Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 94/2013 of 3 May 2013 amending Annex XVII (Intellectual property) to the EEA Agreement
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 94/2013 of 3 May 2013 amending Annex XVII (Intellectual property) to the EEA Agreement
THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,
Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (‘the EEA Agreement’), and in particular Article 98 thereof,
Whereas:
Directive 2011/77/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 September 2011 amending Directive 2006/116/EC on the term of protection of copyright and certain related rights(1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.
Annex XVII to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The following is added in point 9f (Directive 2006/116/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council) of Annex XVII to the EEA Agreement:
‘, as amended by:
32011 L 0077: Directive 2011/77/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 September 2011 (OJ L 265, 11.10.2011, p. 1).’.
Article 2
The text of Directive 2011/77/EU 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 4 May 2013, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the Agreement have been made(**).
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.