DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 227/2022

of 8 July 2022

amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2023/644]

THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (“the EEA Agreement”), and in particular Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/1157 of 4 July 2022 laying down rules for the application of Directive 2014/90/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council, as regards design, construction and performance requirements and testing standards for marine equipment and repealing Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1158  ( 1 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(2) Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/1157 repeals Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1158  ( 2 ) , which is incorporated into the EEA Agreement and which is consequently to be repealed under the EEA Agreement.

(3) Annex II to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The text of point 3 (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1158) of Chapter XXXII of Annex II to the EEA Agreement is replaced by the following:

‘ 32022 R 1157 :

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/1157 of 4 July 2022 laying down rules for the application of Directive 2014/90/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council, as regards design, construction and performance requirements and testing standards for marine equipment and repealing Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1158 ( OJ L 180, 6.7.2022, p. 1 ).’

Article 2

The text of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/1157 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 9 July 2022, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA 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 .

Done at Brussels, 8 July 2022.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Kristján Andri STEFÁNSSON

( 1 )    OJ L 180, 6.7.2022, p. 1 .

( 2 )    OJ L 254, 16.7.2021, p. 1 .

( * )   No constitutional requirements indicated.