Date: 2023-03-23Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 207/2022 of 8 July 2022 amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2023/624]
**Policy Summary:**
EEA Joint Committee Decision No. 207/2022, enacted on July 8, 2022, amends Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement. The decision incorporates Commission Regulation (EU) 2021/2030 of November 19, 2021, which amends Annex XVII of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 (REACH) regarding N,N-dimethylformamide, into the EEA Agreement. This incorporation is formalized by adding a reference to Regulation (EU) 2021/2030 under point 12zc of Chapter XV of Annex II to the EEA Agreement. The authentic texts of Regulation (EU) 2021/2030 in Icelandic and Norwegian will be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union. The decision entered into force on July 9, 2022, following the 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.
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.
Commission Regulation EU 2021/2030: A European Union regulation amending Annex XVII to Regulation EC No 1907/2006 regarding N,N-dimethylformamide.
Regulation EC No 1907/2006: Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH).
Annex II: Annex II to the EEA Agreement, pertaining to Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification.
N,N-dimethylformamide: A chemical substance, the regulation of which is being updated within the EEA agreement.
Brussels: The location where the EEA Joint Committee decision was made.
Kristjn Andri STEFNSSON: The President of the EEA Joint Committee.
23.3.2023 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 85/13
DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 207/2022
of 8 July 2022
amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement
[2023/624]
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) 2021/2030 of 19 November 2021 amending Annex XVII to Regulation
(EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the Registration, Evaluation,
Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) as regards N,N-dimethylformamide(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 12zc (Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the
Council) of Chapter XV of Annex II to the EEA Agreement:
‘– 32021 R 2030: Commission Regulation (EU) 2021/2030 of 19 November 2021(OJ L 415, 22.11.2021, p. 16).’
Article 2
The text of Regulation (EU) 2021/2030 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 9 July 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, 8 July 2022.
For the EEA Joint Committee
The President
Kristján Andri STEFÁNSSON
(1) OJ L 415, 22.11.2021, p. 16.
(*) No constitutional requirements indicated.