Date: 18-Jan-2024 Category: Not Applicable State: Union Government Country: Europe

Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 113/2021 of 19 March 2021 amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) and Annex IV (Energy) to the EEA Agreement [2024/123]

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Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 113/2021 amends Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) and Annex IV (Energy) to the EEA Agreement.
The amendment incorporates several Commission Delegated Regulations (EU) related to energy labelling into the EEA Agreement.

Key Changes

Annex II to the EEA Agreement is amended to include Commission Delegated Regulations (EU) 2019/2013, 2019/2014, 2019/2015, 2019/2016, 2019/2017, and 2019/2018 regarding energy labelling for various products.
Specifically, the new regulations cover energy labelling of electronic displays (2019/2013), household washing machines and washer-dryers (2019/2014), light sources (2019/2015), refrigerating appliances (2019/2016), household dishwashers (2019/2017), and refrigerating appliances with a direct sales function (2019/2018).
Commission Delegated Regulations (EU) No 874/2012, No 1059/2010, No 1060/2010, No 1061/2010 and No 1062/2010 are deleted from Annex II.
Annex IV to the EEA Agreement is also amended to include the same Commission Delegated Regulations (EU) 2019/2013, 2019/2014, 2019/2015, 2019/2016, 2019/2017, and 2019/2018.
Commission Delegated Regulations (EU) No 874/2012, No 1059/2010, No 1060/2010, No 1061/2010 and No 1062/2010 are deleted from Annex IV.
The decision entered into force on 20 March 2021.

Impact Analysis

Manufacturers and Suppliers

Action Item: Discontinue use of labels compliant with the repealed regulations (EU) No 874/2012, No 1059/2010, No 1060/2010, No 1061/2010 and No 1062/2010.

Retailers

Action Item: Provide training to sales staff on the new energy labels and their implications for consumers.

Consumers

Impact: Increased awareness of energy efficiency and potential cost savings.

EEA Member States

Action Item: Conduct market surveillance to ensure compliance.

Key Entities Referenced

EEA Joint Committee: The decision-making body responsible for amending the EEA Agreement. European Parliament and Council: The legislative bodies that enacted Regulation (EU) 2017/1369, which the delegated regulations supplement. Commission Delegated Regulations (EU) 2019/2013, 2019/2014, 2019/2015, 2019/2016, 2019/2017, 2019/2018: Regulations supplementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1369 regarding energy labelling of various products. Commission Delegated Regulations (EU) No 874/2012, No 1059/2010, No 1060/2010, No 1061/2010 and No 1062/2010: Regulations repealed and replaced by the 2019 series of regulations. Regulation (EU) 2017/1369: Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council setting a framework for energy labelling. EEA Agreement: Agreement on the European Economic Area.

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                Official Journal EN
of the European Union L series
2024/123 18.1.2024
DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 113/2021
of 19 March 2021
amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) and Annex IV
(Energy) to the EEA Agreement [2024/123]
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 Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2013 of 11 March 2019supplementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1369
of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to energy labelling of electronic displays and repealing
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1062/2010(1), as corrected by OJ L 50, 24.2.2020, p. 18, is to be
incorporated into the EEA Agreement.
(2) Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2014 of 11 March 2019supplementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1369
of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to energy labelling of household washing machines and
household washer-dryers and repealing Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1061/2010 and Commission
Directive 96/60/EC(2), as corrected by OJ L 50, 24.2.2020, p. 19, is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.
(3) Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2015 of 11 March 2019supplementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1369
of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to energy labelling of light sources and repealing
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 874/2012(3)is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.
(4) Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2016 of 11 March 2019supplementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1369
of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to energy labelling of refrigerating appliances and
repealing Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1060/2010(4), as corrected by OJ L 50, 24.2.2020, p. 21, is
to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.
(5) Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2017 of 11 March 2019supplementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1369
of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to energy labelling of household dishwashers and
repealing Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1059/2010(5)is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.
(6) Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2018 of 11 March 2019supplementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1369
of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to energy labelling of refrigerating appliances with a
direct sales function(6)is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.
(7) Annexes II and IV to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
Chapter IV of Annex II to the EEA Agreement shall be amended as follows:
1. The following points are inserted after point 4u (Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 65/2014):
(1) OJ L 315, 5.12.2019, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 315, 5.12.2019, p. 29.
(3) OJ L 315, 5.12.2019, p. 68.
(4) OJ L 315, 5.12.2019, p. 102.
(5) OJ L 315, 5.12.2019, p. 134.
(6) OJ L 315, 5.12.2019, p. 155.
ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2024/123/oj 1/3EN
OJ L, 18.1.2024
‘4v. 32019 R 2013: Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2013 of 11 March 2019supplementing Regulation
(EU) 2017/1369 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to energy labelling of electronic
displays and repealing Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1062/2010 (OJ L 315, 5.12.2019, p. 1), as
corrected by OJ L 50, 24.2.2020 p. 18.
4w. 32019 R 2014: Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2014 of 11 March 2019supplementing Regulation
(EU) 2017/1369 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to energy labelling of household
washing machines and household washer-dryers and repealing Commission Delegated Regulation (EU)
No 1061/2010 and Commission Directive 96/60/EC (OJ L 315, 5.12.2019, p. 29), as corrected by OJ L 50,
24.2.2020, p. 19.
4x. 32019 R 2015: Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2015 of 11 March 2019supplementing Regulation
(EU) 2017/1369 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to energy labelling of light sources
and repealing Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 874/2012 (OJ L 315, 5.12.2019, p. 68).
4y. 32019 R 2016: Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2016 of 11 March 2019supplementing Regulation
(EU) 2017/1369 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to energy labelling of refrigerating
appliances and repealing Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1060/2010 (OJ L 315, 5.12.2019, p. 102),
as corrected by OJ L 50, 24.2.2020, p. 21.
4z. 32019 R 2017: Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2017 of 11 March 2019supplementing Regulation
(EU) 2017/1369 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to energy labelling of household
dishwashers and repealing Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1059/2010 (OJ L 315, 5.12.2019, p. 134).
4za. 32019 R 2018: Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2018 of 11 March 2019supplementing Regulation
(EU) 2017/1369 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to energy labelling of refrigerating
appliances with a direct sales function (OJ L 315, 5.12.2019, p. 155).’
2. The texts of points 4e (Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 874/2012), 4i (Commission Delegated Regulation
(EU) No 1059/2010), 4j (Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1060/2010), 4k (Commission Delegated
Regulation (EU) No 1061/2010) and 4l (Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1062/2010) are deleted.
Article 2
Annex IV to the EEA Agreement shall be amended as follows:
1. The following points are inserted after point 11u (Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 65/2014):
‘11v. 32019 R 2013: Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2013 of 11 March 2019 supplementing
Regulation (EU) 2017/1369 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to energy labelling of
electronic displays and repealing Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1062/2010 (OJ L 315, 5.12.2019,
p. 1), as corrected by OJ L 50, 24.2.2020, p. 18. (1)
11w. 32019 R 2014: Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2014 of 11 March 2019 supplementing
Regulation (EU) 2017/1369 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to energy labelling of
household washing machines and household washer-dryers and repealing Commission Delegated Regulation
(EU) No 1061/2010 and Commission Directive 96/60/EC (OJ L 315, 5.12.2019, p. 29), as corrected by OJ L 50,
24.2.2020, p. 19. (2)
11x. 32019 R 2015: Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2015 of 11 March 2019 supplementing
Regulation (EU) 2017/1369 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to energy labelling of
light sources and repealing Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 874/2012 (OJ L 315, 5.12.2019,
p. 68). (3)
11y. 32019 R 2016: Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2016 of 11 March 2019 supplementing
Regulation (EU) 2017/1369 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to energy labelling of
refrigerating appliances and repealing Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1060/2010 (OJ L 315,
5.12.2019, p. 102), as corrected by OJ L 50, 24.2.2020, p. 21. (4)
2/3 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2024/123/ojEN
OJ L, 18.1.2024
11z. 32019 R 2017: Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2017 of 11 March 2019 supplementing
Regulation (EU) 2017/1369 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to energy labelling of
household dishwashers and repealing Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1059/2010 (OJ L 315,
5.12.2019, p. 134). (5)
11za. 32019 R 2018: Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2018 of 11 March 2019 supplementing
Regulation (EU) 2017/1369 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to energy labelling of
refrigerating appliances with a direct sales function (OJ L 315, 5.12.2019, p. 155). (6)
_____________
(1) Listed here for information purposes only; for application see Annex II on Technical regulations, standards, testing
and certification.
(2) Listed here for information purposes only; for application see Annex II on Technical regulations, standards, testing
and certification.
(3) Listed here for information purposes only; for application see Annex II on Technical regulations, standards, testing
and certification.
(4) Listed here for information purposes only; for application see Annex II on Technical regulations, standards, testing
and certification.
(5) Listed here for information purposes only; for application see Annex II on Technical regulations, standards, testing
and certification.
(6) Listed here for information purposes only; for application see Annex II on Technical regulations, standards, testing
and certification.’
2. The texts of points 11e (Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 874/2012), 11i (Commission Delegated Regulation
(EU) No 1059/2010), 11j (Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1060/2010), 11k (Commission Delegated
Regulation (EU) No 1061/2010) and 11l (Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1062/2010) are deleted.
Article 3
The texts of Delegated Regulations (EU) 2019/2013, as corrected by OJ L 50, 24.2.2020, p. 18, (EU) 2019/2014, as
corrected by OJ L 50, 24.2.2020, p. 19, (EU) 2019/2015, (EU) 2019/2016, as corrected by OJ L 50, 24.2.2020, p. 21,
(EU) 2019/2017 and (EU) 2019/2018 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 4
This Decision shall enter into force on 20 March 2021, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA
Agreement have been made*.
Article 5
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, 19 March 2021.
For the EEA Joint Committee
The President
Clara GANSLANDT
* No constitutional requirements indicated.
ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2024/123/oj 3/3
            

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