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  "legislation": "eudn/2012/251",
  "legislation_title": "Council Decision of 24 April 2012 on the position to be taken by the European Union in the EEA Joint Committee concerning an amendment to Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) and Annex XX (Environment) to the EEA Agreement (2012/251/EU)",
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  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Council Decision\nof 24 April 2012\non the position to be taken by the European Union in the EEA Joint Committee concerning an amendment to Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) and Annex XX (Environment) to the EEA Agreement\n(2012/251/EU)\nTHE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,\nHaving regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Articles 114, 192(1) and 218(9) thereof,\nHaving regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2894/94 of 28 November 1994 concerning arrangements for implementing the Agreement on the European Economic Area, and in particular Article 1(3) thereof,\nHaving regard to the proposal from the European Commission,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nAnnex II and Annex XX to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (‘the EEA Agreement’), contains specific provisions and arrangements concerning technical regulations, standards, testing and certification, and environment.\n(2)\nRegulation (EC) No 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures should be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.\n(3)\nRegulation (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 1272/2008 should be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.\n(4)\nDirective 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 1272/2008 should be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.\n(5)\nCommission 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) should be be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.\n(6)\nCommission Regulation (EU) No 440/2010 of 21 May 2010 on the fees payable to the European Chemicals Agency pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 should be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.\n(7)\nRegulation (EC) No 1272/2008 repeals Council Directive 67/548/EEC and Directive 1999/45/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council with effect from 1 June 2015. Since those Directives have been incorporated into the EEA Agreement, that Agreement should be amended, with effect from 1 June 2015, to take account of their repeal.\n(8)\nAnnexes II and XX to the EEA Agreement should be amended accordingly.\n(9)\nThe position of the Union within the EEA Joint Committee should therefore be based on the attached draft Decision,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 305, 30.11.1994, p. 6."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "OL L 1, 3.1.1994, p. 3."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "OJ L 353, 31.12.2008, p. 1."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "OJ L 354, 31.12.2008, p. 60."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f5",
      "text": "OJ L 345, 23.12.2008, p. 68."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f6",
      "text": "OJ L 133, 31.5.2010, p. 1."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f7",
      "text": "OJ L 126, 22.5.2010, p. 1."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f8",
      "text": "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)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f9",
      "text": "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)."
    }
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