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Council Decision (EU) 2016/1966 of 20 September 2016 on the position to be adopted, on behalf of the European Union, within the EEA Joint Committee concerning an amendment to Annex XIX (Consumer protection) to the EEA Agreement (Alternative Dispute Settlement System)
Council Decision (EU) 2016/1966 of 20 September 2016 on the position to be adopted, on behalf of the European Union, within the EEA Joint Committee concerning an amendment to Annex XIX (Consumer protection) to the EEA Agreement (Alternative Dispute Settlement System)
Council Decision (EU) 2016/1966 of 20 September 2016 on the position to be adopted, on behalf of the European Union, within the EEA Joint Committee concerning an amendment to Annex XIX (Consumer protection) to the EEA Agreement (Alternative Dispute Settlement System)
IO L 303, 10.11.2016, p. 16–20
(BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)
In force
10.11.2016 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
L 303/16 |
COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2016/1966
of 20 September 2016
on the position to be adopted, on behalf of the European Union, within the EEA Joint Committee concerning an amendment to Annex XIX (Consumer protection) to the EEA Agreement (Alternative Dispute Settlement System)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 114, in conjunction with Article 218(9) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2894/94 of 28 November 1994 concerning arrangements for implementing the Agreement on the European Economic Area (1), and in particular Article 1(3) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
Whereas:
(1) |
The Agreement on the European Economic Area (‘the EEA Agreement’) entered into force on 1 January 1994. |
(2) |
Pursuant to Article 98 of the EEA Agreement, the EEA Joint Committee may decide to amend, inter alia, Annex XIX (Consumer protection) to the EEA Agreement. |
(3) |
Regulation (EU) No 524/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council (2) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement. |
(4) |
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1051 (3) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement. |
(5) |
Directive 2013/11/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council (4) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement. |
(6) |
Annex XIX (Consumer protection) to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly. |
(7) |
The position of the Union within the EEA Joint Committee should therefore be based on the attached draft Decision, |
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The position to be adopted, on behalf of the Union, within the EEA Joint Committee on the proposed amendment to Annex XIX (Consumer protection) to the EEA Agreement, shall be based on the draft Decision of the EEA Joint Committee attached to this Decision.
Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.
Done at Brussels, 20 September 2016.
For the Council
The President
I. KORČOK
(1) OJ L 305, 30.11.1994, p. 6.
(2) Regulation (EU) No 524/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 May 2013 on online dispute resolution for consumer disputes and amending Regulation (EC) No 2006/2004 and Directive 2009/22/EC (OJ L 165, 18.6.2013, p. 1).
(3) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1051 of 1 July 2015 on the modalities for the exercise of the functions of the online dispute resolution platform, on the modalities of the electronic complaint form and on the modalities of the cooperation between contact points provided for in Regulation (EU) No 524/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on online dispute resolution for consumer disputes (OJ L 171, 2.7.2015, p. 1).
(4) Directive 2013/11/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 May 2013 on alternative dispute resolution for consumer disputes and amending Regulation (EC) No 2006/2004 and Directive 2009/22/EC (OJ L 165, 18.6.2013, p. 63).
DRAFT
DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No …
of …
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) |
Regulation (EU) No 524/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 May 2013 on online dispute resolution for consumer disputes and amending Regulation (EC) No 2006/2004 and Directive 2009/22/EC (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement. |
(2) |
It is necessary to establish specific transitional modalities pending full implementation of the translation function of the online dispute resolution platform referred to in Article 5 of Regulation (EU) No 524/2013 as regards the Icelandic language. |
(3) |
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1051 of 1 July 2015 on the modalities for the exercise of the functions of the online dispute resolution platform, on the modalities of the electronic complaint form and on the modalities of the cooperation between contact points provided for in Regulation (EU) No 524/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on online dispute resolution for consumer disputes (2) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement. |
(4) |
Directive 2013/11/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 May 2013 on alternative dispute resolution for consumer disputes and amending Regulation (EC) No 2006/2004 and Directive 2009/22/EC (3) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement. |
(5) |
Annex XIX to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly, |
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
Annex XIX to the EEA Agreement shall be amended as follows:
1. |
The following is added in point 7d (Directive 2009/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council): ‘, amended by:
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2. |
The following indents are added in point 7f (Regulation (EC) No 2006/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council):
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3. |
The following is inserted after point 7i (Directive 2011/83/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council):
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Article 2
The texts of Regulation (EU) No 524/2013, Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1051 and Directive 2013/11/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 […], 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,
For the EEA Joint Committee
The President
The Secretaries to the EEA Joint Committee
(1) OJ L 165, 18.6.2013, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 165, 18.6.2013, p. 63.
(*1) [No constitutional requirements indicated.] [Constitutional requirements indicated.]