12.6.2008   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 154/28

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 14/2008

of 1 February 2008

amending Annex XX (Environment) 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 XX to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 169/2007 of 7 December 2007 (1).

(2)

Commission Decision 2007/457/EC of 21 June 2007 amending Decisions 2001/689/EC, 2002/739/EC, 2002/740/EC, 2002/741/EC and 2002/747/EC in order to prolong the validity of the ecological criteria for the award of the Community eco-label to certain products (2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(3)

Commission Decision 2007/506/EC of 21 June 2007 establishing the ecological criteria for the award of the Community eco-label to soaps, shampoos and hair conditioners (3) is to be incorporated into the Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

Annex XX to the Agreement shall be amended as follows:

1)

the following indent shall be added in points 2c (Commission Decision 2001/689/EC) and 2o (Commission Decision 2002/747/EC):

‘—

 32007 D 0457: Commission Decision 2007/457/EC of 21 June 2007 (OJ L 173, 3.7.2007, p. 29).’;

2)

the following shall be added in points 2v (Commission Decision 2002/739/EC), 2w (Commission Decision 2002/740/EC) and 2x (Commission Decision 2002/741/EC):

‘, as amended by:

—

 32007 D 0457: Commission Decision 2007/457/EC of 21 June 2007 (OJ L 173, 3.7.2007, p. 29).’;

3)

the following point shall be inserted after point 2x (Commission Decision 2002/741/EC):

‘2y.

 32007 D 0506: Commission Decision 2007/506/EC of 21 June 2007 establishing the ecological criteria for the award of the Community eco-label to soaps, shampoos and hair conditioners (OJ L 186, 18.7.2007, p. 36).’

Article 2

The texts of Decisions 2007/457/EC and 2007/506/EC 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 2 February 2008, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee (*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, 1 February 2008.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Alan SEATTER

(1)   OJ L 124, 8.5.2008, p. 37.

(2)   OJ L 173, 3.7.2007, p. 29.

(3)   OJ L 186, 18.7.2007, p. 36.

(*1)  No constitutional requirements indicated.