Date: 2023-01-05Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 218/2019 of 27 September 2019 amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2023/23]
**Policy Summary:**
This document details Decision No. 218/2019 of the EEA Joint Committee, enacted on September 27, 2019, which amends Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement. The core purpose of this decision is to incorporate Regulation (EU) 2019/519 of the European Parliament and of the Council of March 19, 2019, which itself amends Regulation (EU) No 167/2013 regarding the approval and market surveillance of agricultural and forestry vehicles, into the EEA Agreement. Article 1 explicitly adds Regulation (EU) 2019/519 to point 40 of Regulation (EU) No 167/2013 within Chapter II of Annex II to the EEA Agreement. Article 2 affirms the authenticity of the text of Regulation (EU) 2019/519 in Icelandic and Norwegian languages, to be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union. The decision came into force on September 28, 2019, contingent upon the completion of all notifications required 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.
Regulation EU 2019/519: A regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation EU No 167/2013 on agricultural and forestry vehicles.
European Parliament: One of the legislative bodies of the European Union.
Council of the European Union: One of the legislative bodies of the European Union
Regulation EU No 167/2013: A regulation on the approval and market surveillance of agricultural and forestry vehicles.
Brussels: The location where the decision was made.
Iceland: One of the countries that is a member of the EEA agreement.
L 4/28 EN Official Journal of the European Union 5.1.2023
DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 218/2019
of 27 September 2019
amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement
[2023/23]
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) 2019/519 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 March 2019amending Regulation
(EU) No 167/2013 on the approval and market surveillance of agricultural and forestry vehicles(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 40 (Regulation (EU) No 167/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council) of
Chapter II of Annex II to the EEA Agreement:
‘— 32019 R 0519: Regulation (EU) 2019/519 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 March 2019
(OJ L 91, 29.3.2019, p. 42).’
Article 2
The text of Regulation (EU) 2019/519 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 28 September 2019, 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, 27 September 2019.
For the EEA Joint Committee
The President
Gunnar PÁLSSON
(1) OJ L 91, 29.3.2019, p. 42.
(*) No constitutional requirements indicated.