DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 83/2016

of 29 April 2016

amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2017/2033]

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 Regulation (EU) 2016/217 of 16 February 2016 amending Annex XVII to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) as regards cadmium (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 indent is added in point 12zc (Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council) of Chapter XV of Annex II to the EEA Agreement:

‘—	32016 R 0217: Commission Regulation (EU) 2016/217 of 16 February 2016 (OJ L 40, 17.2.2016, p. 5).’

Article 2

The text of Regulation (EU) 2016/217 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 30 April 2016, 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, 29 April 2016.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Claude MAERTEN

(1) OJ L 40, 17.2.2016, p. 5.

(*1) No constitutional requirements indicated.