DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 12/2023

of 3 February 2023

amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2023/2319]

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) 2022/1252 of 19 July 2022 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/408 to update the list of candidates for substitution ( 1 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(2) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/1443 of 31 August 2022 concerning the non-approval of calcium propionate as a basic substance 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 ( 2 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(3) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/1444 of 31 August 2022 concerning the non-approval of black soap E470a as a basic substance 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 ( 3 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(4) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/1468 of 5 September 2022 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 as regards the conditions of approval of the active substance penflufen and repealing Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/185 ( 4 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(5) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/1474 of 6 September 2022 renewing the approval of the low-risk active substance sheep fat 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 ( 5 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(6) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/1480 of 7 September 2022 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 as regards the extension of the approval periods of the active substances 2-phenylphenol (including its salts such as the sodium salt), 8-hydroxyquinoline, amidosulfuron, bensulfuron, bifenox, chlormequat, chlorotoluron, clofentezine, clomazone, daminozide, deltamethrin, dicamba, difenoconazole, diflufenican, dimethachlor, esfenvalerate, etofenprox, fenoxaprop-P, fenpropidin, fenpyrazamine, fludioxonil, flufenacet, flumetralin, fosthiazate, lenacil, MCPA, MCPB, nicosulfuron, paraffin oils, paraffin oil, penconazole, picloram, prohexadione, propaquizafop, prosulfocarb, quizalofop-P-ethyl, quizalofop-P-tefuryl, sodium 5-nitroguaiacolate, sodium o-nitrophenolate, sodium p-nitrophenolate, sulphur, tebufenpyrad, tetraconazole, tri-allate, triflusulfuron and tritosulfuron ( 6 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(7) Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/1468 repeals Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/185 ( 7 ) , which is incorporated into the EEA Agreement and which is consequently to be repealed under the EEA Agreement.

(8) 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 1468 : Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/1468 of 5 September 2022 ( OJ L 231, 6.9.2022, p. 101 ),

–

32022 R 1474 : Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/1474 of 6 September 2022 ( OJ L 232, 7.9.2022, p. 3 ),

–

32022 R 1480 : Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/1480 of 7 September 2022 ( OJ L 233, 8.9.2022, p. 43 ).’

The following indent is added in point 13zzzzt (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/408):

‘–

32022 R 1252 : Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/1252 of 19 July 2022 ( OJ L 191, 20.7.2022, p. 41 ).’

The following points are inserted after point 13zzzzzzzzzzzzp (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/751):

‘13zzzzzzzzzzzzq.

32022 R 1443 : Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/1443 of 31 August 2022 concerning the non-approval of calcium propionate as a basic substance 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 ( OJ L 227, 1.9.2022, p. 123 ).

13zzzzzzzzzzzzr.

32022 R 1444 : Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/1444 of 31 August 2022 concerning the non-approval of black soap E470a as a basic substance 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 ( OJ L 227, 1.9.2022, p. 125 ).

13zzzzzzzzzzzzs.

32022 R 1474 : Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/1474 of 6 September 2022 renewing the approval of the low-risk active substance sheep fat 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 232, 7.9.2022, p. 3 ).’

The 249 th indent (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/185) in point 13a (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011) is deleted.

Article 2

The texts of Implementing Regulations (EU) 2022/1252, (EU) 2022/1443, (EU) 2022/1444, (EU) 2022/1468, (EU) 2022/1474 and (EU) 2022/1480 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 191, 20.7.2022, p. 41 .

( 2 ) OJ L 227, 1.9.2022, p. 123 .

( 3 ) OJ L 227, 1.9.2022, p. 125 .

( 4 ) OJ L 231, 6.9.2022, p. 101 .

( 5 ) OJ L 232, 7.9.2022, p. 3 .

( 6 ) OJ L 233, 8.9.2022, p. 43 .

( 7 ) OJ L 34, 8.2.2018, p. 13 .

( *1 ) No constitutional requirements indicated.

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