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13.9.2012 Official
Journal
of
the
European
Union L
248/39
DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE
No 101/2012
of 30 April 2012
amending Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement, on cooperation in specific fields outside the four
freedoms
THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,
designation of European critical infrastructures
and the assessment of the need to improve their
protection (OJ L 345, 23.12.2008, p. 75).
Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic
Area, as amended by the Protocol adjusting the Agreement
on the European Economic Area, hereinafter referred to as
(b) With a view to achieving the aims set out in Directive
‘the Agreement’, and in particular Articles 86 and 98 thereof,
2008/114/EC, the Contracting Parties shall make use
of the appropriate forms of cooperation mentioned in
Whereas:
Article 80 of the Agreement.
(1) Protocol
31
to
the
Agreement
was
amended
by
Decision
(c) By virtue of Article 79(3) of the Agreement Part VII
of the EEA Joint Committee No 92/2011 of 19 July
(Institutional Provisions) of the Agreement, with the
2011 ( 1 ).
exception of Sections 1 and 2 of Chapter 3, shall
apply to this paragraph.’
(2) It
is
appropriate
to
extend
the
cooperation
of
the
Contracting Parties to the Agreement to include
Article 2
Council Directive 2008/114/EC of 8 December 2008
on the identification and designation of European
This Decision shall enter into force on the day following the last
critical infrastructures and the assessment of the need
notification to the EEA Joint Committee under Article 103(1) of
to improve their protection ( 2 ),
the Agreement (*).
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 3
This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in
Article 1
the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of the European
The following paragraph shall be inserted after paragraph 8 of
Union.
Article 10 of Protocol 31 to the Agreement:
Done at Brussels, 30 April 2012.
‘9. (a) The Contracting Parties shall cooperate with each
other in the fields covered by the following act:
For the EEA Joint Committee
— 32008 L 0114: Council Directive 2008/114/EC
The Acting President
of 8 December 2008 on the identification and
Gianluca GRIPPA
( 1 ) OJ L 262, 6.10.2011, p. 64.
( 2 ) OJ L 345, 23.12.2008, p. 75. (*)
Constitutional
requirements
indicated.

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