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Official Journal of the European Union
3.3.2011
DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE
No 117/2010
of 10 November 2010
amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA
Agreement
THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Article 1
Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic
Area, as amended by the Protocol adjusting the Agreement
The following shall be added in point 3k (Commission Decision
on the European Economic Area, hereinafter referred to as
2006/502/EC) of Chapter XIX of Annex II to the Agreement:
‘the Agreement’, and in particular Article 98 thereof,
‘, as amended by:
Whereas:
— 32007 D 0231: Commission Decision 2007/231/EC of
12 April 2007 (OJ L 99, 14.4.2007, p. 16),
(1) Annex
II
to
the
Agreement
was
amended
by
Decision
of
the EEA Joint Committee No 138/2009 of 4 December
— 32008 D 0322: Commission Decision 2008/322/EC of
2009 ( 1 ).
18 April 2008 (OJ L 109, 19.4.2008, p. 40),
— 32009 D 0298: Commission Decision 2009/298/EC of
(2) Commission
Decision
2007/231/EC
of
12
April
2007
26 March 2009 (OJ L 81, 27.3.2009, p. 23),
amending Decision 2006/502/EC requiring Member
States to take measures to ensure that only lighters
— 32010 D 0157: Commission Decision 2010/157/EU of
which are child-resistant are placed on the market and
12 March 2010 (OJ L 67, 17.3.2010, p. 9).’
to prohibit the placing on the market of novelty
lighters ( 2 ) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.
Article 2
The texts of Decisions 2007/231/EC, 2008/322/EC,
(3) Commission
Decision
2008/322/EC
of
18
April
2008 2009/298/EC and 2010/157/EU in the Icelandic and
prolonging the validity of Decision 2006/502/EC
Norwegian languages, to be published in the EEA Supplement
requiring Member States to take measures to ensure
to the Official Journal of the European Union, shall be authentic.
that only lighters which are child-resistant are placed
on the market and to prohibit the placing on the
Article 3
market of novelty lighters ( 3 ) is to be incorporated into
the Agreement.
This Decision shall enter into force on 11 November 2010,
provided that all the notifications pursuant to Article 103(1)
of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint
(4) Commission
Decision
2009/298/EC
of
26
March
2009 Committee (*).
prolonging the validity of Decision 2006/502/EC
requiring Member States to take measures to ensure
Article 4
that only lighters which are child-resistant are placed
on the market and to prohibit the placing on the
This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in
market of novelty lighters ( 4 ) is to be incorporated into
the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of the European
the Agreement.
Union.
(5) Commission
Decision
2010/157/EU
of
12
March
2010
prolonging the validity of Decision 2006/502/EC
Done at Brussels, 10 November 2010.
requiring Member States to take measures to ensure
that only lighters which are child-resistant are placed
For the EEA Joint Committee
on the market and to prohibit the placing on the
market of novelty lighters (
The President

5 ) is to be incorporated into
the Agreement,
Stefán Haukur JHANNESSON
( 1 ) OJ L 62, 11.3.2010, p. 31.
( 2 ) OJ L 99, 14.4.2007, p. 16.
( 3 ) OJ L 109, 19.4.2008, p. 40.
( 4 ) OJ L 81, 27.3.2009, p. 23.
( 5 ) OJ L 67, 17.3.2010, p. 9. (*)
No
constitutional
requirements
indicated.

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