do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 138/2012 of 13 July 2012 amending Annex XX (Environment) to the EEA Agreement
Date: 2012-07-13
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: European Economic Area, prevention of pollution, public health, revision of an agreement, waste recycling




L_2012309EN.01002001.xml










8.11.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 309/20








            DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE
         
No 138/2012
of 13 July 2012
         
amending Annex XX (Environment) 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 XX to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 117/2012 of 15 June 2012 (1).












(2)


Council Regulation (EU) No 333/2011 of 31 March 2011 establishing criteria determining when certain types of scrap metal cease to be waste under Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
The following point shall be inserted after point 32ff (Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council) of Annex XX to the Agreement:






‘32ffa.



32011 R 0333: Council Regulation (EU) No 333/2011 of 31 March 2011 establishing criteria determining when certain types of scrap metal cease to be waste under Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 94, 8.4.2011, p. 2).
The provisions of the Regulation shall, for the purposes of this Agreement, be read with the following adaptation:
In Article 2(e), and in point 6 of the Statement of Conformity set out in Annex III, the words “or the territories of the EFTA States” shall be inserted after the words “the customs territory of the Union”.’
                        






Article 2
The text of Regulation (EU) No 333/2011 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 14 July 2012, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee (*1), or on the day of the entry into force of Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 126/2012 of 13 July 2012 (3) or Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 136/2012 of 13 July 2012 (4), whichever is the later.


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, 13 July 2012.


For the EEA Joint Committee


The President

Atle LEIKVOLL
            





(1)  
            OJ L 270, 4.10.2012, p. 40.

(2)  
            OJ L 94, 8.4.2011, p. 2.

(*1)  No constitutional requirements indicated.

(3)  See page 4 of this Official Journal.

(4)  See page 17 of this Official Journal.
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 123/2012 of 13 July 2012 amending Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) to the EEA Agreement
Date: 2012-07-13
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: European Economic Area, animal health, apiculture, research body, revision of an agreement




L_2012309EN.01000101.xml










8.11.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 309/1








            DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE
         
No 123/2012
of 13 July 2012
         
amending Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) 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 I to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 104/2012 of 15 June 2012 (1).












(2)


Commission Regulation (EU) No 87/2011 of 2 February 2011 designating the EU reference laboratory for bee health, laying down additional responsibilities and tasks for that laboratory and amending Annex VII to Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council (2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.












(3)


This Decision concerns legislation regarding live animals other than fish and aquaculture animals. Legislation concerning these matters shall not apply to Iceland, as specified in paragraph 2 of the Introductory Part of Chapter I of Annex I to the Agreement. This Decision is therefore not to apply to Iceland.












(4)


This Decision concerns legislation regarding veterinary matters. Legislation regarding veterinary matters shall not apply to Liechtenstein as long as the application of the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products is extended to Liechtenstein, as specified in the sectoral adaptations to Annex I to the Agreement. This Decision is therefore not to apply to Liechtenstein,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
The following indent shall be added in point 11 (Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council) of Chapter I of Annex I to the Agreement:






‘—



32011 R 0087: Commission Regulation (EU) No 87/2011 of 2 February 2011 (OJ L 29, 3.2.2011, p. 1).’






Article 2
The text of Regulation (EU) No 87/2011 in the Norwegian language, 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 14 July 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, 13 July 2012.


For the EEA Joint Committee


The President

Atle LEIKVOLL
            





(1)  
            OJ L 270, 4.10.2012, p. 3.

(2)  
            OJ L 29, 3.2.2011, p. 1.

(*1)  No constitutional requirements indicated.
Commission Regulation (EU) No 636/2012 of 13 July 2012 extending for six months the application of Regulation (EU) No 161/2012 on emergency measures for the protection of haddock stocks in waters to the west of Scotland
Date: 2012-07-13
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Atlantic Ocean, EU waters, by-catch, conservation of fish stocks, discarded fish, fishing area, fishing controls, fishing rights, quantity of fish landed, sea fish, total catch








L_2012186EN.01001901.xml










14.7.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 186/19








            COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 636/2012
of 13 July 2012
         
extending for six months the application of Regulation (EU) No 161/2012 on emergency measures for the protection of haddock stocks in waters to the west of Scotland


THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,


Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 (1), and in particular Article 7 thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Evidence of serious threats to the conservation of certain stocks of haddock in waters to the west of Scotland led the Commission to adopt Regulation (EU) No 161/2012 of 23 February 2012 on emergency measures for the protection of haddock stocks in waters to the west of Scotland (2), on the basis of the provisions laid down Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002.












(2)


Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 states that the emergency measures are to last no more than six months and that the Commission may take a new decision to extend them for an additional period of no more than six months.












(3)


The rationale that underlies the adoption of the emergency measures in issue remains valid for the duration of the fishery this season. Otherwise the positive effects they have yielded until now could be nullified. Since the relevant fisheries are indeed still ongoing, the lapse of the emergency measures would re-introduce the catch composition requirements, entailing increased discarding and thus considerable increase in fishing pressure on haddock and other stocks as fishermen seek to legitimately land their quotas.












(4)


Measures on permanent protection of the haddock stocks concerned by Commission Regulation (EU) No 161/2012 might not be in place before the expiry date of application of that Regulation. Meanwhile, the threats for the conservation of the haddock stocks persist.












(5)


It is therefore appropriate to extend for six months the emergency measures provided for in Regulation (EU) No 161/2012,





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1
The application of Regulation (EU) No 161/2012 shall be extended until 25 February 2013.


Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.




This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 13 July 2012.


For the Commission


The President

José Manuel BARROSO
            





(1)  
            OJ L 358, 31.12.2002, p. 59.

(2)  
            OJ L 52, 24.2.2012, p. 6.
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 147/2012 of 13 July 2012 amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement
Date: 2012-07-13
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: European Economic Area, cosmetic product, dental medicine, market approval, marketing standard, oxide, product safety, revision of an agreement, safety standard




L_2012309EN.01003201.xml










8.11.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 309/32








            DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE
         
No 147/2012
of 13 July 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 (‘the EEA Agreement’), and in particular Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Council Directive 2011/84/EU of 20 September 2011 amending Directive 76/768/EEC, concerning cosmetic products, for the purpose of adapting Annex III thereto to technical progress (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.












(2)


Annex II to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
The following indent shall be added in point 1 (Council Directive 76/768/EEC) of Chapter XVI of Annex II to the EEA Agreement:






‘—



32011 L 0084: Council Directive 2011/84/EU of 20 September 2011 (OJ L 283, 29.10.2011, p. 36).’






Article 2
The text of Directive 2011/84/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 14 July 2012, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA 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, 13 July 2012.


For the EEA Joint Committee


The President

Atle LEIKVOLL
            





(1)  
            OJ L 283, 29.10.2011, p. 36.

(*1)  No constitutional requirements indicated.
Commission communication in the framework of the implementation of Commission Regulation (EU) No 1015/2010 implementing Directive 2009/125/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to ecodesign requirements for washing machines  Text with EEA relevance (Publication of transitional symbols for the implementation of Commission Regulation (EU) No 1015/2010)
Date: 2012-07-13
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: ecology, energy saving, household electrical appliance, product design, water consumption








C_2012206EN.01001101.xml










13.7.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 206/11





Commission communication in the framework of the implementation of Commission Regulation (EU) No 1015/2010 implementing Directive 2009/125/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to ecodesign requirements for washing machines
(Text with EEA relevance)
(Publication of transitional symbols for the implementation of Commission Regulation (EU) No 1015/2010)
2012/C 206/05
According to Annex I.1.(1) of the Commission Regulation (EU) No 1015/2010 (1) implementing Directive 2009/125/EC (2), the cycles which clean normally soiled cotton laundry (hereafter ‘standard cotton programmes’) at 40 °C and 60 °C shall be used for the calculation of the energy consumption and other parameters for household washing machines. These cycles shall be clearly identifiable on the programme selection device of the household washing machines or the household washing machines display, if any, or both, and indicated as ‘standard 60 °C cotton programme’ and ‘standard 40 °C cotton programme’.
To facilitate the clear identification of the relevant standard cotton programmes or programmes setting(s) on the programme selection device of the household washing machines or the household washing machines display, the following transitional symbols providing presumption of conformity should apply:






—


for the ‘standard 60 °C cotton programme’:













—


for the ‘standard 40 °C cotton programme’:













—


for the ‘standard cotton programme’ in appliances where the selection device of the programme is separate from the selection device of the temperature:







In appliances where programme and temperature are selected using separate devices, the three arrows must be present on the selection panel.
These transitional symbols will ultimately be replaced by symbols provided in harmonised standard(s), for the purposes of compliance and verification of compliance with the requirements of the Commission Regulation (EU) No 1015/2010, the reference numbers of which have been published in the Official Journal of the European Union in accordance with Articles 9 and 10 of Directive 2009/125/EC.


(1)  OJ L 293, 11.11.2010, p. 21.

(2)  OJ L 285, 31.10.2009, p. 10.
Update of the notification by Latvia under Article 37 of Regulation (EC) No 562/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2006 establishing a Community Code on the rules governing the movement of persons across borders (Schengen Borders Code) — The possibility for a Member State to provide by law for an obligation to hold or carry papers and documents pursuant to Article 21(c)
Date: 2012-07-13
Institutions: Latvia
Subjects: Latvia, Schengen Agreement, border control, identity document, residence permit








C_2012206EN.01001201.xml










13.7.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 206/12





Update of the notification by Latvia under Article 37 of Regulation (EC) No 562/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2006 establishing a Community Code on the rules governing the movement of persons across borders (Schengen Borders Code)
The possibility for a Member State to provide by law for an obligation to hold or carry papers and documents pursuant to Article 21(c)
2012/C 206/06
LATVIA
Amendment to the information provided by Latvia and published in the OJ C 18, 24.1.2008

Amendments to the Law on the State border of the Republic of Latvia entered into force on 21 March 2012. Article 20(1) of the Law states that a person has the responsibility while in the border zone (an area no narrower than 30 km along the external land border) of keeping a document (or documents) upon their person confirming their identity and right to reside in the Republic of Latvia and of presenting the document or documents to an official of the State Border Guard upon request. This provision does not apply to a person who is an official (or member of staff) of a central or local government authority and who, in the exercise of their duties (or in their official capacity) in the border zone is able to present a service card (or work certificate) provided for in the legislation governing the operations of the relevant authority.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2012-07-13
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate








C_2012206EN.01001001.xml










13.7.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 206/10





Euro exchange rates (1)

12 July 2012
2012/C 206/04

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,2178




JPY


Japanese yen


96,63




DKK


Danish krone


7,4370




GBP


Pound sterling


0,78860




SEK


Swedish krona


8,5808




CHF


Swiss franc


1,2010




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


7,4710




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558




CZK


Czech koruna


25,444




HUF


Hungarian forint


288,60




LTL


Lithuanian litas


3,4528




LVL


Latvian lats


0,6962




PLN


Polish zloty


4,2081




RON


Romanian leu


4,5385




TRY


Turkish lira


2,2141




AUD


Australian dollar


1,2029




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,2461




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


9,4459




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,5463




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,5487




KRW


South Korean won


1 406,78




ZAR


South African rand


10,1611




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,7619




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,4886




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


11 533,79




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


3,8876




PHP


Philippine peso


51,340




RUB


Russian rouble


39,8740




THB


Thai baht


38,750




BRL


Brazilian real


2,4928




MXN


Mexican peso


16,3487




INR


Indian rupee


68,1050






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 142/2012 of 13 July 2012 amending Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement, on cooperation in specific fields outside the four freedoms
Date: 2012-07-13
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: European Economic Area, revision of an agreement, single market




L_2012309EN.01002601.xml










8.11.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 309/26








            DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE
         
No 142/2012
of 13 July 2012
         
amending Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement, on cooperation in specific fields outside the four freedoms


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 Articles 86 and 98 thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Protocol 31 to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 122/2012 of 15 June 2012 (1).












(2)


It is appropriate to continue the cooperation of the Contracting Parties to the Agreement in Union actions funded from the general budget of the Union regarding the implementation, operation and development of the internal market.












(3)


Protocol 31 to the Agreement should therefore be amended in order to allow for this extended cooperation to continue beyond 31 December 2011,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
Article 7 of Protocol 31 to the Agreement shall be amended as follows:






(1)


the words ‘years 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011’ in paragraph 6 shall be replaced by the words ‘years 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012’;










(2)


the words ‘years 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011’ in paragraph 7 shall be replaced by the words ‘years 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012’;










(3)


the words ‘years 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011’ in paragraph 8 shall be replaced by the words ‘years 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012’.






Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the day following the last notification to the EEA Joint Committee under Article 103(1) of the Agreement (*1).
It shall apply from 1 January 2012.


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.




Done at Brussels, 13 July 2012.


For the EEA Joint Committee


The President

Atle LEIKVOLL
            





(1)  
            OJ L 270, 4.10.2012, p. 46.

(*1)  No constitutional requirements indicated.