DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 30/2009

of 17 March 2009

amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) and 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 II to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 8/2009 of 5 February 2009 (1).

(2)	Annex XX to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 18/2009 of 5 February 2009 (2).

(3)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1494/2007 of 17 December 2007 establishing, pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 842/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council, the form of labels and additional labelling requirements as regards products and equipment containing certain fluorinated greenhouse gases (3) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(4)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1497/2007 of 18 December 2007 establishing, pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 842/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council, standard leakage checking requirements for stationary fire protection systems containing certain fluorinated greenhouse gases (4) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(5)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1516/2007 of 19 December 2007 establishing, pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 842/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council, standard leakage checking requirements for stationary refrigeration, air conditioning and heat pump equipment containing certain fluorinated greenhouse gases (5) is to be incorporated into the Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The following points shall be inserted after point 9b (Regulation (EC) No 842/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council) of Chapter XVII of Annex II to the Agreement:

‘9ba.

32007 R 1494: Commission Regulation (EC) No 1494/2007 of 17 December 2007 establishing, pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 842/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council, the form of labels and additional labelling requirements as regards products and equipment containing certain fluorinated greenhouse gases (OJ L 332, 18.12.2007, p. 25).

9bb.

32007 R 1497: Commission Regulation (EC) No 1497/2007 of 18 December 2007 establishing, pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 842/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council, standard leakage checking requirements for stationary fire protection systems containing certain fluorinated greenhouse gases (OJ L 333, 19.12.2007, p. 4).

9bc.

32007 R 1516: Commission Regulation (EC) No 1516/2007 of 19 December 2007 establishing, pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 842/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council, standard leakage checking requirements for stationary refrigeration, air conditioning and heat pump equipment containing certain fluorinated greenhouse gases (OJ L 335, 20.12.2007, p. 10).’.

Article 2

The following points shall be inserted after point 21aq (Regulation (EC) No 842/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council) of Annex XX to the Agreement:

‘21aqa.

21aqb.

21aqc.

Article 3

The texts of Regulations (EC) No 1494/2007, (EC) No 1497/2007 and (EC) No 1516/2007 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 4

This Decision shall enter into force on 18 March 2009, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee (*1).

Article 5

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, 17 March 2009.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Alan SEATTER

(1) OJ L 73, 19.3.2009, p. 42.

(2) OJ L 73, 19.3.2009, p. 57.

(3) OJ L 332, 18.12.2007, p. 25.

(4) OJ L 333, 19.12.2007, p. 4.

(5) OJ L 335, 20.12.2007, p. 10.

(*1) Constitutional requirements indicated.