DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 149/2012

of 13 July 2012

amending Annex XVIII (Health and safety at work, labour law, and equal treatment for men and women) 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 XVIII to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 84/2011 of 1 July 2011(1).

(2) Directive 2008/104/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 November 2008 on temporary agency work(2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The following point shall be inserted after point 32j (Council Directive 2009/13/EC) of Annex XVIII to the Agreement:

‘32k.

32008 L 0104

: Directive 2008/104/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 November 2008 on temporary agency work (

OJ L 327, 5.12.2008, p. 9

).’

Article 2

The text of Directive 2008/104/EC 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 3

This Decision shall enter into force on 1 January 2013, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee(3).

Article 4

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, 13 July 2012.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Atle LEIKVOLL

(1)

OJ L 262, 6.10.2011, p. 56

(2)

OJ L 327, 5.12.2008, p. 9

(3) Constitutional requirements indicated.