Date: 2022-09-22Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 130/2022 of 29 April 2022 amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2022/1574]
This document is a Decision of the EEA Joint Committee, specifically Decision No. 130/2022, dated April 29, 2022, which amends Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement. The amendment incorporates Commission Regulation (EU) 2022/135 of January 31, 2022, into the EEA Agreement. This regulation concerns the use of Methyl-N-methylanthranilate in cosmetic products, amending Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council. The Decision stipulates that the text of Regulation (EU) 2022/135 in Icelandic and Norwegian languages will be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union and shall be authentic. The Decision entered into force on April 30, 2022, contingent upon completion of all notifications required under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement. The Decision was signed in Brussels by the President of the EEA Joint Committee, Nicolas VON LINGEN, and will be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of the European Union. The reference to the incorporated Commission Regulation is OJ L 22, 1.2.2022, p. 2.
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 component of the EU legislature where government ministers from each EU country meet to discuss, amend and adopt laws, and coordinate policies.
Commission Regulation EU 2022/135: Commission Regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the use of Methyl-N-methylanthranilate in cosmetic products.
Regulation EC No 1223/2009: Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on cosmetic products.
Brussels: The city where the decision was made.
Nicolas VON LINGEN: The President of the EEA Joint Committee.
22.9.2022 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 246/79
DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 130/2022
of 29 April 2022
amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement
[2022/1574]
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 Regulation (EU) 2022/135 of 31 January 2022 amending Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 of the
European Parliament and of the Council as regards the use of Methyl-N-methylanthranilate in cosmetic 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 indent is added in point 1a (Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council)
of Chapter XVI of Annex II to the EEA Agreement:
‘- 32022 R 0135: Commission Regulation (EU) 2022/135 of 31 January 2022(OJ L 22, 1.2.2022, p. 2).’
Article 2
The text of Regulation (EU) 2022/135 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*.
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
(1) OJ L 22, 1.2.2022, p. 2.
(*) No constitutional requirements indicated.