Date: 2023-11-30Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 148/2023 of 13 June 2023 amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2023/2545]
**Policy Summary:**
EEA Joint Committee Decision No. 148/2023, enacted on June 13, 2023, amends Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (EEA). The decision incorporates Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2023/171 into the EEA Agreement. Directive (EU) 2023/171, dated October 28, 2022, amends Annex III to Directive 2011/65/EU regarding an exemption for hexavalent chromium as an anti-corrosion agent in gas absorption heat pumps, adapting it to scientific and technical progress. This decision adds the reference "32023 L 0171: Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2023/171 of 28 October 2022 (OJ L 24, 26.1.2023, p. 33)" to point 12q (Directive 2011/65/EU) of Chapter XV of Annex II of the EEA Agreement. The authentic Icelandic and Norwegian language texts of Delegated Directive (EU) 2023/171 will be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union. The decision came into force on June 14, 2023, following required notifications 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 decision-making body responsible for amending the EEA Agreement.
EEA Agreement: The Agreement on the European Economic Area, which extends the EU's single market to Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway.
Commission Delegated Directive EU 2023/171: A directive amending Annex III to Directive 2011/65/EU regarding an exemption for hexavalent chromium.
Directive 2011/65/EU: Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment (RoHS Directive).
Annex II to the EEA Agreement: Annex containing Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification to the EEA Agreement
Annex III to Directive 2011/65/EU: Annex to Directive 2011/65/EU that lists exemptions from the substance restrictions.
Brussels: City in Belgium, where the decision was signed.
Iceland: One of the countries (along with Liechtenstein and Norway) to which the EEA agreement extends the EU single market.
Official Journal EN
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DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 148/2023
of 13 June 2023
amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement
[2023/2545]
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 Directive (EU) 2023/171 of 28 October 2022 amending, for the purposes of adapting to
scientific and technical progress, Annex III to Directive 2011/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council
as regards an exemption for hexavalent chromium as an anticorrosion agent in gas absorption heat pumps(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 12q (Directive 2011/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council) of
Chapter XV of Annex II to the EEA Agreement:
‘- 32023 L 0171: Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2023/171 of 28 October 2022(OJ L 24, 26.1.2023, p. 33).’
Article 2
The text of Delegated Directive (EU) 2023/171 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 14 June 2023, 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, 13 June 2023.
For the EEA Joint Committee
The President
Nicolas VON LINGEN
(1) OJ L 24, 26.1.2023, p. 33.
* No constitutional requirements indicated.
ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2023/2545/oj 1/1