DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 289/2021

of 29 October 2021

amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2024/537]

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 Regulation (EU) 2021/345 of 25 February 2021 approving active chlorine generated from sodium chloride by electrolysis as an active substance for use in biocidal products of product types 2, 3, 4 and 5 ( 1 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(2) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/347 of 25 February 2021 approving active chlorine released from hypochlorous acid as an active substance for use in biocidal products of product-types 2, 3, 4 and 5 ( 2 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(3) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/348 of 25 February 2021 approving carbendazim as an existing active substance for use in biocidal products of product-types 7 and 10 ( 3 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(4) Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/327 of 23 February 2021 postponing the expiry date of approval of metofluthrin for use in biocidal products of product-type 18 ( 4 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(5) Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/333 of 24 February 2021 postponing the expiry date of approval of alphachloralose for use in biocidal products of product-type 14 ( 5 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(6) Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/354 of 25 February 2021 postponing the expiry date of approval of propiconazole for use in biocidal products of product-type 8 ( 6 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The following points are inserted after point 12zzzzzzu (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1763) of Chapter XV of Annex II to the EEA Agreement:

‘12zzzzzzv.

32021 R 0345 : Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/345 of 25 February 2021 approving active chlorine generated from sodium chloride by electrolysis as an active substance for use in biocidal products of product types 2, 3, 4 and 5 ( OJ L 68, 26.2.2021, p. 163 ).

12zzzzzzw.

32021 R 0347 : Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/347 of 25 February 2021 approving active chlorine released from hypochlorous acid as an active substance for use in biocidal products of product-types 2, 3, 4 and 5 ( OJ L 68, 26.2.2021, p. 170 ).

12zzzzzzx.

32021 R 0348 : Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/348 of 25 February 2021 approving carbendazim as an existing active substance for use in biocidal products of product-types 7 and 10 ( OJ L 68, 26.2.2021, p. 174 ).

12zzzzzzy.

32021 D 0327 : Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/327 of 23 February 2021 postponing the expiry date of approval of metofluthrin for use in biocidal products of product-type 18 ( OJ L 64, 24.2.2021, p. 10 ).

12zzzzzzz.

32021 D 0333 : Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/333 of 24 February 2021 postponing the expiry date of approval of alphachloralose for use in biocidal products of product-type 14 ( OJ L 65, 25.2.2021, p. 58 ).

12zzzzzzza.

32021 D 0354 : Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/354 of 25 February 2021 postponing the expiry date of approval of propiconazole for use in biocidal products of product-type 8 ( OJ L 68, 26.2.2021, p. 219 ).’

Article 2

The texts of Implementing Regulations (EU) 2021/345, (EU) 2021/347 and (EU) 2021/348 and Implementing Decisions (EU) 2021/327, (EU) 2021/333 and (EU) 2021/354 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 30 October 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, 29 October 2021.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Rolf Einar FIFE

( 1 ) OJ L 68, 26.2.2021, p. 163 .

( 2 ) OJ L 68, 26.2.2021, p. 170 .

( 3 ) OJ L 68, 26.2.2021, p. 174 .

( 4 ) OJ L 64, 24.2.2021, p. 10 .

( 5 ) OJ L 65, 25.2.2021, p. 58 .

( 6 ) OJ L 68, 26.2.2021, p. 219 .

( *1 ) No constitutional requirements indicated.

ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2024/537/oj

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