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| 22.11.2018 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | L 297/40 |

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DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 31/2017

of 3 February 2017

amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2018/1765]

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) 2016/1361 of 9 August 2016 on recognition of the ‘International Sustainability and Carbon Certification system’ 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_2018297EN.01004001-E0001), is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement. |

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| (2) | Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/1362 of 9 August 2016 on recognition of the ‘Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials EU RED’ for demonstrating compliance with the sustainability criteria under Directives 98/70/EC and 2009/28/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council [(2)](#ntr2-L_2018297EN.01004001-E0002), is to be incorporated into 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 following points are inserted after point 6as (Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2015/887) of Chapter XVII of Annex II to the EEA Agreement:

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| ‘6at. | 32016 D 1361: Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/1361 of 9 August 2016 on recognition of the “International Sustainability and Carbon Certification system” 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 215, 10.8.2016, p. 33](./../../../legal-content/EN/AUTO/?uri=OJ:L:2016:215:TOC)). |

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| 6au. | 32016 D 1362: Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/1362 of 9 August 2016 on recognition of the “Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials EU RED” 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 215, 10.8.2016, p. 35](./../../../legal-content/EN/AUTO/?uri=OJ:L:2016:215:TOC)).’ |

Article 2

The texts of Implementing Decisions (EU) 2016/1361 and (EU) 2016/1362 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 4 February 2017, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made [(\*1)](#ntr*1-L_2018297EN.01004001-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, 3 February 2017.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Claude MAERTEN

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