DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 86/2023

of 28 April 2023

amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2023/2241]

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) 2022/2325 of 24 November 2022 not approving 1,2-benzisothiazol-3(2H)-one (BIT) as an active substance for use in biocidal products of product-type 10 in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( 1 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(2) Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/2326 of 24 November 2022 not approving epsilon-metofluthrin as an active substance for use in biocidal products of product-type 19 in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( 2 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(3) Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/2327 of 24 November 2022 not approving chloramin B as an active substance for use in biocidal products of product-types 2, 3, 4 and 5 in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( 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

The following points are inserted after point 12zzzzzzzzo (Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/1485) of Chapter XV of Annex II to the EEA Agreement:

‘12zzzzzzzzp.

32022 D 2325 : Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/2325 of 24 November 2022 not approving 1,2-benzisothiazol-3(2H)-one (BIT) as an active substance for use in biocidal products of product-type 10 in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( OJ L 307, 28.11.2022, p. 267 ).

12zzzzzzzzq.

32022 D 2326 : Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/2326 of 24 November 2022 not approving epsilon-metofluthrin as an active substance for use in biocidal products of product-type 19 in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( OJ L 307, 28.11.2022, p. 269 ).

12zzzzzzzzr.

32022 D 2327 : Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/2327 of 24 November 2022 not approving chloramin B as an active substance for use in biocidal products of product-types 2, 3, 4 and 5 in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( OJ L 307, 28.11.2022, p. 271 ).’

Article 2

The texts of Implementing Decisions (EU) 2022/2325, (EU) 2022/2326 and (EU) 2022/2327 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 29 April 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, 28 April 2023.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Nicolas VON LINGEN

( 1 ) OJ L 307, 28.11.2022, p. 267 .

( 2 ) OJ L 307, 28.11.2022, p. 269 .

( 3 ) OJ L 307, 28.11.2022, p. 271 .

( *1 ) No constitutional requirements indicated.

ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2023/2241/oj

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