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Official Journal of the European Union
31.10.2013
DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE
No 67/2013
of 3 May 2013
amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA
Agreement
THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,
‘32011 L 0065: Directive 2011/65/EU of the European
Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2011 on the
Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic
restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in elec
Area (‘the EEA Agreement’), and in particular Article 98 thereof,
trical and electronic equipment (OJ L 174, 1.7.2011, p. 88),
Whereas:
as amended by:
(1) Directive
2011/65/EU
of
the
European
Parliament
and
of
— 32012 L 0050: Commission Delegated Directive
the Council of 8 June 2011 on the restriction of the use
2012/50/EU of 10 October 2012 (OJ L 348, 18.12.2012,
of certain hazardous substances in electrical and elec
p. 16),
tronic equipment ( 1 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA
Agreement.
— 32012 L 0051: Commission Delegated Directive
2012/51/EU of 10 October 2012 (OJ L 348, 18.12.2012,
(2) Commission Delegated Directive 2012/50/EU of
10 October 2012 amending, for the purposes of
p. 18).’.
adapting to technical progress, Annex III to Directive
Article 2
2011/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the
Council as regards an exemption for applications
The text of Directive 2011/65/EU and the texts of Delegated
containing lead ( 2 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA
Directives 2012/50/EU and 2012/51/EU in the Icelandic and
Agreement.
Norwegian languages, to be published in the EEA Supplement
to the Official Journal of the European Union, shall be authentic.
(3) Commission Delegated Directive 2012/51/EU of
10 October 2012 amending, for the purposes of
Article 3
adapting to technical progress, Annex III to Directive
2011/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the
This Decision shall enter into force on 4 May 2013, provided
Council as regards an exemption for applications
that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA
containing cadmium ( 3 ) is to be incorporated into the
Agreement have been made (*).
EEA Agreement.
Article 4
(4)
Directive 2011/65/EU repeals Directive 2002/95/EC of
the European Parliament and of the Council ( 4 ) which
This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in
is incorporated into the EEA Agreement and which is
the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of the European
consequently to be repealed under the EEA Agreement.
Union.
(5) Annex
II
to
the
EEA
Agreement
should
therefore
be
amended accordingly,
Done at Brussels, 3 May 2013.
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
For the EEA Joint Committee
The text of point 12q (Directive 2002/95/EC of the European
Parliament and of the Council) of Chapter XV of Annex II to
The President
the EEA Agreement is replaced by the following:
Gianluca GRIPPA
( 1 ) OJ L 174, 1.7.2011, p. 88.
( 2 ) OJ L 348, 18.12.2012, p. 16.
( 3 ) OJ L 348, 18.12.2012, p. 18.
( 4 ) OJ L 37, 13.2.2003, p. 19. (*)
No
constitutional
requirements
indicated.

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