DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 38/2021

of 5 February 2021

amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2024/2]

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) 2020/350 of 28 February 2020 amending Decision 2002/364/EC as regards definitions of first–line assays and confirmatory assays, requirements for devices for self-testing and requirements for HIV and HCV rapid tests, confirmatory and supplementary assays ( 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 indent is added in point 3 (Commission Decision 2002/364/EC) of Chapter XXX of Annex II to the EEA Agreement:

‘-

32020 D 0350 : Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2020/350 of 28 February 2020 ( OJ L 63, 3.3.2020, p. 3 ).’

Article 2

The text of Implementing Decision (EU) 2020/350 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 6 February 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, 5 February 2021.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Clara GANSLANDT

( 1 ) OJ L 63, 3.3.2020, p. 3 .

( *1 ) No constitutional requirements indicated.

ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2024/2/oj

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