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| 20.7.2017 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | L 189/50 |

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DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 31/2016

of 5 February 2016

amending Annex XX (Environment) to the EEA Agreement [2017/1314]

THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (‘the EEA Agreement’), and in particular Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:

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| (1) | Commission Directive (EU) 2015/1480 of 28 August 2015 amending several annexes to Directives 2004/107/EC and 2008/50/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down the rules concerning reference methods, data validation and location of sampling points for the assessment of ambient air quality [(1)](#ntr1-L_2017189EN.01005001-E0001) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement. |

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| (2) | Annex XX to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly, |

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The following is added in points 14c (Directive 2008/50/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council) and 21ak (Directive 2004/107/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council) of Annex XX to the EEA Agreement:

‘, as amended by:

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| — | 32015 L 1480: Commission Directive (EU) 2015/1480 of 28 August 2015 ([OJ L 226, 29.8.2015, p. 4](./../../../legal-content/EN/AUTO/?uri=OJ:L:2015:226:TOC)).’ |

Article 2

The text of Directive (EU) 2015/1480 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 6 February 2016, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made [(\*1)](#ntr*1-L_2017189EN.01005001-E0002).

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, 5 February 2016.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Claude MAERTEN

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