21.2.2008   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 47/16

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 102/2007

of 28 September 2007

amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) and Annex IV (Energy) 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 43/2005 of 11 March 2005 (1).

(2)

Annex IV to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 49/2007 of 8 June 2007 (2).

(3)

Directive 2005/32/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 July 2005 on establishing a framework for the setting of ecodesign requirements for energy-using products and amending Council Directive 92/42/EEC and Directives 96/57/EC and 2000/55/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (3) is to be incorporated into the Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

Annex II to the Agreement shall be amended as follows:

1.

the following shall be added in point 5 (Directive 96/57/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council) of Chapter IV:

‘, as amended by:

—

32005 L 0032: Directive 2005/32/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 July 2005 (OJ L 191, 22.7.2005, p. 29).’;

2.

the following point shall be inserted after point 5 (Directive 96/57/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council) of Chapter IV:

‘6.

32005 L 0032: Directive 2005/32/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 July 2005 on establishing a framework for the setting of ecodesign requirements for energy-using products and amending Council Directive 92/42/EEC and Directives 96/57/EC and 2000/55/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 191, 22.7.2005, p. 29).

The provisions of this Directive shall, for the purposes of this Agreement, be read with the following adaptation:

The EFTA States concerned shall be invited to send observers to the meeting of the Committee established in Article 19. The representatives of the EFTA States shall participate fully in the work of the Committee, but shall not have the right to vote.’;

3.

the following indent shall be added in point 3 (Council Directive 92/42/EEC) of Chapter V:

‘—

32005 L 0032: Directive 2005/32/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 July 2005 (OJ L 191, 22.7.2005, p. 29).’

Article 2

Annex IV to the Agreement shall be amended as follows:

1.

the following shall be added in point 15 (Directive 2000/55/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council):

‘, as amended by:

—

32005 L 0032: Directive 2005/32/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 July 2005 (OJ L 191, 22.7.2005, p. 29).’;

2.

the following point shall be inserted after point 25 (Directive 2005/89/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council):

‘26.

32005 L 0032: Directive 2005/32/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 July 2005 on establishing a framework for the setting of ecodesign requirements for energy-using products and amending Council Directive 92/42/EEC and Directives 96/57/EC and 2000/55/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 191, 22.7.2005, p. 29).

The provisions of this Directive shall, for the purposes of this Agreement, be read with the following adaptation:

The EFTA States concerned shall be invited to send observers to the meeting of the Committee established in Article 19. The representatives of the EFTA States shall participate fully in the work of the Committee, but shall not have the right to vote.’

Article 3

The text of Directive 2005/32/EC 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 4

This Decision shall enter into force on 29 September 2007, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee (4).

Article 5

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, 28 September 2007.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Stefán Haukur JÓHANNESSON

(1)  OJ L 198, 28.7.2005, p. 45.

(2)  OJ L 266, 11.10.2007, p. 7.

(3)  OJ L 191, 22.7.2005, p. 29.

(4)  Constitutional requirements indicated.