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Decision of the EEA Joint Committee

No 123/2004

of 24 September 2004

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 amended by the Protocol adjusting the Agreement on the European Economic Area, hereinafter referred to as "the Agreement", and in particular Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Annex II to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 68/2004 of 4 May 2004 [1].

(2) Annex IV to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 68/2004 of 4 May 2004.

(3) Commission Directive 2002/31/EC of 22 March 2002 implementing Council Directive 92/75/EEC with regard to energy labelling of household air-conditioners [2], as corrected by OJ L 34, 11.2.2003, p. 30, is to be incorporated into the Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

1. the following point shall be inserted after point 4g (Commission Directive 2002/40/EC) of Chapter IV:

- 1 03 T: Act concerning the conditions of accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic and the adjustments to the Treaties on which the European Union is founded adopted on 16 April 2003 (OJ L 236, 23.9.2003, p. 33).

(a) in Article 4, the words "until 30 June 2003", shall be replaced by "until the publication of harmonised standards referred to in Article 2";

(b) Annex I shall be supplemented with the texts as set out in Section 7 of Appendix 1 to Annex II to the present Agreement;

(c) Annex V shall be supplemented with the texts as set out in Section 7 of Appendix 2 to Annex II to the present Agreement;"

2. Appendices 1 and 2 shall be supplemented as specified in the Annexes I and II to this Decision.

Article 2

1. the following point shall be inserted after point 11g (Commission Directive 2002/40/EC):

(1) Listed here for information purposes only; for application see Annex II, Technical regulations, specifications, testing and certification.

(a) in Article 4, the words "until 30 June 2003", shall be replaced by "until the publication of harmonised standards referred to in Article 2";

(b) Annex I shall be supplemented with the texts as set out in Section 7 of Appendix 5 to Annex II to the present Agreement;

(c) Annex V shall be supplemented with the texts as set out in Section 7 of Appendix 6 to Annex II to the present Agreement.";

2. Appendices 5 and 6 shall be supplemented as specified in Annexes III and IV to this Decision.

Article 3

The texts of Directive 2002/31/EC, as corrected by OJ L 34, 11.2.2003, p. 30, in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, to be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union, shall be authentic.

Article 4

This Decision shall enter into force on 25 September 2004, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee [3].

Article 5

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

Done at Brussels, 24 September 2004.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Kjartan Jóhannsson

[1] OJ L 277, 26.8.2004, p. 187.

[2] OJ L 86, 3.4.2002, p. 26.

[3] No constitutional requirements indicated.

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ANNEX I

to Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 123/2004

The following section shall be inserted after section 6 in Appendix 1 to Annex II to the Agreement:

"SECTION 7

Commission Directive 2002/31/EC

(household air-conditioners)

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ANNEX II

to Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 123/2004

The following section shall be inserted after section 6 in Appendix 2 to Annex II to the Agreement:

"SECTION 7

Commission Directive 2002/31/EC

(household air-conditioners)

Note Label Annex I | Fiche and mail order Annexes II and III | EN | IS | NO |

| 3 | Energy efficiency class … on a scale of A (more efficient) to G (less efficient) | Orkunýtniflokkur …á kvarðanum A (góð nýtni) til G (slæm nýtni) | Klassifisering av energieeffektivitet etter en skala fra A (lavt energiforbruk) til G (høyt energiforbruk) |

V | 5 | Actual consumption will depend on how the appliance is used and climate | Raunnotkun fer eftir því hvernig tækiðp er notað og loftslagi. | Det faktiske energiforbruket avhenger av hvordan apparatet brukes og av klimaet |

| | Further information is contained in product brochures | Nánari upplýsingar er að finna í bæklingum sem fylgja vörunum | Produktbrosjyrene inneholder ytterligere opplysninger |

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ANNEX III

to Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 123/2004

The following section shall be inserted after section 6 in Appendix 5 to Annex IV to the Agreement:

"SECTION 7

Commission Directive 2002/31/EC

(household air-conditioners)

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ANNEX IV

to Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 123/2004

The following section shall be inserted after section 6 in Appendix 6 to Annex IV to the Agreement:

"SECTION 7

Commission Directive 2002/31/EC

(household air-conditioners)

Note Label Annex I | Fiche and mail order Annexes II and III | EN | IS | NO |

| | Further information is contained in product brochures | Nánari upplýsingar er að finna í bæklingum sem fylgja vörunum | Produktbrosjyrene inneholder ytterligere opplysninger |

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