Date: 2018-03-15Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 163/2016 of 26 August 2016 amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2018/384]
**Policy Summary: EEA Joint Committee Decision No. 163/2016**
This decision, adopted by the EEA Joint Committee on August 26, 2016, amends Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (EEA). The amendment incorporates Directive 2014/90/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 July 2014 on marine equipment into the EEA Agreement. This directive repeals Council Directive 96/98/EC, which is currently part of the EEA Agreement. Consequently, Directive 96/98/EC is also repealed under the EEA Agreement, effective September 18, 2016. The decision updates Chapter XXXII of Annex II to reflect these changes, specifically by inserting Directive 2014/90/EU (OJ L 257, 28.8.2014, p. 146) and deleting the text of point 1 Council Directive 96/98/EC from September 18, 2016. The authentic texts of Directive 2014/90/EU in Icelandic and Norwegian will be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union. The decision entered into force on August 27, 2016, contingent upon completion of notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement. The decision was 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 governing body responsible for decisions related to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (EEA).
EEA Agreement: The Agreement on the European Economic Area, which extends the European Union's single market to Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway.
Directive 2014/90/EU: A directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on marine equipment.
European Parliament: One of the legislative branches of the European Union.
Council of the European Union: A legislative body of the European Union.
Directive 96/98/EC: A previous Council Directive on marine equipment, which is repealed by Directive 2014/90/EU.
Iceland: A country and part of the European Economic Area (EEA).
Norway: A country and part of the European Economic Area (EEA).
L 73/38 EN Official Journal of the European Union 15.3.2018
DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE
No 163/2016
of 26 August 2016
amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement
[2018/384]
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) Directive 2014/90/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 July 2014 on marine equipment and
repealing Council Directive 96/98/EC (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.
(2) Directive 2014/90/EU repeals with effect from 18 September 2016 Directive 96/98/EC (2), which is incorporated
into the EEA Agreement and which is consequently to be repealed under the EEA Agreement with effect from
18 September 2016.
(3) Annex II to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
Chapter XXXII of Annex II to the EEA Agreement shall be amended as follows:
1. The following point is inserted after point 1 (Council Directive 96/98/EC):
‘2. 32014 L 0090: Directive 2014/90/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 July 2014 on marine
equipment and repealing Council Directive 96/98/EC (OJ L 257, 28.8.2014, p. 146).’
2. The text of point 1 (Council Directive 96/98/EC) shall be deleted with effect from 18 September 2016.
Article 2
The text of Directive 2014/90/EU 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 27 August 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, 26 August 2016.
For the EEA Joint Committee
The President
Bergdís ELLERTSDÓTTIR
(1) OJ L 257, 28.8.2014, p. 146.
(2) OJ L 46, 17.2.1997, p. 25.
(*) No constitutional requirements indicated.