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THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Articles 43, 114 and 337 in conjunction with Article 218(9) thereof,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2894/94 of 28 November 1994 concerning arrangements for implementing the Agreement on the European Economic Areanote, and in particular Article 1(3) thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,Whereas:
(1)The Agreement on the European Economic Areanote (‘the EEA Agreement’) entered into force on 1 January 1994.
(2)Pursuant to Article 98 of the EEA Agreement, the EEA Joint Committee may decide to amend, inter alia, Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) and Annex XI (Electronic communication, audiovisual services and information society) to that Agreement.
(3)Directive (EU) 2015/1535 of the European Parliament and of the Councilnote is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.
(4)Annexes II and XI to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly.
(5)The position of the Union within the EEA Joint Committee should therefore be based on the attached draft decision,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1#
The position to be adopted, on behalf of the Union, within the EEA Joint Committee on the proposed amendment of Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) and Annex XI (Electronic communication, audiovisual services and information society) to the EEA Agreement, shall be based on the draft decision of the EEA Joint Committee attached to this Decision.
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