Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 67/2011 of 1 July 2011 amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) and Annex IV (Energy) to the EEA Agreement
Date: 2011-07-01
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: European Economic Area, eco-label, energy-generating product, lighting equipment, revision of an agreement




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6.10.2011   


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Official Journal of the European Union


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            DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE
         
No 67/2011
of 1 July 2011
         
amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) and Annex IV (Energy) 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 2/2011 of 11 February 2011 (1).












(2)


Annex IV to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 7/2011 of 1 April 2011 (2).












(3)


Directive 2009/125/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 establishing a framework for the setting of ecodesign requirements for energy-related products (3) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.












(4)


Commission Regulation (EU) No 347/2010 of 21 April 2010 amending Commission Regulation (EC) No 245/2009 as regards the ecodesign requirements for fluorescent lamps without integrated ballast, for high intensity discharge lamps, and for ballasts and luminaires able to operate such lamps (4) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.












(5)


Directive 2009/125/EC repeals Directive 2005/32/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (5), which has been incorporated into the Agreement and which is therefore to be repealed under the Agreement,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
Chapter IV of Annex II to the Agreement shall be amended as follows:






(1)


the text of point 6 (Directive 2005/32/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council) shall be replaced by the following:

                              ‘
                              32009 L 0125: Directive 2009/125/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 establishing a framework for the setting of ecodesign requirements for energy-related products (OJ L 285, 31.10.2009, p. 10).
The provisions of the Directive shall, for the purposes of this Agreement, be read with the following adaptation:
The EFTA States shall participate fully in the work of the Committee established by Article 19, but shall not have the right to vote.’;










(2)


the following indent shall be added in point 10 (Commission Regulation (EC) No 244/2009):






‘—



32010 R 0347: Commission Regulation (EU) No 347/2010 of 21 April 2010 (OJ L 104, 24.4.2010, p. 20).’.










Article 2
Annex IV to the Agreement shall be amended as follows:






(1)


the text of point 26 (Directive 2005/32/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council) shall be replaced by the following text:

                              ‘
                              32009 L 0125: Directive 2009/125/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 establishing a framework for the setting of ecodesign requirements for energy-related products (OJ L 285, 31.10.2009, p. 10).
The provisions of the Directive shall, for the purposes of this Agreement, be read with the following adaptation:
The EFTA States shall participate fully in the work of the Committee established by Article 19, but shall not have the right to vote.’;










(2)


the following shall be added in point 34 (Commission Regulation (EC) No 245/2009):

                              ‘ , as amended by:






—



32010 R 0347: Commission Regulation (EU) No 347/2010 of 21 April 2010 (OJ L 104, 24.4.2010, p. 20).’.










Article 3
The texts of Regulation (EU) No 347/2010 and Directive 2009/125/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 4
This Decision shall enter into force on 2 July 2011, provided that all the notifications pursuant to Article 103(1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee (*1).


Article 5
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, 1 July 2011.


For the EEA Joint Committee


The President

Kurt JÄGER
            





(1)  
            OJ L 93, 7.4.2011, p. 31.

(2)  
            OJ L 171, 30.6.2011, p. 1.

(3)  
            OJ L 285, 31.10.2009, p. 10.

(4)  
            OJ L 104, 24.4.2010, p. 20.

(5)  
            OJ L 191, 22.7.2005, p. 29.

(*1)  Constitutional requirements indicated.