DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 134/2011

of 2 December 2011

amending Annex VII (Recognition of professional qualifications) 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 VII to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 95/2009 of 25 September 2009(1).

(2) Commission Regulation (EU) No 213/2011 of 3 March 2011 amending Annexes II and V to Directive 2005/36/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the recognition of professional qualifications(2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The following indent shall be added in point 1 (Directive 2005/36/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council) of Annex VII to the Agreement:

‘—

32011 R 0213

: Commission Regulation (EU) No 213/2011 of 3 March 2011 (

OJ L 59, 4.3.2011, p. 4

).’.

Article 2

The text of Regulation (EU) No 213/2011 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 3 December 2011, provided that all the notifications pursuant to 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, 2 December 2011.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Kurt JÄGER

(1)

OJ L 304, 19.11.2009, p. 6

(2)

OJ L 59, 4.3.2011, p. 4

(3) No constitutional requirements indicated.