Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 126/2011 of 2 December 2011 amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement
Date: 2011-12-02
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: European Economic Area, agricultural vehicle, revision of an agreement, safety device, tractor




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            DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE
         
No 126/2011
of 2 December 2011
         
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 47/2011 of 20 May 2011 (1).












(2)


Directive 2009/57/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 relating to the roll-over protection structures of wheeled agricultural or forestry tractors (2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.












(3)


Directive 2009/75/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 on roll-over protection structures of wheeled agricultural or forestry tractors (static testing) (3) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.












(4)


Directive 2009/57/EC repeals Council Directive 77/536/EEC (4) which is incorporated into the Agreement and is therefore to be repealed under the Agreement.












(5)


Directive 2009/75/EC repeals Council Directive 79/622/EEC (5) which is incorporated into the Agreement and is therefore to be repealed under the Agreement,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



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






(1)


the text of point 11 (Council Directive 77/536/EEC) shall be replaced by the following:

                              ‘
                              32009 L 0057: Directive 2009/57/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 relating to the roll-over protection structures of wheeled agricultural or forestry tractors (OJ L 261, 3.10.2009, p. 1).
The provisions of the Directive shall, for the purposes of this Agreement, be read with the following adaptation:
In Annex VI, the following shall be added:






 



                                       “IS for Iceland










 


FL for Liechtenstein










 


16. for Norway” ’;














(2)


the text of point 17 (Council Directive 79/622/EEC) shall be replaced by the following:

                              ‘
                              32009 L 0075: Directive 2009/75/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 on roll-over protection structures of wheeled agricultural or forestry tractors (static testing) (OJ L 261, 3.10.2009, p. 40).
The provisions of the Directive shall, for the purposes of this Agreement, be read with the following adaptation:
In Annex VI, the following shall be added:






 



                                       “IS for Iceland










 


FL for Liechtenstein










 


16. for Norway” ’.










Article 2
The texts of Directives 2009/57/EC and 2009/75/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 3
This Decision shall enter into force on 3 December 2011, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee (*1).


Article 4
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, 2 December 2011.


For the EEA Joint Committee


The President

Kurt JÄGER
            





(1)  
            OJ L 196, 28.7.2011, p. 25.

(2)  
            OJ L 261, 3.10.2009, p. 1.

(3)  
            OJ L 261, 3.10.2009, p. 40.

(4)  
            OJ L 220, 29.8.1977, p. 1.

(5)  
            OJ L 179, 17.7.1979, p. 1.

(*1)  No constitutional requirements indicated.