16.11.2017   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 300/59

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 99/2016

of 29 April 2016

amending Annex XVI (Procurement) to the EEA Agreement [2017/2049]

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 Regulation (EU) 2015/1986 of 11 November 2015 establishing standard forms for the publication of notices in the field of public procurement and repealing Implementing Regulation (EU) No 842/2011 (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(2)

Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1986 repeals Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 842/2011 (2), which is incorporated into the EEA Agreement and which is consequently to be repealed under the EEA Agreement.

(3)

Annex XVI to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Annex XVI to the EEA Agreement shall be amended as follows:

1.

The following point is inserted after point 6f (Directive 2014/23/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council):

‘6g.

 32015 R 1986: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1986 of 11 November 2015 establishing standard forms for the publication of notices in the field of public procurement and repealing Implementing Regulation (EU) No 842/2011 (OJ L 296, 12.11.2015, p. 1).’

2.

The text of point 6d (Implementing Regulation (EU) No 842/2011) is deleted.

Article 2

The text of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1986 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 30 April 2016, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made (*1), or on the day of the entry into force of Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 97/2016 of 29 April 2016 (3), whichever is the later.

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, 29 April 2016.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Claude MAERTEN

(1)   OJ L 296, 12.11.2015, p. 1.

(2)   OJ L 222, 27.8.2011, p. 1.

(*1)  No constitutional requirements indicated.

(3)  See page 49 of this Official Journal.