DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 348/2021

of 10 December 2021

amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) and Annex IV (Energy) to the EEA Agreement [2024/666]

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 Regulation (EU) 2021/340 of 17 December 2020 amending Delegated Regulations (EU) 2019/2013, (EU) 2019/2014, (EU) 2019/2015, (EU) 2019/2016, (EU) 2019/2017 and (EU) 2019/2018 with regard to energy labelling requirements for electronic displays, household washing machines and household washer-dryers, light sources, refrigerating appliances, household dishwashers, and refrigerating appliances with a direct sales function ( 1 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The following is added in points 4v (Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2013), 4w (Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2014), 4x (Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2015), 4y (Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2016), 4z (Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2017) and 4za (Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2018) of Chapter IV of Annex II to the EEA Agreement:

‘, as amended by:

— 32021 R 0340 : Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/340 of 17 December 2020 ( OJ L 68, 26.2.2021, p. 62 ).’

Article 2

The following is added in points 11v (Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2013), 11w (Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2014), 11x (Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2015), 11y (Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2016), 11z (Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2017) and 11za (Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2018) of Annex IV to the EEA Agreement:

‘, as amended by:

— 32021 R 0340 : Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/340 of 17 December 2020 ( OJ L 68, 26.2.2021, p. 62 ) ( 2 ) .

Article 3

The text of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/340 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 11 December 2021, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made ( *1 ) .

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, 10 December 2021.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Rolf Einar FIFE

( 1 ) OJ L 68, 26.2.2021, p. 62 .

( *1 ) No constitutional requirements indicated.

ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2024/666/oj

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