DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 62/2020

of 30 April 2020

amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) and Annex IV (Energy) to the EEA Agreement [2023/487]

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 Regulation (EU) 2019/1781 of 1 October 2019 laying down ecodesign requirements for electric motors and variable speed drives pursuant to Directive 2009/125/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, amending Regulation (EC) No 641/2009 with regard to ecodesign requirements for glandless standalone circulators and glandless circulators integrated in products and repealing Commission Regulation (EC) No 640/2009 ( 1 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(2) Regulation (EU) 2019/1781 repeals, with effect from 1 July 2021, Commission Regulation (EC) No 640/2009 ( 2 ) , which is incorporated into the EEA Agreement and which is consequently to be repealed under the EEA Agreement with effect from 1 July 2021.

(3) Annexes II and IV to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

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

The following point is inserted after point 6r (Commission Regulation (EU) No 813/2013):

‘6s.

32019 R 1781 : Commission Regulation (EU) 2019/1781 of 1 October 2019 laying down ecodesign requirements for electric motors and variable speed drives pursuant to Directive 2009/125/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, amending Regulation (EC) No 641/2009 with regard to ecodesign requirements for glandless standalone circulators and glandless circulators integrated in products and repealing Commission Regulation (EC) No 640/2009 ( OJ L 272, 25.10.2019, p. 74 ).’

The following indent is added in point 14 (Commission Regulation (EC) No 641/2009):

‘—

32019 R 1781 : Commission Regulation (EU) 2019/1781 of 1 October 2019 ( OJ L 272, 25.10.2019, p. 74 ).’

The text of point 13 (Commission Regulation (EC) No 640/2009) shall be deleted with effect from 1 July 2021.

Article 2

Annex IV to the EEA Agreement shall be amended as follows:

The following point is inserted after point 26s (Commission Regulation (EU) No 813/2013):

‘26t.

The following indent is added in point 37 (Commission Regulation (EC) No 641/2009):

‘—

32019 R 1781 : Commission Regulation (EU) 2019/1781 of 1 October 2019 ( OJ L 272, 25.10.2019, p. 74 ).’

The text of point 36 (Commission Regulation (EC) No 640/2009) shall be deleted with effect from 1 July 2021.

Article 3

The text of Regulation (EU) 2019/1781 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 4

This Decision shall enter into force on 1 May 2020, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made ( * ) .

Article 5

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, 30 April 2020.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Clara GANSLANDT

( 1 ) OJ L 272, 25.10.2019, p. 74 .

( 2 ) OJ L 191, 23.7.2009, p. 26 .

( * ) No constitutional requirements indicated.