CELEX: 22012D0134
Language: en
Date: 2012-07-13 00:00:00
Title: Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 134/2012 of 13 July 2012 amending Annex XIII (Transport) to the EEA Agreement

8.11.2012   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               L 309/15
            
         DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE
   No 134/2012
   of 13 July 2012
   amending Annex XIII (Transport) to the EEA Agreement
   THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,
   Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, as amended by the Protocol adjusting the Agreement on the European Economic Area, hereinafter referred to as ‘the Agreement’, and in particular Article 98 thereof,
   Whereas:
   
               (1)
            
            
               Annex XIII to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 113/2012 of 15 June 2012 (1).
            
         
               (2)
            
            
               Commission Regulation (EU) No 72/2010 of 26 January 2010 laying down procedures for conducting Commission inspections in the field of aviation security (2) was incorporated into the Agreement by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 75/2010 (3).
            
         
               (3)
            
            
               With a view to ensuring the homogenous application of Regulation (EU) No 72/2010 throughout the entire European Economic Area, Annex XIII should be amended so as to facilitate the cooperation between the Commission and the EFTA Surveillance Authority,
            
         HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
   Article 1
   Point 66hc (Commission Regulation (EU) No 72/2010) of Annex XIII to the Agreement shall be amended as follows:
   
               (1)
            
            
               the existing adaptation shall be numbered as adaptation (a);
            
         
               (2)
            
            
               the following adaptation shall be added after adaptation (a):
               
                           ‘(b)
                        
                        
                           the following shall be added to Article 6(2):
                           “In their respective inspections the Commission may call upon national auditors listed by EFTA States and the EFTA Surveillance Authority may call upon national auditors listed by EU Member States.
                           In their respective inspections, the Commission and the EFTA Surveillance Authority may invite each other to participate as observers.” ’
                        
                     
         Article 2
   This Decision shall enter into force on 14 July 2012, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee (4).
   Article 3
   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, 13 July 2012.
      
         
            For the EEA Joint Committee
         
         
            The President
         
         Atle LEIKVOLL
      
   
   
      (1)  OJ L 270, 4.10.2012, p. 37.
   
      (2)  OJ L 23, 27.1.2010, p. 1.
   
      (3)  OJ L 244, 16.9.2010, p. 32.
   
      (4)  No constitutional requirements indicated.