adapting to
technical progress, the Annex to Directive 2002/95/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council
as regards exemptions for applications of lead and cadmium (3) is to be incorporated into the
Agreement.

Commission Decision 2006/692/EC of 12 October 2006 amending, for the purposes of adapting to
technical progress, the Annex to Directive 2002/95/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council
as regards exemptions for applications of hexavalent chromium (4) is to be incorporated into the
Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The following indents shall be added in point 12q (Directive 2002/95/EC of the European Parliament and of
the Council) of Chapter XV of Annex II to the Agreement:

‘— 32006 D 0690: Commission Decision 2006/690/EC of 12 October 2006 (OJ L 283, 14.10.2006, p. 47),

— 32006 D 0691: Commission Decision 2006/691/EC of 12 October 2006 (OJ L 283, 14.10.2006, p. 48),

— 32006 D 0692: Commission Decision 2006/692/EC of 12 October 2006 (OJ L 283, 14.10.2006, p. 50).’

Article 2

The texts of Decisions 2006/690/EC, 2006/691/EC and 2006/692/EC in the Icelandic and Norwegian lan-
guages, to be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union, shall be authentic.

(1) OJ L 124, 8.5.2008, p. 18.
(2) OJ L 283, 14.10.2006, p. 47.
(3) OJ L 283, 14.10.2006, p. 48.
(4) OJ L 283, 14.10.2006, p. 50.

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Article 3

This Decision shall enter into force on 2 February 2008, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1)
of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee (*).

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, 1 February 2008.

For the EEA Joint Committee
The President
Alan SEATTER

(*) No constitutional requirements indicated.