DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 315/2022

of 9 December 2022

amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2023/1257]

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 Regulation (EU) 2022/1176 of 7 July 2022 amending Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the use of certain UV filters in cosmetic products ( 1 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(2) Commission Regulation (EU) 2022/1181 of 8 July 2022 amending the preamble of Annex V to Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council on cosmetic products ( 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

The following indents are added in point 1a (Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council) of Chapter XVI of Annex II to the EEA Agreement:

‘-

32022 R 1176 : Commission Regulation (EU) 2022/1176 of 7 July 2022 ( OJ L 183, 8.7.2022, p. 51 ),

- 32022 R 1181 : Commission Regulation (EU) 2022/1181 of 8 July 2022 ( OJ L 184, 11.7.2022, p. 3 ).’

Article 2

The texts of Regulations (EU) 2022/1176 and (EU) 2022/1181 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 10 December 2022, 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, 9 December 2022.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Kristján Andri STEFÁNSSON

( 1 ) OJ L 183, 8.7.2022, p. 51 .

( 2 ) OJ L 184, 11.7.2022, p. 3 .

( *1 ) No constitutional requirements indicated.