DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 129/2019

of 8 May 2019

amending Annex XVIII (Health and Safety at Work, Labour Law, and Equal Treatment for Men and Women) to the EEA Agreement [2022/2026]

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)	Directive (EU) 2017/2398 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2017 amending Directive 2004/37/EC on the protection of workers from the risks related to exposure to carcinogens or mutagens at work (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(2)	Annex XVIII to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The following indent is added in point 14a (Directive 2004/37/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council) of Annex XVIII to the EEA Agreement:

‘—	32017 L 2398: Directive (EU) 2017/2398 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2017 (OJ L 345, 27.12.2017, p. 87).’

Article 2

The text of Directive (EU) 2017/2398 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 1 June 2019, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made (*).

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, 8 May 2019.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Claude MAERTEN

(1) OJ L 345, 27.12.2017, p. 87.

(*) No constitutional requirements indicated.