DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 132/2012

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 Implementing Decision 2011/821/EU of 7 December 2011 on the recognition of Cape Verde pursuant to Directive 2008/106/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the systems for the training and certification of seafarers (2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(3)	Commission Implementing Decision 2011/822/EU of 7 December 2011 on the recognition of Bangladesh pursuant to Directive 2008/106/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the systems for the training and certification of seafarers (3) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(4)	Commission Implementing Decision 2012/75/EU of 9 February 2012 on the recognition of Ghana pursuant to Directive 2008/106/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the systems for the training and certification of seafarers (4) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(5)	Commission Implementing Decision 2012/76/EU of 9 February 2012 on the recognition of Uruguay pursuant to Directive 2008/106/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the systems for the training and certification of seafarers (5) is to be incorporated into the Agreement,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The following points shall be inserted after point 56jk (Commission Implementing Decision 2011/520/EU) of Annex XIII to the Agreement:

‘56jl.

32011 D 0821: Commission Implementing Decision 2011/821/EU of 7 December 2011 on the recognition of Cape Verde pursuant to Directive 2008/106/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the systems for the training and certification of seafarers (OJ L 327, 9.12.2011, p. 67).

56jm.

32011 D 0822: Commission Implementing Decision 2011/822/EU of 7 December 2011 on the recognition of Bangladesh pursuant to Directive 2008/106/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the systems for the training and certification of seafarers (OJ L 327, 9.12.2011, p. 68).

56jn.

32012 D 0075: Commission Implementing Decision 2012/75/EU of 9 February 2012 on the recognition of Ghana pursuant to Directive 2008/106/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the systems for the training and certification of seafarers (OJ L 38, 11.2.2012, p. 45).

56jo.

32012 D 0076: Commission Implementing Decision 2012/76/EU of 9 February 2012 on the recognition of Uruguay pursuant to Directive 2008/106/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the systems for the training and certification of seafarers (OJ L 38, 11.2.2012, p. 46).’

Article 2

The texts of Implementing Decisions 2011/821/EU, 2011/822/EU, 2012/75/EU and 2012/76/EU 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 14 July 2012, 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, 13 July 2012.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Atle LEIKVOLL

(1) OJ L 270, 4.10.2012, p. 37.

(2) OJ L 327, 9.12.2011, p. 67.

(3) OJ L 327, 9.12.2011, p. 68.

(4) OJ L 38, 11.2.2012, p. 45.

(5) OJ L 38, 11.2.2012, p. 46.

(*1) No constitutional requirements indicated.