DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 10/2023

of 3 February 2023

amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2023/2314]

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) 2022/835 of 25 May 2022 on the unresolved objections regarding the conditions for granting an authorisation for the biocidal product Primer Stain TIP 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) 2022/866 of 25 May 2022 on the unresolved objections regarding the conditions for granting an authorisation for the biocidal product Primer PIP 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) 2022/874 of 1 June 2022 on the terms and conditions of the authorisation of a biocidal product containing N-(trichloromethylthio)phthalimide (Folpet) referred by the Netherlands in accordance with Article 36(1) of 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 12zzzzzzzza (Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/1388) of Chapter XV of Annex II to the EEA Agreement:

‘12zzzzzzzzb.

32022 D 0835 : Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/835 of 25 May 2022 on the unresolved objections regarding the conditions for granting an authorisation for the biocidal product Primer Stain TIP in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( OJ L 147, 30.5.2022, p. 49 ).

12zzzzzzzzc.

32022 D 0866 : Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/866 of 25 May 2022 on the unresolved objections regarding the conditions for granting an authorisation for the biocidal product Primer PIP in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( OJ L 151, 2.6.2022, p. 68 ).

12zzzzzzzzd.

32022 D 0874 : Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/874 of 1 June 2022 on the terms and conditions of the authorisation of a biocidal product containing N-(trichloromethylthio)phthalimide (Folpet) referred by the Netherlands in accordance with Article 36(1) of Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( OJ L 152, 3.6.2022, p. 187 ).’

Article 2

The texts of Implementing Decisions (EU) 2022/835, (EU) 2022/866 and (EU) 2022/874 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 4 February 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, 3 February 2023.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Nicolas VON LINGEN

( 1 ) OJ L 147, 30.5.2022, p. 49 .

( 2 ) OJ L 151, 2.6.2022, p. 68 .

( 3 ) OJ L 152, 3.6.2022, p. 187 .

( *1 ) No constitutional requirements indicated.

ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2023/2314/oj

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