DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 236/2023

of 22 September 2023

amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2024/1007]

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) 2023/680 of 23 March 2023 approving Alkyl (C 12-16 ) dimethylbenzyl ammonium chloride (ADBAC/BKC (C 12-C16 )) as an active substance for use in biocidal products of product-type 1 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) Annex II to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The following point is added after point 12zzzzzzzzzc (Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2023/460) of Chapter XV of Annex II to the EEA Agreement:

‘12zzzzzzzzzd. 32023 R 0680 : Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/680 of 23 March 2023 approving Alkyl (C 12-16 ) dimethylbenzyl ammonium chloride (ADBAC/BKC (C 12-C16 )) as an active substance for use in biocidal products of product-type 1 in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( OJ L 86, 24.3.2023, p. 41 ).’

Article 2

The text of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/680 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 23 September 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, 22 September 2023.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Pascal SCHAFHAUSER

( 1 ) OJ L 86, 24.3.2023, p. 41 .

( *1 ) No constitutional requirements indicated.

ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2024/1007/oj

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