# Council Decision of 20 November 2012 on the conclusion of a Protocol to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the State of Israel, of the other part, on Conformity Assessment and Acceptance of Industrial Products (CAA) (2013/1/EU), Attachment Extent: E+W+S+N.I. Protocol to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the State of Israel, of the other part, on Conformity Assessment and Acceptance of Industrial Products (CAA) THE EUROPEAN UNION, hereinafter referred to as "EU" and THE STATE OF ISRAEL, hereinafter referred to as "Israel", hereinafter together referred to as "the Parties", WHEREAS Israel is a party to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the State of Israel, of the other part, hereinafter referred to as "the Association Agreement", RECOGNISING that the adoption and implementation of relevant EU law by Israel provides the opportunity to extend certain benefits of the internal market and to ensure its effective operation in certain sectors, CONSIDERING the shared commitment of the Parties to the principles of free movement of goods and to promoting product quality, so as to ensure the health and safety of their citizens and the protection of the environment, including through technical assistance and other forms of cooperation between them, DESIRING to conclude a Protocol to the Association Agreement on Conformity Assessment and Acceptance of Industrial Products (hereafter referred to as "this Protocol") providing for the application of the mutual acceptance of industrial products which fulfil the requirements for being lawfully placed on the market in one of the Parties, including where appropriate the mutual recognition of the results of obligatory conformity assessment of industrial products, NOTING that Article 47 of the Association Agreement provides, where appropriate, for the conclusion of a European conformity assessment Agreement and that Article 55 of the Association Agreement provides for the use of best endeavours to approximate the laws of the Parties, CONSIDERING that, in the sectors covered by this Protocol, Israel's national law is substantially aligned with relevant EU law, NOTING the close relationship between the European Union and Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway under the Agreement on the European Economic Area, which makes it appropriate to consider the conclusion of a parallel European conformity assessment Agreement between Israel and those countries equivalent to this Protocol, BEARING IN MIND the Parties' status as Contracting Parties to the Agreement establishing the World Trade Organisation, and conscious in particular of their rights and obligations under the World Trade Organisation Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade, HAVE AGREED AS FOLLOWS: Съставено в Брюксел на шести май две хиляди и десета година. Hecho en Bruselas, el seis de mayo de dos mil diez. V Bruselu dne šestého května dva tisíce deset. Udfærdiget i Bruxelles den sjette maj to tusind og ti. Geschehen zu Brüssel am sechsten Mai zweitausendzehn. Kahe tuhande kümnenda aasta maikuu kuuendal päeval Brüsselis. Έγινε στις Βρυξέλλες, στις έξι Μαΐου δύο χιλιάδες δέκα. Done at Brussels on the sixth day of May in the year two thousand and ten. Fait à Bruxelles, le six mai deux mille dix. Fatto a Bruxelles, addì sei maggio duemiladieci. Briselē, divi tūkstoši desmitā gada sestajā maijā. Priimta du tūkstančiai dešimtų metų gegužės šeštą dieną Briuselyje. Kelt Brüsszelben, a kétezer-tizedik év május havának hatodik napján. Magħmul fi Brussell, fis-sitt jum ta' Mejju tas-sena elfejn u għaxra. Gedaan te Brussel, de zesde mei tweeduizend tien. Sporządzono w Brukseli dnia szóstego maja roku dwa tysiące dziesiątego. Feito em Bruxelas, em seis de Maio de dois mil e dez. Întocmit la Bruxelles, la șase mai două mii zece. V Bruseli šiesteho mája dvetisícdesať. V Bruslju, dne šestega maja leta dva tisoč deset. Tehty Brysselissä kuudentena päivänä toukokuuta vuonna kaksituhattakymmenen. Som skedde i Bryssel den sjätte maj tjugohundratio. 2010 За Европейския съюз Por la Unión Europea Za Evropskou unii For Den Europæiske Union Für die Europäische Union Euroopa Liidu nimel Για την Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση For the European Union Pour l'Union européenne Per l'Unione europea Eiropas Savienības vārdā – Europos Sąjungos vardu Az Európai Unió részéről Għall-Unjoni Ewropea Voor de Europese Unie W imieniu Unii Europejskiej Pela União Europeia Pentru Uniunea Europeană Za Európsku úniu Za Evropsko unijo Euroopan unionin puolesta På Europeiska unionens vägnar За Държавата Израел Por el Estado de Israel Za Stát Izrael For Staten Israel Für den Staat Israel Iisraeli Riigi nimel Για το Κράτος του Ισραήλ For the State of Israel Pour l'État d'Israël Per lo Stato d'Israele Izraēlas Valsts vārdā Izraelio Valstybės vardu Izrael Állam részéről Għall-Istat tal-Iżrael Voor de Staat Israël W imieniu Państwa Izrael Pelo Estado de Israel Pentru Statul Israel Za Izraelský štát Za Državo Izrael Israelin valtion puolesta För Staten Israel --- Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2013/1/attachment/1 (the official version) Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2013-1/attachment-1 Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.