DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 182/2012

of 28 September 2012

amending Annex XIX (Consumer protection) to the EEA Agreement

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)	Annex XIX to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 109/2012 of 15 June 2012 (1).

(2)	Regulation (EU) No 954/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 September 2011 amending Regulation (EC) No 2006/2004 on cooperation between national authorities responsible for the enforcement of consumer protection laws (2) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(3)	Annex XIX to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The following indent shall be added in point 7f (Regulation (EC) No 2006/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council) of Annex XIX to the EEA Agreement:

‘—	32011 R 0954: Regulation (EU) No 954/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 September 2011 (OJ L 259, 4.10.2011, p. 1).’

Article 2

The text of Regulation (EU) No 954/2011 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 29 September 2012, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA 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, 28 September 2012.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Atle LEIKVOLL

(1) OJ L 270, 4.10.2012, p. 31.

(2) OJ L 259, 4.10.2011, p. 1.

(*1) No constitutional requirements indicated.