Date: 2022-10-27Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 120/2019 of 8 May 2019 amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2022/2018]
Executive Summary:
EEA Joint Committee Decision No. 120/2019 of May 8, 2019, amends Annex II to the EEA Agreement to incorporate several Commission Implementing Regulations (EU) 2018/1262, 2018/1264, 2018/1265, 2018/1266, 2018/1294, 2018/1295, 2018/1495, 2018/1500, 2018/1501 and 2018/1532 concerning plant protection products. The decision entered into force on June 1, 2019, following notifications under the EEA Agreement.
Key Points / Main Content:
Amendment of Annex II to the EEA Agreement:
* Chapter XV of Annex II is amended to incorporate EU regulations concerning plant protection products.
Inclusion of Commission Implementing Regulations:
* Point 13a of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 is updated with indents for Regulations (EU) 2018/1262, 2018/1264, 2018/1265, 2018/1266, 2018/1295, 2018/1495, 2018/1500, 2018/1501, and 2018/1532.
* Points are inserted after point 13zzzzzzzzzb, specifically 13zzzzzzzzzc to 13zzzzzzzzzi, to include Regulations (EU) 2018/1264, 2018/1265, 2018/1294, 2018/1295, 2018/1500, 2018/1501 and 2018/1532.
Authentic Language Versions:
* The Icelandic and Norwegian language versions of the listed Implementing Regulations are authentic.
Entry into Force:
* The Decision came into force on June 1, 2019, after all notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement were completed.
Publication:
* The Decision is to be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of the European Union.
Impact Analysis:
EEA Member States:
* Impact: Required to incorporate the listed Commission Implementing Regulations into their national laws and regulations concerning plant protection products.
* Action Required: Update national legislation to reflect the changes introduced by the EU regulations.
Plant Protection Product Manufacturers and Distributors:
* Impact: Must comply with the updated regulations regarding the approval, renewal, and non-approval of active substances and basic substances in plant protection products.
* Action Required: Ensure that their products meet the new regulatory requirements, including any changes to approved substances, conditions of approval, or prohibitions.
European Union:
* Impact: Ensures consistent application of plant protection product regulations across the EEA.
* Action Required: Monitor and enforce compliance with the updated regulations.
Key Entities Referenced
EEA Joint Committee: The decision-making body responsible for amending the EEA Agreement.
EEA Agreement: Agreement on the European Economic Area.
European Parliament: Legislative branch of the European Union.
Council of the European Union: A body composed of government ministers from each EU member state.
Regulation EC No 1107/2009: Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market.
Commission Implementing Regulation EU No 540/2011: A Commission Implementing Regulation that is frequently amended by the regulations mentioned in the document, relating to plant protection products.
Commission Implementing Regulation EU 2018/1262: Commission Implementing Regulation amending Implementing Regulation EU No 540/2011 as regards the extension of the approval periods of certain active substances.
Brussels: Location where the decision was made.
27.10.2022 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 279/19
DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 120/2019
of 8 May 2019
amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement
[2022/2018]
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) 2018/1262 of 20 September 2018amending Implementing Regulation
(EU) No 540/2011 as regards the extension of the approval periods of the active substances 1-methylcyclopropene,
beta-cyfluthrin, chlorothalonil, chlorotoluron, clomazone, cypermethrin, daminozide, deltamethrin,
dimethenamid-p, diuron, fludioxonil, flufenacet, flurtamone, fosthiazate, indoxacarb, MCPA, MCPB, prosulfocarb,
thiophanate-methyl and tribenuron(1)is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.
(2) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1264 of 20 September 2018renewing the approval of the active
substance pethoxamid 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(2)is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.
(3) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1265 of 20 September 2018 approving the active substance
fenpicoxamid 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 Commission Implementing
Regulation (EU) No 540/2011(3)is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.
(4) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1266 of 20 September 2018amending Implementing Regulation
(EU) No 540/2011 as regards the extension of the approval periods of the active substances 1-decanol,
6-benzyladenine, aluminium sulfate, azadirachtin, bupirimate, carboxin, clethodim, cycloxydim, dazomet, diclofop,
dithianon, dodine, fenazaquin, fluometuron, flutriafol, hexythiazox, hymexazol, indolylbutyric acid, isoxaben, lime
sulphur, metaldehyde, paclobutrazol, pencycuron, sintofen, tau-fluvalinate and tebufenozide(4) is to be
incorporated into the EEA Agreement.
(5) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1294 of 26 September 2018 concerning the non-approval of
Landes pine tar 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(5)is to be incorporated into
the EEA Agreement.
(6) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1295 of 26 September 2018 approving the basic substance
Onion oil 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(6)is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.
(7) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1495 of 8 October 2018 amending Implementing Regulation
(EU) No 540/2011 as regards the conditions of approval of the active substance malathion(7)is to be incorporated
into the EEA Agreement.
(1) OJ L 238, 21.9.2018, p. 62.
(2) OJ L 238, 21.9.2018, p. 71.
(3) OJ L 238, 21.9.2018, p. 77.
(4) OJ L 238, 21.9.2018, p. 81.
(5) OJ L 243, 27.9.2018, p. 5.
(6) OJ L 243, 27.9.2018, p. 7.
(7) OJ L 253, 9.10.2018, p. 1.L 279/20 EN Official Journal of the European Union 27.10.2022
(8) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1500 of 9 October 2018concerning the non-renewal of approval
of the active substance thiram, and prohibiting the use and sale of seeds treated with plant protection products
containing thiram, 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 Commission
Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011(8)is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.
(9) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1501 of 9 October 2018concerning the non-renewal of approval
of the active substance pymetrozine, 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 Commission
Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011(9)is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.
(10) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1532 of 12 October 2018 concerning the non-renewal of
approval of the active substance diquat, 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
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011(10)is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.
(11) 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:
(1) The following indents are added in point 13a (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011):
‘— 32018 R 1262: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1262 of 20 September 2018 (OJ L 238,
21.9.2018, p. 62),
— 32018 R 1264: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1264 of 20 September 2018 (OJ L 238,
21.9.2018, p. 71),
— 32018 R 1265: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1265 of 20 September 2018 (OJ L 238,
21.9.2018, p. 77),
— 32018 R 1266: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1266 of 20 September 2018 (OJ L 238,
21.9.2018, p. 81),
— 32018 R 1295: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1295 of 26 September 2018 (OJ L 243,
27.9.2018, p. 7),
— 32018 R 1495: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1495 of 8 October 2018 (OJ L 253,
9.10.2018, p. 1),
— 32018 R 1500: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1500 of 9 October 2018 (OJ L 254,
10.10.2018, p. 1),
— 32018 R 1501: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1501 of 9 October 2018 (OJ L 254,
10.10.2018, p. 4),
— 32018 R 1532: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1532 of 12 October 2018 (OJ L 257,
15.10.2018, p. 10).’
(8) OJ L 254, 10.10.2018, p. 1.
(9) OJ L 254, 10.10.2018, p. 4.
(10) OJ L 257, 15.10.2018, p. 10.27.10.2022 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 279/21
(2) The following points are inserted after point 13zzzzzzzzzb (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1278):
‘13zzzzzzzzzc. 32018 R 1264: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1264 of 20 September 2018
renewing the approval of the active substance pethoxamid 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 238, 21.9.2018, p. 71).
13zzzzzzzzzd. 32018 R 1265: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1265 of 20 September 2018
approving the active substance fenpicoxamid 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 Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 (OJ L 238,
21.9.2018, p. 77).
13zzzzzzzzze. 32018 R 1294: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1294 of 26 September 2018
concerning the non-approval of Landes pine tar 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 243, 27.9.2018, p. 5).
13zzzzzzzzzf. 32018 R 1295: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1295 of 26 September 2018
approving the basic substance Onion oil 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 243, 27.9.2018, p. 7).
13zzzzzzzzzg. 32018 R 1500: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1500 of 9 October 2018
concerning the non-renewal of approval of the active substance thiram, and prohibiting the use and
sale of seeds treated with plant protection products containing thiram, 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 Commission Implementing Regulation (EU)
No 540/2011 (OJ L 254, 10.10.2018, p. 1).
13zzzzzzzzzh. 32018 R 1501: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1501 of 9 October 2018
concerning the non-renewal of approval of the active substance pymetrozine, 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 Commission Implementing
Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 (OJ L 254, 10.10.2018, p. 4).
13zzzzzzzzzi. 32018 R 1532: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1532 of 12 October 2018
concerning the non-renewal of approval of the active substance diquat, 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 Commission Implementing
Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 (OJ L 257, 15.10.2018, p. 10).’
Article 2
The texts of Implementing Regulations (EU) 2018/1262, (EU) 2018/1264, (EU) 2018/1265, (EU) 2018/1266, (EU)
2018/1294, (EU) 2018/1295, (EU) 2018/1495, (EU) 2018/1500, (EU) 2018/1501 and (EU) 2018/1532 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 1 June 2019, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA
Agreement have been made*.
(*) No constitutional requirements indicated.L 279/22 EN Official Journal of the European Union 27.10.2022
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, 8 May 2019.
For the EEA Joint Committee
The President
Claude MAERTEN