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| 3.10.2019 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | L 254/42 |

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DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 231/2017

of 15 December 2017

amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2019/1639]

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 Implementing Decision (EU) 2017/1462 of 10 August 2017 on recognition of the ‘REDcert’ voluntary scheme for demonstrating compliance with the sustainability criteria under Directives 98/70/EC and 2009/28/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council [(1)](#ntr1-L_2019254EN.01004201-E0001) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement. |

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| (2) | Commission Implementing Decision 2012/432/EU [(2)](#ntr2-L_2019254EN.01004201-E0002), which is incorporated into the EEA Agreement, expired on 15 August 2017 and consequently the reference thereto should be deleted from the EEA Agreement. |

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| (3) | Annex II to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly, |

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The text of point 6aj (Commission Implementing Decision 2012/432/EU) of Chapter XVII of Annex II to the EEA Agreement is replaced by the following:

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32017 D 1462: Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2017/1462 of 10 August 2017 on recognition of the “REDcert” voluntary scheme for demonstrating compliance with the sustainability criteria under Directives 98/70/EC and 2009/28/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council ([OJ L 208, 11.8.2017, p. 51](./../../../legal-content/EN/AUTO/?uri=OJ:L:2017:208:TOC)).’

Article 2

The text of Implementing Decision (EU) 2017/1462 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 16 December 2017, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made [(\*1)](#ntr*1-L_2019254EN.01004201-E0003).

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, 15 December 2017.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Sabine MONAUNI

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