DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 66/2022

of 18 March 2022

amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2022/1134]

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) 2021/1284 of 2 August 2021 postponing the expiry date of approval of aluminium phosphide for use in biocidal products of product-types 14 and 18 ( 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 point is inserted after point 12zzzzzzzn (Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/1299) of Chapter XV of Annex II to the EEA Agreement:

‘12zzzzzzzo.

32021 D 1284 : Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/1284 of 2 August 2021 postponing the expiry date of approval of aluminium phosphide for use in biocidal products of product-types 14 and 18 ( OJ L 279, 3.8.2021, p. 35 ).’

Article 2

The text of Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/1284 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 19 March 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, 18 March 2022.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Nicolas VON LINGEN

( 1 ) OJ L 279, 3.8.2021, p. 35 .

( * ) No constitutional requirements indicated.