Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 22/2008 of 14 March 2008 amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement
Date: 2008-03-14
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: market approval, marketing standard, packaging product, pre-packaging

10.7.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 182/5

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 22/2008

of 14 March 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) Annex II to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 132/2007 of

26 October 2007 (1).

(2) Directive 2007/45/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 September 2007 laying down
rules on nominal quantities for prepacked products, repealing Council Directives 75/106/EEC and 80/
232/EEC, and amending Council Directive 76/211/EEC (2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(3) Directive 2007/45/EC repeals, with effect from 11 April 2009, Council Directives 75/106/EEC (3) and
80/232/EEC (4) which are incorporated into the Agreement and which are consequently to be repealed
under the Agreement with effect from 11 April 2009,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

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

Article 1

1)

The following indent shall be added in point 15 (Council Directive 76/211/EEC):

‘— 32007 L 0045: Directive 2007/45/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 247,

21.9.2007, p. 17).’

2)

The following point shall be inserted after point 27b (Directive 2004/22/EC of the European Parliament
and of the Council):

‘27c. 32007 L 0045: Directive 2007/45/EC of

the Council of
5 September 2007 laying down rules on nominal quantities for prepacked products, repealing
Council Directives 75/106/EEC and 80/232/EEC, and amending Council Directive 76/211/EEC (OJ
L 247, 21.9.2007, p. 17).’

the European Parliament and of

3)

The text of points 12 (Council Directive 75/106/EEC) and 25 (Council Directive 80/232/EEC) shall be
deleted with effect from 11 April 2009.

The texts of Directive 2007/45/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.

Article 2

(1) OJ L 100, 10.4.2008, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 247, 21.9.2007, p. 17.
(3) OJ L 42, 15.2.1975, p. 1.
(4) OJ L 51, 25.2.1980, p. 1.

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Official Journal of the European Union

10.7.2008

This Decision shall enter into force on 15 March 2008, 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, 14 March 2008.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Alan SEATTER

(*) No constitutional requirements indicated.