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DECISION No …/2012 OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

of

amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) and Annex XX (Environment) to the EEA Agreement

THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Areaf1, as amended by the Protocol adjusting the Agreement on the European Economic Area (‘the EEA Agreement’), and in particular Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixturesf2 should be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(2)

Regulation (EC) No 1336/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 amending Regulation (EC) No 648/2004 in order to adapt it to Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008f3 should be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(3)

Directive 2008/112/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 amending Council Directives 76/768/EEC, 88/378/EEC, 1999/13/EC and Directives 2000/53/EC, 2002/96/EC and 2004/42/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council in order to adapt them to Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008f4 should be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(4)

Commission Regulation (EU) No 453/2010 of 20 May 2010 amending Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH)f5 should be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(5)

Commission Regulation (EU) No 440/2010 of 21 May 2010 on the fees payable to the European Chemicals Agency pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008f6 should be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(6)

Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 repeals Council Directive 67/548/EECf7 and Directive 1999/45/EC of the European Parliament and of the Councilf8 with effect from 1 June 2015. Since those Directives have been incorporated into the Agreement, that Agreement should be amended, with effect from 1 June 2015, to take account of their repeal.

(7)

Annexes II and XX to the EEA Agreement should be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Done at …, …

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

The Secretaries

to the EEA Joint Committee

  1. 1Article 1
  2. 2Article 2
  3. 3Article 3
  4. 4Article 4
  5. 5Article 5
  6. ANNEX Ito Decision No …/2012 of the EEA Joint Committee
  7. ANNEX IIto Decision No …/2012 of the EEA Joint Committee
  8. ANNEX IIIto Decision No …/2012 of the EEA Joint Committee

Annotations

Footnotes

f1

OJ L 1, 3.1.1994, p. 3.

f2

OJ L 353, 31.12.2008, p. 1.

f3

OJ L 354, 31.12.2008, p. 60.

f4

OJ L 345, 23.12.2008, p. 68.

f5

OJ L 133, 31.5.2010, p. 1.

f6

OJ L 126, 22.5.2010, p. 1.

f7

Directive 67/548/EEC of 27 June 1967 on the approximation of laws, regulations and administrative provisions relating to the classification, packaging and labelling of dangerous substances (OJ 196, 16.8.1967, p. 1).

f8

Directive 1999/45/EC of 31 May 1999 concerning the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States relating to the classification, packaging and labelling of dangerous preparations (OJ L 200, 30.7.1999, p. 1).