Date: 2018-03-15Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 146/2016 of 8 July 2016 amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2018/368]
**Policy Summary:**
EEA Joint Committee Decision No. 146/2016, dated 8 July 2016, amends Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (EEA). The amendment incorporates Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2016/585 of 12 February 2016 into the EEA Agreement. Directive (EU) 2016/585 modifies Annex IV to Directive 2011/65/EU, adapting it to technical progress by addressing exemptions for lead, cadmium, hexavalent chromium, and polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE) in spare parts recovered from and used for the repair or refurbishment of medical devices or electron microscopes. The Decision stipulates that the text of Delegated Directive (EU) 2016/585 in Icelandic and Norwegian shall be authentic and published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union. The Decision entered into force on 9 July 2016, contingent upon completion of all notifications required under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement and will be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of the European Union.
Key Entities Referenced
EEA Joint Committee: The decision was made by the EEA Joint Committee.
EEA Agreement: Agreement on the European Economic Area
European Union: The political and economic union of European countries.
Commission Delegated Directive EU 2016/585: A directive amending Annex IV to Directive 2011/65/EU regarding exemptions for certain substances in spare parts.
Directive 2011/65/EU: Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment.
Article 98: Article 98 of the EEA Agreement, serving as legal basis for the decision.
Annex II: Annex II to the EEA Agreement, pertaining to technical regulations, standards, testing and certification.
Brussels: Location where the decision was finalized.
15.3.2018 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 73/19
DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE
No 146/2016
of 8 July 2016
amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement
[2018/368]
THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,
Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (‘the EEA Agreement’), and in particular Article 98
thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2016/585 of 12 February 2016 amending, for the purposes of adapting to
technical progress, Annex IV to Directive 2011/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards an
exemption for lead, cadmium, hexavalent chromium, and polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE) in spare parts
recovered from and used for the repair or refurbishment of medical devices or electron microscopes (1) is to be
incorporated into the EEA Agreement.
(2) Annex II to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The following indent is added in point 12q (Directive 2011/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council) of
Chapter XV of Annex II to the EEA Agreement:
‘— 32016 L 0585: Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2016/585 of 12 February 2016 (OJ L 101, 16.4.2016,
p. 12).’
Article 2
The text of Delegated Directive (EU) 2016/585 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 3
This Decision shall enter into force on 9 July 2016, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA
Agreement have been made (*).
Article 4
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, 8 July 2016.
For the EEA Joint Committee
The President
Bergdís ELLERTSDÓTTIR
(1) OJ L 101, 16.4.2016, p. 12.
(*) No constitutional requirements indicated.