Date: 2023-01-05Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 225/2019 of 27 September 2019 amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2023/30]
**Policy Summary:**
EEA Joint Committee Decision No. 225/2019, adopted on September 27, 2019, amends Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (EEA). The decision incorporates Commission Regulation (EU) 2019/636 of April 23, 2019, which amends Annexes IV and V to Regulation (EC) No 850/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council on persistent organic pollutants, into the EEA Agreement. Specifically, it adds the following indent to point 12w (Regulation (EC) No 850/2004) of Chapter XV of Annex II: "32019 R 0636: Commission Regulation (EU) 2019/636 of 23 April 2019 (OJ L 109, 24.4.2019, p. 6)." The authentic text of Regulation (EU) 2019/636 in Icelandic and Norwegian will be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union. This Decision entered into force on September 28, 2019, following the completion of notifications 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.
Commission Regulation EU 2019/636: A regulation amending Annexes IV and V to Regulation (EC) No 850/2004.
Regulation EC No 850/2004: Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on persistent organic pollutants.
European Parliament: Legislative branch of the European Union
Council of the European Union: A branch of the European Union, where ministers from each national government meet to adopt laws and coordinate policies
Brussels: The location where the decision was made.
Gunnar PLSSON: The President of the EEA Joint Committee.
L 4/40 EN Official Journal of the European Union 5.1.2023
DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 225/2019
of 27 September 2019
amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement
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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) 2019/636 of 23 April 2019 amending Annexes IV and V to Regulation (EC)
No 850/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council on persistent organic pollutants(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 12w (Regulation (EC) No 850/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council)
of Chapter XV of Annex II to the EEA Agreement:
‘— 32019 R 0636: Commission Regulation (EU) 2019/636 of 23 April 2019(OJ L 109, 24.4.2019, p. 6).’
Article 2
The text of Regulation (EU) 2019/636 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 109, 24.4.2019, p. 6.
(*) No constitutional requirements indicated.