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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2013-200/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2013/200",
  "legislation_title": "Council Decision of 22 April 2013 on the position to be adopted, on behalf of the European Union, in the EEA Joint Committee, concerning an amendment to Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement (2013/200/EU)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2013-200",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Council Decision\nof 22 April 2013\non the position to be adopted, on behalf of the European Union, in the EEA Joint Committee, concerning an amendment to Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement\n(2013/200/EU)\nTHE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,\nHaving regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Articles 43(2) and 168(4)(b), in conjunction with Article 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)\nThe Agreement on the European Economic Area (‘the EEA Agreement’) entered into force on 1 January 1994.\n(2)\nPursuant to Article 98 of the EEA Agreement, the EEA Joint Committee may decide to amend, inter alia, Annex II thereto.\n(3)\nAnnex II to the EEA Agreement contains specific provisions and arrangements concerning technical regulations, standards, testing and certification.\n(4)\nCommission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 788/2012 of 31 August 2012 concerning a coordinated multiannual control programme of the Union for 2013, 2014 and 2015 to ensure compliance with maximum residue levels of pesticides and to assess the consumer exposure to pesticide residues in and on food of plant and animal origin should be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.\n(5)\nCommission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1274/2011 of 7 December 2011 concerning a coordinated multiannual control programme of the Union for 2012, 2013 and 2014 to ensure compliance with maximum residue levels of pesticides and to assess the consumer exposure to pesticide residues in and on food of plant and animal origin is incorporated into the EEA Agreement with certain adaptations for Iceland and Norway.\n(6)\nThose adaptations should be carried over to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 788/2012. They concern the number of pesticides to be monitored by Iceland and the number of samples of each product to be taken and analysed by Iceland and Norway.\n(7)\nAnnex II to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly.\n(8)\nThe position of the Union in the EEA Joint Committee should be based on the attached draft Decision,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "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": "OJ L 1, 3.1.1994, p. 3."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "OJ L 235, 1.9.2012, p. 8."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "OJ L 325, 8.12.2011, p. 24."
    }
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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