CELEX: 22019D2054
Language: en
Date: 2018-02-09 00:00:00
Title: Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 18/2018 of 9 February 2018 amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2019/2054]

12.12.2019   
               
               
                  EN
               
               
                  Official Journal of the European Union
               
               
                  L 323/35
               
            
         DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE
         No 18/2018
         of 9 February 2018
         amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2019/2054]
         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 Implementing Decision (EU) 2017/2164 of 17 November 2017 on recognition of the ‘RTRS EU RED’ 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) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.
                  
               
                     (2)
                  
                  
                     The validity of Commission Implementing Decisions 2011/435/EU (2), 2011/436/EU (3), 2011/437/EU (4), 2011/438/EU (5), 2011/440/EU (6), 2011/441/EU (7), 2012/210/EU (8), 2012/395/EU (9), 2012/432/EU (10), 2012/452/EU (11) and 2012/722/EU (12), which are incorporated into the EEA Agreement, has expired and consequently references thereto should be deleted from the EEA Agreement.
                  
               
                     (3)
                  
                  
                     Annex II to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,
                  
               HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
         
            Article 1
            Chapter XVII of Annex II to the EEA Agreement shall be amended as follows:
            
                        (1)
                     
                     
                        the following point shall be inserted after point 6av (Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/1433):
                        
                                    ‘6aw.
                                 
                                 
                                    
                                       32017 D 2164: Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2017/2164 of 17 November 2017 on recognition of the ‘RTRS EU RED’ 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 304, 21.11.2017, p. 53).’;
                                 
                              
                  
                        (2)
                     
                     
                        the text of points 6aa (Commission Implementing Decision 2011/435/EU) to 6ad (Commission Implementing Decision 2011/438/EU) and of points 6af (Commission Implementing Decision 2011/440/EU) to 6al (Commission Implementing Decision 2012/722/EU) are deleted.
                     
                  
         
            Article 2
            The text of Implementing Decision (EU) 2017/2164 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 10 February 2018, 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, 9 February 2018.
            
               
                  For the EEA Joint Committee
               
               
                  The President
               
               Claude MAERTEN
            
         
         
            (1)  OJ L 304, 21.11.2017, p. 53.
         
            (2)  OJ L 190, 21.7.2011, p. 73.
         
            (3)  OJ L 190, 21.7.2011, p. 75.
         
            (4)  OJ L 190, 21.7.2011, p. 77.
         
            (5)  OJ L 190, 21.7.2011, p. 79.
         
            (6)  OJ L 190, 21.7.2011, p. 83.
         
            (7)  OJ L 190, 21.7.2011, p. 85.
         
            (8)  OJ L 110, 24.4.2012, p. 42.
         
            (9)  OJ L 187, 17.7.2012, p. 62.
         
            (10)  OJ L 199, 26.7.2012, p. 24.
         
            (11)  OJ L 205, 1.8.2012, p. 17.
         
            (12)  OJ L 326, 24.11.2012, p. 53.
         
            (*1)  No constitutional requirements indicated.