Date: 2025-11-06Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 170/2025 of 11 July 2025 amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2025/2106]
**Executive Summary**
This is a Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 170/2025, dated 11 July 2025, amending Annex II to the EEA Agreement regarding technical regulations, standards, testing, and certification. It incorporates Regulation (EU) 2022/2480 and Decision (EU) 2023/1338 into the EEA Agreement. The decision enters into force on 12 July 2025, pending notifications.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Amendment of Annex II:** Chapter XIX of Annex II to the EEA Agreement is amended.
* Regulation (EU) 2022/2480, amending Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012 regarding European standards and standardisation deliverables, is added to point 2.
* Commission Decision (EU) 2023/1338 on safety requirements for certain children's products, is inserted after point 3vc.
* **Publication and Authenticity:** Regulation (EU) 2022/2480 and Decision (EU) 2023/1338 will be published in Icelandic and Norwegian in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal. The texts in all languages shall be authentic.
* **Entry into Force:** The decision enters into force on 12 July 2025, conditional upon all notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement being made.
**Impact Analysis**
**EEA Member States**
* *Impact:* EEA Member States are subject to the updated technical regulations, standards, testing, and certification requirements outlined in Regulation (EU) 2022/2480 and Decision (EU) 2023/1338 for certain children's products.
* *Action Required:* Ensure national laws and regulations align with the incorporated EU legislation. Make notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA agreement.
**European Standardisation Organisations**
* *Impact:* The decisions related to European standardisation deliverables have to be incorporated in the standards produced.
* *Action Required:* Implement the new decisions.
**Manufacturers and Suppliers of Children's Products in the EEA**
* *Impact:* Subject to revised safety standards and technical requirements for certain children's products, influencing product design, testing, and certification processes.
* *Action Required:* Review product compliance procedures to meet the updated safety requirements outlined in Commission Decision (EU) 2023/1338.
Key Entities Referenced
EEA Agreement: Agreement on the European Economic Area. The core agreement this decision amends.
Regulation (EU) 2022/2480: Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012 regarding European standards and standardization.
Commission Decision (EU) 2023/1338: Decision on safety requirements for certain children's products and related products pursuant to Directive 2001/95/EC.
Annex II to the EEA Agreement: Concerns Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification; this decision amends it.
EEA Joint Committee: The body responsible for adopting the decision.
Official Journal EN
of the European Union L series
2025/2106 6.11.2025
DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEENo 170/2025
of 11 July 2025
amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the
EEA Agreement [2025/2106]
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) Regulation (EU) 2022/2480 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 December 2022 amending
Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012 as regards decisions of European standardisation organisations concerning
European standards and European standardisation deliverables(1)is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.
(2) Commission Decision (EU) 2023/1338 of 28 June 2023 on the safety requirements to be met by European standards
for certain children’s products and related products pursuant to Directive 2001/95/EC of the European Parliament
and of the Council(2)is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.
(3) Annex II to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
Chapter XIX of Annex II to the EEA Agreement is amended as follows:
1. The following is added in point 2 (Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council):
‘, as amended by:
— 32022 R 2480: Regulation (EU) 2022/2480 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 December
2022 (OJ L 323, 19.12.2022, p. 1).’
2. The following point is inserted after point 3vc (Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2023/733):
‘3w. 32023 D 1338: Commission Decision (EU) 2023/1338 of 28 June 2023 on the safety requirements to be met
by European standards for certain children’s products and related products pursuant to Directive 2001/95/EC
of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 166, 30.6.2023, p. 162).’
Article 2
The texts of Regulation (EU) 2022/2480 and Decision (EU) 2023/1338 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 12 July 2025, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA
Agreement have been made(3).
(1) OJ L 323, 19.12.2022, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 166, 30.6.2023, p. 162.
(3) No constitutional requirements indicated.
ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2025/2106/oj 1/2EN
OJ L, 6.11.2025
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, 11 July 2025.
For the EEA Joint Committee
The President
Kristján Andri STEFÁNSSON
2/2 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2025/2106/oj