DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 167/2021

of 11 June 2021

amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2024/184]

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) Regulation (EU) 2020/1040 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 July 2020 amending Regulation (EU) 2016/1628 as regards its transitional provisions in order to address the impact of the COVID-19 crisis ( 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 is added in point 1i (Regulation (EU) 2016/1628 of the European Parliament and of the Council) of Chapter XXIV of Annex II to the EEA Agreement:

‘, as amended by:

— 32020 R 1040 : Regulation (EU) 2020/1040 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 July 2020 ( OJ L 231, 17.7.2020, p. 1 ).’

Article 2

The text of Regulation (EU) 2020/1040 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 12 June 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, 11 June 2021.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Clara GANSLANDT

( 1 ) OJ L 231, 17.7.2020, p. 1 .

( *1 ) No constitutional requirements indicated.

ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2024/184/oj

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