22.5.2014 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
L 154/24 |
DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE
No 226/2013
of 13 December 2013
amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) 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) |
Commission Directive 2012/4/EU of 22 February 2012 amending Directive 2008/43/EC setting up, pursuant to Council Directive 93/15/EEC, a system for the identification and traceability of explosives for civil uses (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement. |
(2) |
Annex II to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly, |
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The following is added in point 5 (Commission Directive 2008/43/EC) of Chapter XXIX of Annex II to the EEA Agreement:
‘, as amended by:
— |
32012 L 0004: Commission Directive 2012/4/EU of 22 February 2012 (OJ L 50, 23.2.2012, p. 18).’ |
Article 2
The texts of Directive 2012/4/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 December 2013, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made (*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 December 2013.
For the EEA Joint Committee
The President
Thórir IBSEN
(1) OJ L 50, 23.2.2012, p. 18.
(*1) Constitutional requirements indicated.