DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 150/2023

of 13 June 2023

amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2023/2547]

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) 2022/2315 of 25 November 2022 renewing the approval of the low-risk active substance heptamaloxyloglucan in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market, and amending the Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 ( 1 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(2) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/2364 of 2 December 2022 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 as regards the extension of the approval period of the active substance glyphosate ( 2 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

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

‘-

32022 R 2315 : Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/2315 of 25 November 2022 ( OJ L 307, 28.11.2022, p. 52 ),

- 32022 R 2364 : Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/2364 of 2 December 2022 ( OJ L 312, 5.12.2022, p. 99 ).’

The following point is inserted after point 13zzzzzzzzzzzzy (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/1474):

‘13zzzzzzzzzzzzz.

32022 R 2315 : Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/2315 of 25 November 2022 renewing the approval of the low-risk active substance heptamaloxyloglucan in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market, and amending the Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 ( OJ L 307, 28.11.2022, p. 52 ).’

Article 2

The texts of Implementing Regulations (EU) 2022/2315 and (EU) 2022/2364 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 14 June 2023, 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, 13 June 2023.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Nicolas VON LINGEN

( 1 ) OJ L 307, 28.11.2022, p. 52 .

( 2 ) OJ L 312, 5.12.2022, p. 99 .

( *1 ) No constitutional requirements indicated.

ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2023/2547/oj

ISSN 1977-0677 (electronic edition)