Date: 2023-11-30Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 149/2023 of 13 June 2023 amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2023/2546]
**Summary:**
EEA Joint Committee Decision No. 149/2023, issued 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 Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/2570, which does not approve silver nitrate as an active substance for use in biocidal products of product-type 7, in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 528/2012. This amendment is inserted into Chapter XV of Annex II, following point 12zzzzzzzzw. The authentic Icelandic and Norwegian language versions of Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/2570 will be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union. The decision entered into force on June 14, 2023, contingent upon completion of notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement. The decision will be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of the European Union. The legal identifier (ELI) for this decision is http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2023/2546/oj.
Key Entities Referenced
EEA Joint Committee: The decision-making body responsible for the EEA Agreement.
EEA Agreement: Agreement on the European Economic Area.
Annex II to the EEA Agreement: Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification mentioned in the agreement
Commission Implementing Decision EU 2022/2570: A decision by the European Commission regarding silver nitrate as an active substance for use in biocidal products.
Regulation EU No 528/2012: Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the making available on the market and use of biocidal products.
Official Journal of the European Union: The official gazette of the European Union.
Nicolas VON LINGEN: The President of the EEA Joint Committee.
Brussels: Location where the decision was finalized.
Official Journal EN
of the European Union L series
2023/2546 30.11.2023
DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 149/2023
of 13 June 2023
amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement
[2023/2546]
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 Decision (EU) 2022/2570 of 24 November 2022 not approving silver nitrate as an
active substance for use in biocidal products of product-type 7 in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of
the European Parliament and of the Council(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 point is inserted after point 12zzzzzzzzw (Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/2054) of Chapter
XV of Annex II to the EEA Agreement:
‘12zzzzzzzzx. 32022 D 2570: Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/2570 of 24 November 2022 not
approving silver nitrate as an active substance for use in biocidal products of product-type 7 in accordance
with Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 330, 23.12.2022,
p. 233).’
Article 2
The text of Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/2570 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.
(1) OJ L 330, 23.12.2022, p. 233.
* No constitutional requirements indicated.
ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2023/2546/oj 1/2EN
OJ L, 30.11.2023
Done at Brussels, 13 June 2023.
For the EEA Joint Committee
The President
Nicolas VON LINGEN
2/2 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2023/2546/oj