10.6.2010   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 143/19

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 26/2010

of 12 March 2010

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, as amended by the Protocol adjusting the Agreement on the European Economic Area, hereinafter referred to as ‘the Agreement’, and in particular Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

Annex II to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 8/2010 of 29 January 2010 (1).

(2)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 771/2008 of 1 August 2008 laying down the rules of organisation and procedure of the Board of Appeal of the European Chemicals Agency (2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(3)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 987/2008 of 8 October 2008 amending Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) as regards Annexes IV and V (3) is to be incorporated into the Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

Chapter XV of Annex II to the Agreement shall be amended as follows:

1.

the following indent shall be added in point 12zc (Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council):

‘—

32008 R 0987: Commission Regulation (EC) No 987/2008 of 8 October 2008 (OJ L 268, 9.10.2008, p. 14)’;

2.

the following point shall be inserted after point 12zr (Commission Decision 2009/324/EC):

‘12zs.

32008 R 0771: Commission Regulation (EC) No 771/2008 of 1 August 2008 laying down the rules of organisation and procedure of the Board of Appeal of the European Chemicals Agency (OJ L 206, 2.8.2008, p. 5).’

Article 2

The texts of Regulations (EC) No 771/2008 and (EC) No 987/2008 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 13 March 2010, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee (4).

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, 12 March 2010.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Alan SEATTER

(1)  OJ L 101, 22.4.2010, p. 16.

(2)  OJ L 206, 2.8.2008, p. 5.

(3)  OJ L 268, 9.10.2008, p. 14.

(4)  No constitutional requirements indicated.