DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 169/2022

of 10 June 2022

amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2022/1869]

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 Delegated Directive (EU) 2022/274 of 13 December 2021 amending, for the purposes of adapting to scientific and technical progress, Annex III to Directive 2011/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards an exemption for the use of mercury in cold cathode fluorescent lamps and external electrode fluorescent lamps for special purposes ( 1 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(2)

Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2022/275 of 13 December 2021 amending, for the purposes of adapting to scientific and technical progress, Annex III to Directive 2011/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards an exemption for the use of mercury in other High Pressure Sodium (vapour) lamps for general lighting purposes ( 2 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(3)

Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2022/276 of 13 December 2021 amending, for the purpose of adapting to technical and scientific progress, Annex III to Directive 2011/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards an exemption for the use of mercury in single capped (compact) fluorescent lamps for general lighting purposes ( 3 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(4)

Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2022/277 of 13 December 2021 amending, for the purpose of adapting to technical and scientific progress, Annex III to Directive 2011/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards an exemption for the use of mercury in single capped (compact) fluorescent lamps for general lighting purposes < 30 W with a lifetime equal to or above 20 000 h ( 4 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(5)

Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2022/278 of 13 December 2021 amending, for the purposes of adapting to scientific and technical progress, Annex III to Directive 2011/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards an exemption for the use of mercury in metal halide lamps ( 5 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(6)

Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2022/279 of 13 December 2021 amending, for the purposes of adapting to scientific and technical progress, Annex III to Directive 2011/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards an exemption for the use of mercury in other discharge lamps for special purposes ( 6 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(7)

Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2022/280 of 13 December 2021 amending, for the purposes of adapting to scientific and technical progress, Annex III to Directive 2011/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards an exemption for the use of mercury in other low pressure discharge lamps ( 7 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(8)

Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2022/281 of 13 December 2021 amending, for the purpose of adapting to technical and scientific progress, Annex III to Directive 2011/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards an exemption for the use of mercury in single capped (compact) fluorescent lamps for special purposes ( 8 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(9)

Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2022/282 of 13 December 2021 amending, for the purpose of adapting to technical and scientific progress, Annex III to Directive 2011/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards an exemption for the use of mercury in non-linear tri-band phosphor lamps ( 9 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(10)

Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2022/283 of 13 December 2021 amending, for the purposes of adapting to scientific and technical progress, Annex III to Directive 2011/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards an exemption for the use of mercury in High Pressure Sodium (vapour) lamps with improved colour rendering index for general lighting purposes ( 10 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(11)

Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2022/284 of 16 December 2021 amending, for the purposes of adapting to scientific and technical progress, Annex III to Directive 2011/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards an exemption for the use of mercury in double-capped linear fluorescent lamps for general lighting purposes ( 11 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(12)

Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2022/287 of 13 December 2021 amending, for the purposes of adapting to scientific and technical progress, Annex III to Directive 2011/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards an exemption for mercury in fluorescent lamps for other general lighting and special purposes ( 12 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(13)

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The following indents are added in point 12q (Directive 2011/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council) of Chapter XV of Annex II to the EEA Agreement:

‘—

32022 L 0274 : Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2022/274 of 13 December 2021 ( OJ L 43, 24.2.2022, p. 25 ),

—

32022 L 0275 : Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2022/275 of 13 December 2021 ( OJ L 43, 24.2.2022, p. 29 ),

—

32022 L 0276 : Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2022/276 of 13 December 2021 ( OJ L 43, 24.2.2022, p. 32 ),

—

32022 L 0277 : Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2022/277 of 13 December 2021 ( OJ L 43, 24.2.2022, p. 35 ),

—

32022 L 0278 : Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2022/278 of 13 December 2021 ( OJ L 43, 24.2.2022, p. 38 ),

—

32022 L 0279 : Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2022/279 of 13 December 2021 ( OJ L 43, 24.2.2022, p. 41 ),

—

32022 L 0280 : Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2022/280 of 13 December 2021 ( OJ L 43, 24.2.2022, p. 44 ),

—

32022 L 0281 : Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2022/281 of 13 December 2021 ( OJ L 43, 24.2.2022, p. 47 ),

—

32022 L 0282 : Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2022/282 of 13 December 2021 ( OJ L 43, 24.2.2022, p. 51 ),

—

32022 L 0283 : Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2022/283 of 13 December 2021 ( OJ L 43, 24.2.2022, p. 54 ),

—

32022 L 0284 : Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2022/284 of 16 December 2021 ( OJ L 43, 24.2.2022, p. 57 ),

—

32022 L 0287 : Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2022/287 of 13 December 2021 ( OJ L 43, 24.2.2022, p. 64 ).’

Article 2

The texts of Delegated Directives (EU) 2022/274, (EU) 2022/275, (EU) 2022/276, (EU) 2022/277, (EU) 2022/278, (EU) 2022/279, (EU) 2022/280, (EU) 2022/281, (EU) 2022/282, (EU) 2022/283, (EU) 2022/284 and (EU) 2022/287 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 43, 24.2.2022, p. 25 .

( 2 ) OJ L 43, 24.2.2022, p. 29 .

( 3 ) OJ L 43, 24.2.2022, p. 32 .

( 4 ) OJ L 43, 24.2.2022, p. 35 .

( 5 ) OJ L 43, 24.2.2022, p. 38 .

( 6 ) OJ L 43, 24.2.2022, p. 41 .

( 7 ) OJ L 43, 24.2.2022, p. 44 .

( 8 ) OJ L 43, 24.2.2022, p. 47 .

( 9 ) OJ L 43, 24.2.2022, p. 51 .

( 10 ) OJ L 43, 24.2.2022, p. 54 .

( 11 ) OJ L 43, 24.2.2022, p. 57 .

( 12 ) OJ L 43, 24.2.2022, p. 64 .

( * ) No constitutional requirements indicated.