Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 81/2012 of 30 April 2012 amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement
Date: 2012-04-30
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: European Economic Area, access to information, approval, commercial vehicle, maintenance, motor vehicle, motor vehicle pollution, pedestrian, revision of an agreement, safety device




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Official Journal of the European Union


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            DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE
         
No 81/2012
of 30 April 2012
         
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 41/2012 of 30 March 2012 (1).












(2)


Commission Regulation (EU) No 406/2010 of 26 April 2010 implementing Regulation (EC) No 79/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council on type-approval of hydrogen-powered motor vehicles (2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.












(3)


Commission Regulation (EU) No 459/2011 of 12 May 2011 amending the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 631/2009 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 78/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the type-approval of motor vehicles with regard to the protection of pedestrians and other vulnerable road users (3) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.












(4)


Commission Regulation (EU) No 582/2011 of 25 May 2011 implementing and amending Regulation (EC) No 595/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council with respect to emissions from heavy duty vehicles (euro VI) and amending Annexes I and III to Directive 2007/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (4) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.












(5)


Commission Regulation (EU) No 566/2011 of 8 June 2011 amending Regulation (EC) No 715/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Commission Regulation (EC) No 692/2008 as regards access to vehicle repair and maintenance information (5) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.












(6)


Commission Regulation (EU) No 678/2011 of 14 July 2011 replacing Annex II and amending Annexes IV, IX and XI to Directive 2007/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a framework for the approval of motor vehicles and their trailers, and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles (Framework Directive) (6) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.












(7)


Commission Decision 2011/415/EU of 14 July 2011 correcting Directive 2010/19/EU amending, for the purposes of adaptation to technical progress in the field of spray-suppression systems of certain categories of motor vehicles and their trailers, Council Directive 91/226/EEC, and Directive 2007/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the amendment of the Annexes to Directive 2007/46/EC (7) is to be incorporated into the Agreement,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



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






(1)


the following shall be inserted after point 45zzk (Regulation (EC) No 595/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council):






‘45zzl.



32011 R 0582: Commission Regulation (EU) No 582/2011 of 25 May 2011 implementing and amending Regulation (EC) No 595/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council with respect to emissions from heavy duty vehicles (euro VI) and amending Annexes I and III to Directive 2007/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 167, 25.6.2011, p. 1).
The provisions of the Regulation shall, for the purposes of this Agreement, be read with the following adaptation:
The following shall be added to Annex I point 3.2.1 and Annex XI point 3.2:






 



                                                   “IS for Iceland;










 


FL for Liechtenstein;










 


16 for Norway.”
                                                














45zzm.



32010 R 0406: Commission Regulation (EU) No 406/2010 of 26 April 2010 implementing Regulation (EC) No 79/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council on type-approval of hydrogen-powered motor vehicles (OJ L 122, 18.5.2010, p. 1).
The provisions of the Regulation shall, for the purposes of this Agreement, be read with the following adaptation:
In Annex II, the following shall be added to Part 3 point 1.1:






 



                                                   “IS for Iceland;










 


FL for Liechtenstein;










 


16. for Norway.” ’;


















(2)


the following indents shall be added in point 45zx (Directive 2007/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council):






‘—



32011 R 0582: Commission Regulation (EU) No 582/2011 of 25 May 2011 (OJ L 167, 25.6.2011, p. 1),










—



32011 R 0678: Commission Regulation (EU) No 678/2011 of 14 July 2011 (OJ L 185, 15.7.2011, p. 30).’;














(3)


the following shall be added in point 45zz (Commission Regulation (EC) No 631/2009):

                              ‘as amended by:






—



32011 R 0459: Commission Regulation (EU) No 459/2011 of 12 May 2011 (OJ L 124, 13.5.2011, p. 21).’;














(4)


the following shall be added in point 45zzk (Regulation (EC) No 595/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council):

                              ‘as amended by:






—



32011 R 0582: Commission Regulation (EU) No 582/2011 of 25 May 2011 (OJ L 167, 25.6.2011, p. 1).’;














(5)


the following indent shall be added in point 45zt (Regulation (EC) No 715/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council):






‘—



32011 R 0566: Commission Regulation (EU) No 566/2011 of 8 June 2011 (OJ L 158, 16.6.2011, p. 1).’;














(6)


the following shall be added in point 45zu (Commission Regulation (EC) No 692/2008):

                              ‘as amended by:






—



32011 R 0566: Commission Regulation (EU) No 566/2011 of 8 June 2011 (OJ L 158, 16.6.2011, p. 1).’;














(7)


the following sub-indent shall be added to the fourth indent (Commission Directive 2010/19/EU) in point 45a (Council Directive 91/226/EEC):






‘—



32011 D 0415: Commission Decision 2011/415/EU of 14 July 2011 (OJ L 185, 15.7.2011, p. 76).’;














(8)


the following sub-indent shall be added to the seventh indent (Commission Directive 2010/19/EU) in point 45zx (Directive 2007/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council):






‘—



32011 D 0415: Commission Decision 2011/415/EU of 14 July 2011 (OJ L 185, 15.7.2011, p. 76).’.










Article 2
The texts of Regulations (EU) No 406/2010, (EU) No 459/2011, (EU) No 582/2011, (EU) No 566/2011 and (EU) No 678/2011, and Decision 2011/415/EU 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 1 May 2012, 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, 30 April 2012.


For the EEA Joint Committee


The Acting President

Gianluca GRIPPA
            





(1)  
            OJ L 207, 2.8.2012, p. 18.

(2)  
            OJ L 122, 18.5.2010, p. 1.

(3)  
            OJ L 124, 13.5.2011, p. 21.

(4)  
            OJ L 167, 25.6.2011, p. 1.

(5)  
            OJ L 158, 16.6.2011, p. 1.

(6)  
            OJ L 185, 15.7.2011, p. 30.

(7)  
            OJ L 185, 15.7.2011, p. 76.

(*1)  No constitutional requirements indicated.