Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 118/2015 of 30 April 2015 amending Annex XX (Environment) to the EEA Agreement [2016/1301]
Date: 2015-04-30
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: European Economic Area, European standard, eco-label, environmental impact, environmental standard, revision of an agreement, textile product




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            DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE
         
No 118/2015
of 30 April 2015
         
amending Annex XX (Environment) to the EEA Agreement [2016/1301]


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)


Commission Decision 2014/256/EU of 2 May 2014 establishing the ecological criteria for the award of the EU Ecolabel for converted paper products (1), as corrected by OJ L 66, 11.3.2015, p. 20, is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.












(2)


Commission Decision 2014/312/EU of 28 May 2014 establishing the ecological criteria for the award of the EU Ecolabel for indoor and outdoor paints and varnishes (2) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.












(3)


Commission Decision 2014/313/EU of 28 May 2014 amending Decisions 2011/263/EU, 2011/264/EU, 2011/382/EU, 2011/383/EU, 2012/720/EU and 2012/721/EU in order to take account of developments in the classification of substances (3), as corrected by OJ L 300, 18.10.2014, p. 69, is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.












(4)


Commission Decision 2014/314/EU of 28 May 2014 establishing the criteria for the award of the EU Ecolabel for water-based heaters (4) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.












(5)


Commission Decision 2014/336/EU of 5 June 2014 amending Decisions 2006/799/EC, 2007/64/EC, 2009/300/EC, 2009/894/EC, 2011/330/EU, 2011/331/EU and 2011/337/EU in order to prolong the validity of the ecological criteria for the award of the EU Ecolabel to certain products (5) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.












(6)


Commission Decision 2014/345/EU of 6 June 2014 amending Decision 2012/481/EU establishing the ecological criteria for the award of the EU Ecolabel for printed paper (6) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.












(7)


Commission Decision 2014/350/EU of 5 June 2014 establishing the ecological criteria for the award of the EU Ecolabel for textile products (7) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.












(8)


Commission Decision 2014/363/EU of 13 June 2014 amending Decision 2007/742/EC on electrically driven, gas driven or gas absorption heat pumps (8) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.












(9)


Commission Decision 2014/391/EU of 23 June 2014 establishing the ecological criteria for the award of the EU Ecolabel for bed mattresses (9) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.












(10)


Decision 2014/312/EU repeals Commission Decisions 2009/543/EC (10) and 2009/544/EC (11) which are incorporated into the EEA Agreement and which are consequently to be repealed under the EEA Agreement.












(11)


Decision 2014/391/EU repeals Commission Decision 2009/598/EC (12) which is incorporated into the EEA Agreement and which is consequently to be repealed under the EEA Agreement.












(12)


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





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
Annex XX of the EEA Agreement shall be amended as follows:






1.


The following indent is added in points 2d (Commission Decision 2006/799/EC), 2da (Commission Decision 2007/64/EC), 2j (Commission Decision 2009/300/EC), 2o (Commission Decision 2011/331/EU), and 2zd (Commission Decision 2009/894/EC):






‘—



32014 D 0336: Commission Decision 2014/336/EU of 5 June 2014 (OJ L 168, 7.6.2014, p. 112).’














2.


The following indent is added in points 2e (Commission Decision 2011/264/EU) and 2h (Commission Decision 2011/263/EU):






‘—



32014 D 0313: Commission Decision 2014/313/EU of 28 May 2014 (OJ L 164, 3.6.2014, p. 83), as corrected by OJ L 300, 18.10.2014, p. 69.’














3.


The following is added in points 2q (Commission Decision 2011/337/EU) and 2s (Commission Decision 2011/330/EU):

                              ‘, as amended by:






—



32014 D 0336: Commission Decision 2014/336/EU of 5 June 2014 (OJ L 168, 7.6.2014, p. 112).’
                                 














4.


The following is added in points 2r (Commission Decision 2011/382/EU), 2t (Commission Decision 2011/383/EU), 2zg (Commission Decision 2012/720/EU), and 2zh (Commission Decision 2012/721/EU):

                              ‘, as amended by:






—



32014 D 0313: Commission Decision 2014/313/EU of 28 May 2014 (OJ L 164, 3.6.2014, p. 74), as corrected by OJ L 300, 18.10.2014, p. 69.’
                                 














5.


The text of point 2v (Commission Decision 2009/544/EC) is replaced by the following:

                              ‘
                              32014 D 0312: Commission Decision 2014/312/EU of 28 May 2014 establishing the ecological criteria for the award of the EU Ecolabel for indoor and outdoor paints and varnishes (OJ L 164, 3.6.2014, p. 45).’
                           










6.


The text of point 2w (Commission Decision 2009/598/EC) is replaced by the following:

                              ‘
                              32014 D 0391: Commission Decision 2014/391/EU of 23 June 2014 establishing the ecological criteria for the award of the EU Ecolabel for bed mattresses (OJ L 184, 25.6.2014, p. 18).’
                           










7.


The text of point 2z (Commission Decision 2009/543/EC) is deleted.










8.


The following is added in point 2zf (Commission Decision 2012/481/EU):

                              ‘, as amended by:






—



32014 D 0345: Commission Decision 2014/345/EU of 6 June 2014 (OJ L 170, 11.6.2014, p. 64).’
                                 














9.


The following indent is added in point 2zc (Commission Decision 2007/742/EC):






‘—



32014 D 0363: Commission Decision 2014/363/EU of 13 June 2014 (OJ L 177, 17.6.2014, p. 60).’














10.


The following points are inserted after point 2zk (Commission Decision 2013/806/EU):






‘2zl.



32014 D 0256: Commission Decision 2014/256/EU of 2 May 2014 establishing the ecological criteria for the award of the EU Ecolabel for converted paper products (OJ L 135, 8.5.2014, p. 24), as corrected by OJ L 66, 11.3.2015, p. 20.










2zm.



32014 D 0314: Commission Decision 2014/314/EU of 28 May 2014 establishing the criteria for the award of the EU Ecolabel for water-based heaters (OJ L 164, 3.6.2014, p. 83).










2zn.



32014 D 0350: Commission Decision 2014/350/EU of 5 June 2014 establishing the ecological criteria for the award of the EU Ecolabel for textile products (OJ L 174, 13.6.2014, p. 45).’










Article 2
The texts of Decisions 2014/256/EU, as corrected by OJ L 66, 11.3.2015, p. 20, 2014/312/EU, 2014/313/EU, as corrected by OJ L 300, 18.10.2014, p. 69, 2014/314/EU, 2014/336/EU, 2014/345/EU, 2014/350/EU, 2014/363/EU and 2014/391/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 2015, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made (*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 2015.


For the EEA Joint Committee


The President

Gianluca GRIPPA
            





(1)  
            OJ L 135, 8.5.2014, p. 24.

(2)  
            OJ L 164, 3.6.2014, p. 45.

(3)  
            OJ L 164, 3.6.2014, p. 74.

(4)  
            OJ L 164, 3.6.2014, p. 83.

(5)  
            OJ L 168, 7.6.2014, p. 112.

(6)  
            OJ L 170, 11.6.2014, p. 64.

(7)  
            OJ L 174, 13.6.2014, p. 45.

(8)  
            OJ L 177, 17.6.2014, p. 60.

(9)  
            OJ L 184, 25.6.2014, p. 18.

(10)  
            OJ L 181, 14.7.2009, p. 27.

(11)  
            OJ L 181, 14.7.2009, p. 39.

(12)  
            OJ L 203, 5.8.2009, p. 65.

(*1)  No constitutional requirements indicated.