DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 77/2020

of 12 June 2020

amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2023/526]

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) 2019/2094 of 29 November 2019 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 as regards the extension of the approval periods of the active substances benfluralin, dimoxystrobin, fluazinam, flutolanil, mancozeb, mecoprop-P, mepiquat, metiram, oxamyl and pyraclostrobin ( 1 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(2) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/23 of 13 January 2020 concerning the non-renewal of the approval of the active substance thiacloprid, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market, and amending the Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 ( 2 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(3) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/29 of 14 January 2020 concerning the non-approval of Vitis vinifera cane tannins as a basic substance in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market ( 3 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Chapter XV of Annex II to the EEA Agreement shall be amended as follows:

The following indents are added in point 13a (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011):

‘—

32019 R 2094 : Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2094 of 29 November 2019 ( OJ L 317, 9.12.2019, p. 102 ),

— 32020 R 0023 : Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/23 of 13 January 2020 ( OJ L 8, 14.1.2020, p. 8 ).’

The following points are inserted after point 13zzzzzzzzzzk (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/989):

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32020 R 0023 : Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/23 of 13 January 2020 concerning the non-renewal of the approval of the active substance thiacloprid, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market, and amending the Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 ( OJ L 8, 14.1.2020, p. 8 ).

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32020 R 0029 : Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/29 of 14 January 2020 concerning the non-approval of Vitis vinifera cane tannins as a basic substance in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market ( OJ L 9, 15.1.2020, p. 1 ).’

Article 2

The texts of Implementing Regulations (EU) 2019/2094, (EU) 2020/23 and (EU) 2020/29 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 13 June 2020, 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, 12 June 2020.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Clara GANSLANDT

( 1 ) OJ L 317, 9.12.2019, p. 102 .

( 2 ) OJ L 8, 14.1.2020, p. 8 .

( 3 ) OJ L 9, 15.1.2020, p. 1 .

( * ) No constitutional requirements indicated.