DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 12/2020

of 7 February 2020

amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2023/290]

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) 2019/1257 of 23 July 2019 correcting the Bulgarian language version of Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council on cosmetic products ( 1 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(2)

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The following indent is added in point 1a (Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council) of Chapter XVI of Annex II to the EEA Agreement:

‘—

32019 R 1257: Commission Regulation (EU) 2019/1257 of 23 July 2019 ( OJ L 196, 24.7.2019, p. 5 ).’

Article 2

The text of Regulation (EU) 2019/1257 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 8 February 2020, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made ( *1 ) .

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, 7 February 2020.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Clara GANSLANDT

( 1 ) OJ L 196, 24.7.2019, p. 5 .

( *1 ) No constitutional requirements indicated.