20.11.2008   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 309/22

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 100/2008

of 26 September 2008

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 48/2008 of 25 April 2008 (1).

(2)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1238/2007 of 23 October 2007 on laying down rules on the qualifications of the members of the Board of Appeal of the European Chemicals Agency (2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(3)

Council Regulation (EC) No 1354/2007 of 15 November 2007 adapting Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH), by reason of the accession of Bulgaria and Romania (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 shall be added in point 12zc (Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council):

‘, as amended by:

—

32007 R 1354: Council Regulation (EC) No 1354/2007 of 15 November 2007 (OJ L 304, 22.11.2007, p. 1).’

2.

The following point shall be inserted after point 12zc (Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council):

‘12zca.

32007 R 1238: Commission Regulation (EC) No 1238/2007 of 23 October 2007 on laying down rules on the qualifications of the members of the Board of Appeal of the European Chemicals Agency (OJ L 280, 24.10.2007, p. 10).’

Article 2

The texts of Regulations (EC) No 1238/2007 and No 1354/2007 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 27 September 2008, 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, 26 September 2008.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

H.S.H. Prinz Nikolaus von LIECHTENSTEIN

(1)  OJ L 223, 21.8.2008, p. 43.

(2)  OJ L 280, 24.10.2007, p. 10.

(3)  OJ L 304, 22.11.2007, p. 1.

(4)  No constitutional requirements indicated.