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12.6.2012 Official
Journal
of
the
European
Union L
151/1
II
(Non-legislative acts)
INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS
COUNCIL DECISION
of 7 June 2012
on the position to be taken by the European Union in the EEA Joint Committee concerning an
amendment to Annex XXI (Statistics) to the EEA Agreement
(2012/297/EU)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
statistical information in the field of tourism ( 4 ) which is
incorporated to Annex XXI to the EEA Agreement.
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European
Union, and in particular Article 338(1) in conjunction with
(4) Annex
XXI
to
the
EEA
Agreement
should
therefore
be
Article 218(9) thereof,
amended accordingly.
(5) The
position
of
the
Union
in
the
EEA
Joint
Committee
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2894/94 of
should be based on the attached draft Decision,
28 November 1994 concerning arrangements for implementing
the Agreement on the European Economic Area ( 1 ), and in
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
particular Article 1(3) thereof,
Article 1
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
The position to be taken by the Union in the EEA Joint
Committee on the proposed amendment to Annex XXI (Stat
Whereas:
istics) to the EEA Agreement shall be based on the draft
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee attached to this Decision.
(1)
Annex XXI to the Agreement on the European Economic
Article 2
Area ( 2 ) (‘the EEA Agreement’) contains specific
provisions and arrangements concerning statistics.
This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.
(2) Regulation
(EU)
No
692/2011
of
the
European
Parliament and of the Council of 6 July 2011 concerning
Done at Luxembourg, 7 June 2012.
European statistics on tourism ( 3 ) should be incorporated
into the EEA Agreement.
For the Council
(3) Regulation
(EU)
No
692/2011
repealed
Council
Directive
The President
95/57/EC of 23 November 1995 on the collection of
M. BDSKOV
( 1 ) OJ L 305, 30.11.1994, p. 6.
( 2 ) OJ L 1, 3.1.1994, p. 3.
( 3 ) OJ L 192, 22.7.2011, p. 17.
( 4 ) OJ L 291, 6.12.1995, p. 32.

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L 151/2
EN
Official Journal of the European Union
12.6.2012
Draft
DECISION No …/2012 OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE
of
amending Annex XXI (Statistics) to the EEA Agreement
THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,
concerning European statistics on tourism and repealing
Council Directive 95/57/EC (OJ L 192, 22.7.2011,
Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic
p. 17).
Area, as amended by the Protocol adjusting the Agreement
on the European Economic Area (‘the EEA Agreement’), and
The provisions of the Regulation shall, for the purposes of
in particular Article 98 thereof,
this Agreement, be read with the following adaptation:
Whereas:
Liechtenstein is exempted from collecting the data required
by Annex II to this Regulation.’
(1) Annex
XXI
to
the
EEA
Agreement
was
amended
by
Article 2
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No …/… of … ( 1 ).
The texts of Regulation (EU) No 692/2011 in the Icelandic and
(2) Regulation
(EU)
No
692/2011
of
the
European Norwegian languages, to be published in the EEA Supplement
Parliament and of the Council of 6 July 2011 concerning
to the Official Journal of the European Union, shall be authentic.
European statistics on tourism ( 2 ) is to be incorporated
into the EEA Agreement.
Article 3
This Decision shall enter into force on […], provided that all
(3) Regulation
(EU)
No
692/2011
repealed
Council
Directive the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement
95/57/EC of 23 November 1995 on the collection of
have been made to the EEA Joint Committee (*).
statistical information in the field of tourism ( 3 ) which
is incorporated to Annex XXI to the EEA Agreement.
Article 4
(4) Annex
XXI
to
the
EEA
Agreement
should
therefore
be This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in
amended accordingly,
the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of the European
Union.
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
Done at Brussels,
Point 7c (Council Directive 95/57/EC) of Annex XXI shall be
replaced by following:
For the EEA Joint Committee
‘7c. 32011 R 0692: Regulation (EU) No 692/2011 of the
The Secretaries
European Parliament and of the Council of 6 July 2011
The President
to the EEA Joint Committee
( 1 ) OJ L …
( 2 ) OJ L 192, 22.7.2011, p. 17.
(*) [No constitutional requirements indicated.] [Constitutional
( 3 ) OJ L 291, 6.12.1995, p. 32.
requirements indicated.]

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