DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 174/2022

of 10 June 2022

amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2022/1874]

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 Decision (EU) 2021/958 of 31 May 2021 laying down the format for reporting data and information on fishing gear placed on the market and waste fishing gear collected in Member States and the format for the quality check report in accordance with Articles 13(1)(d) and 13(2) of Directive (EU) 2019/904 of the European Parliament and of the Council  ( 1 ) , as corrected by OJ L 34, 16.2.2022, p. 52 , 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 point is inserted after point 9d (Directive (EU) 2019/904 of the European Parliament and of the Council) of Chapter XVII of Annex II to the EEA Agreement:

‘9da.

32021 D 0958 : Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/958 of 31 May 2021 laying down the format for reporting data and information on fishing gear placed on the market and waste fishing gear collected in Member States and the format for the quality check report in accordance with Articles 13(1)(d) and 13(2) of Directive (EU) 2019/904 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( OJ L 211, 15.6.2021, p. 51 ), as corrected by OJ L 34, 16.2.2022, p. 52 .’

Article 2

The text of Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/958, as corrected by OJ L 34, 16.2.2022, p. 52 , 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 11 June 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, 10 June 2022.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Nicolas VON LINGEN

( 1 )    OJ L 211, 15.6.2021, p. 51 .

( * )   No constitutional requirements indicated.