DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 21/2024

of 2 February 2024

amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2024/1548]

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) 2023/448 of 1 March 2023 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/574 on technical standards for the establishment and operation of a traceability system for tobacco products ( 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 is added in point 3j (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/574) of Chapter XXV of Annex II to the EEA Agreement:

‘, as amended by:

— 32023 R 0448 : Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/448 of 1 March 2023 ( OJ L 65, 2.3.2023, p. 28 ).’

Article 2

The text of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/448 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 3 February 2024, 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, 2 February 2024.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Nicolas VON LINGEN

( 1 ) OJ L 65, 2.3.2023, p. 28 .

( *1 ) No constitutional requirements indicated.

ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2024/1548/oj

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