Date: 2022-09-22Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 127/2022 of 29 April 2022 amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2022/1571]
**Policy Summary:**
EEA Joint Committee Decision No. 127/2022, adopted on April 29, 2022, amends Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (EEA). This decision incorporates Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1379 into the EEA Agreement. Regulation (EU) 2021/1379 concerns the non-renewal of approval of the active substance famoxadone, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, which governs the placing of plant protection products on the market. The amendment adds specific references to Regulation (EU) 2021/1379 within Chapter XV of Annex II. The authentic Icelandic and Norwegian language texts of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1379 will be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union. This Decision entered into force on April 30, 2022, following the completion of all notifications required under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement. The decision was published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of the European Union.
Key Entities Referenced
EEA Joint Committee: The governing body responsible for decisions related to the European Economic Area (EEA) agreement.
EEA Agreement: The Agreement on the European Economic Area.
Annex II to the EEA Agreement: Refers to the Annex II of the EEA Agreement, specifically addressing technical regulations, standards, testing, and certification.
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1379: A regulation concerning the non-renewal of approval of the active substance famoxadone.
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 being amended by the document.
Famoxadone: An active substance for which the approval is not renewed according to the document.
Brussels: The city where the EEA Joint Committee decision was finalized.
22.9.2022 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 246/73
DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 127/2022
of 29 April 2022
amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement
[2022/1571]
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) 2021/1379 of 19 August 2021 concerning the non-renewal of
approval of the active substance famoxadone, 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(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
Chapter XV of Annex II to the EEA Agreement shall be amended as follows:
1. The following indent is added in point 13a (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011):
‘— 32021 R 1379: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1379 of 19 August 2021 (OJ L 297,
20.8.2021, p. 32).’
2. The following point is inserted after point 13zzzzzzzzzzzzb (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1448):
‘13zzzzzzzzzzzzc. 32021 R 1379: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1379 of 19 August 2021
concerning the non-renewal of approval of the active substance famoxadone, 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 297, 20.8.2021, p. 32).’
Article 2
The text of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1379 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 30 April 2022, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA
Agreement have been made(*).
(1) OJ L 297, 20.8.2021, p. 32.
(*) No constitutional requirements indicated.L 246/74 EN Official Journal of the European Union 22.9.2022
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, 29 April 2022.
For the EEA Joint Committee
The President
Nicolas VON LINGEN