DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 340/2021

of 10 December 2021

amending Annex II (Technical Regulations, Standards, Testing and Certification) to the EEA Agreement [2024/661]

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) 2021/383 of 3 March 2021 amending Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council listing co-formulants which are not accepted for inclusion in plant protection products ( 1 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(2) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/2007 of 8 December 2020 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 as regards the extension of the approval periods of the active substances 1-decanol, 1,4-dimethylnaphthalene, 6-benzyladenine, acequinocyl, Adoxophyes orana granulovirus , aluminium sulfate, amisulbrom, Aureobasidium pullulans (strains DSM 14940 and DSM 14941), azadirachtin, Bacillus pumilus QST 2808, benalaxyl-M, bixafen, bupirimate, Candida oleophila strain O, chlorantraniliprole, disodium phosphonate, dithianon, dodine, emamectin, flubendiamide, fluometuron, fluxapyroxad, flutriafol, hexythiazox, imazamox, ipconazole, isoxaben, L-ascorbic acid, lime sulphur, orange oil, Paecilomyces fumosoroseus strain FE 9901, pendimethalin, penflufen, penthiopyrad, potassium phosphonates, prosulfuron, Pseudomonas sp . strain DSMZ 13134, pyridalyl, pyriofenone, pyroxsulam, quinmerac, S-abscisic acid, sedaxane, sintofen, sodium silver thiosulfate, spinetoram, spirotetramat, Streptomyces lydicus strain WYEC 108, tau-fluvalinate, tebufenozide, tembotrione, thiencarbazone, valifenalate, zinc phosphide ( 2 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(3) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/556 of 31 March 2021 amending Implementing Regulations (EU) 2017/1529 and (EU) No 540/2011 as regards the conditions of approval of the basic substance sodium chloride ( 3 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Chapter XV of Annex II to the EEA Agreement shall be amended as follows:

The following indent is added in point 13 (Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council):

‘-

32021 R 0383 : Commission Regulation (EU) 2021/383 of 3 March 2021 ( OJ L 74, 4.3.2021, p. 7 ).’

The following indents are added in point 13a (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011):

‘—

32020 R 2007 : Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/2007 of 8 December 2020 ( OJ L 414, 9.12.2020, p. 10 ),

— 32021 R 0556 : Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/556 of 31 March 2021 ( OJ L 115, 6.4.2021, p. 26 ).’

The following is added in point 13zzzzzzzzc (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1529):

‘, as amended by:

— 32021 R 0556 : Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/556 of 31 March 2021 ( OJ L 115, 6.4.2021, p. 26 ).’

Article 2

The texts of Regulation (EU) 2021/383, Implementing Regulations (EU) 2020/2007 and (EU) 2021/556 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 December 2021, 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, 10 December 2021.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Rolf Einar FIFE

( 1 ) OJ L 74, 4.3.2021, p. 7 .

( 2 ) OJ L 414, 9.12.2020, p. 10 .

( 3 ) OJ L 115, 6.4.2021, p. 26 .

( *1 ) No constitutional requirements indicated.

ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2024/661/oj

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