DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 33/96 of 31 May 1996 amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) and Annex IV (Energy) to the EEA Agreement

THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, as adjusted by the Protocol Adjusting the Agreement on the European Economic Area, hereinafter referred to as the Agreement, and in particular Article 98 thereof,

Whereas Annex II to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 63/95 of 29 September 1995 (1);

Whereas Annex IV to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 63/95 of 29 September 1995 (2);

Whereas Commission Directive 95/12/EC of 23 May 1995 implementing Council Directive 92/75/EEC with regard to energy labelling of household washing machines (3) is to be incorporated into the Agreement;

Whereas Commission Directive 95/13/EC of 23 May 1995 implementing Council Directive 92/75/EEC with regard to energy labelling of household electric tumble driers (4) is to be incorporated into the Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The following indents shall be added in point 4 (Council Directive 92/75/EEC) in Chapter IV of Annex II to the Agreement:

'- 395 L 0012: Commission Directive 95/12/EC of 23 May 1995 (OJ No L 136, 21. 6. 1995, p. 1. as corrected by OJ No L 47, 24. 2. 1996, p. 35).

The provisions of the Directive shall, for the purposes of the present Agreement, be read with the following adaptations:

(a) Annex I to Commission Directive 95/12/EC shall be supplemented with the texts as set out below:

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(b) Annex V to Commission Directive 95/12/EC shall be supplemented with the texts as set out below

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- 395 L 0013: Commission Directive 95/13/EC of 23 May 1995 (OJ No L 136, 21. 6. 1995, p. 28).

The provisions of the Directive shall, for the purposes of the present Agreement, be read with the following adaptations:

(a) Annex I to Commission Directive 95/13/EC shall be supplemented with the texts as set out below:

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(b) Annex V to Commission Directive 95/13/EC shall be supplemented with the texts as set out below:

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Article 2

The following indents shall be added in point 11 (Council Directive 92/75/EEC) of Annex IV to the Agreement:

'- 395 L 0012: Commission Directive 95/12/EC of 23 May 1995 (OJ No L 136, 21. 6. 1995, p. 1, as corrected by OJ No L 47, 24. 2. 1996, p. 35).

The provisions of the Directive shall, for the purposes of the present Agreement, be read with the following adaptations:

(a) Annex I to Commission Directive 95/12/EC shall be supplemented with the texts as set out below:

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(b) Annex V to Commission Directive 95/12/EC shall be supplemented with the texts as set out below:

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- 395 L 0013: Commission Directive 95/13/EC of 23 May 1995 (OJ No L 136, 21. 6. 1995, p. 28).

The provisions of the Directive shall, for the purposes of the present Agreement, be read with the following adaptations:

(a) Annex I to Commission Directive 95/13/EC shall be supplemented with the texts as set out below:

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(b) Annex V to Commission Directive 95/13/EC shall be supplemented with the texts as set out below:

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Article 3

The texts of Commission Directive 95/12/EC and Commission Directive 95/13/EC in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, which are annexed to the respective language versions of this Decision, are authentic.

Article 4

This Decision shall enter into force on 1 June 1996, provided that all the notifications under Article 103 (1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee.

Article 5

This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of the European Communities.

Done at Brussels, 31 May 1996.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

P. BENAVIDES

(1) OJ No L 301, 14. 12. 1995, p. 36.

(2) OJ No L 301, 14. 12. 1995, p. 38.

(3) OJ No L 136, 21. 6. 1995, p. 1.

(4) OJ No L 136, 21. 6. 1995, p. 28.