## Policy Summary: EEA Joint Committee Decision No. 21/2022
This decision, issued by the EEA Joint Committee on February 4, 2022, amends Annex XX (Environment) to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (EEA). The amendment incorporates two Commission Decisions into the EEA Agreement: Commission Decision (EU) 2021/1870 establishing EU Ecolabel criteria for cosmetic products and animal care products, and Commission Decision (EU) 2021/1871 amending Decision 2014/312/EU regarding ecological criteria for the EU Ecolabel for indoor and outdoor paints and varnishes. Decision (EU) 2021/1870 also repeals Commission Decision 2014/893/EU, which is currently part of the EEA Agreement; this repeal is also incorporated. The amendments update point 2v and replace point 2y in Annex XX of the EEA Agreement to reflect these changes. The authentic texts of Decisions (EU) 2021/1870 and (EU) 2021/1871 in Icelandic and Norwegian languages will be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union. This decision entered into force on February 5, 2022, following Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement. The decision was published in the EEA Section of, and the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of the European Union.
Key Entities Referenced
EEA Agreement: Agreement on the European Economic Area
EEA Joint Committee: The committee responsible for decisions related to the EEA Agreement
Annex XX Environment to the EEA Agreement: Specific annex of the EEA Agreement related to environmental regulations
Commission Decision EU 2021/1870: A decision establishing the EU Ecolabel criteria for cosmetic products and animal care products
Commission Decision EU 2021/1871: A decision amending Decision 2014/312/EU establishing the ecological criteria for the award of the EU Ecolabel for indoor and outdoor paints and varnishes
EU Ecolabel: A label promoting environmental excellence
Commission Decision 2014/893/EU: A decision establishing the ecological criteria for the award of the EU Ecolabel for rinse-off cosmetic products.
Brussels: Location where the decision was made.
30.6.2022 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 175/35
DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 21/2022
of 4 February 2022
amending Annex XX (Environment) to the EEA Agreement [2022/1069]
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 Decision (EU) 2021/1870 of 22 October 2021 establishing the EU Ecolabel criteria for cosmetic
products and animal care products(1)is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.
(2) Commission Decision (EU) 2021/1871 of 22 October 2021 amending Decision 2014/312/EU establishing the
ecological criteria for the award of the EU Ecolabel for indoor and outdoor paints and varnishes(2) is to be
incorporated into the EEA Agreement.
(3) Decision (EU) 2021/1870 repeals Commission Decision 2014/893/EU(3), which is incorporated into the EEA
Agreement and which is consequently to be repealed under the EEA Agreement.
(4) Annex XX to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
Annex XX to the EEA Agreement shall be amended as follows:
1. The following indent is added in point 2v (Commission Decision 2014/312/EU):
‘— 32021 D 1871: Commission Decision (EU) 2021/1871 of 22 October 2021(OJ L 379, 26.10.2021, p. 49).’
2. The text of point 2y (Commission Decision 2014/893/EU) is replaced by the following:
‘32021 D 1870: Commission Decision (EU) 2021/1870 of 22 October 2021establishing the EU Ecolabel criteria for
cosmetic products and animal care products (OJ L 379, 26.10.2021, p. 8).’
Article 2
The texts of Decisions (EU) 2021/1870 and (EU) 2021/1871 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 5 February 2022, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA
Agreement have been made*.
(1) OJ L 379, 26.10.2021, p. 8.
(2) OJ L 379, 26.10.2021, p. 49.
(3) Commission Decision 2014/893/EU of 9 December 2014 establishing the ecological criteria for the award of the EU Ecolabel for
rinse-off cosmetic products (OJ L 354, 11.12.2014, p. 47).
(*) No constitutional requirements indicated.L 175/36 EN Official Journal of the European Union 30.6.2022
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, 4 February 2022.
For the EEA Joint Committee
The President
Nicolas VON LINGEN