This document is a Decision of the EEA Joint Committee, specifically Decision No. 228/2020, dated 11 December 2020, which amends Annex XX (Environment) to the EEA Agreement. The amendment incorporates Commission Decision (EU) 2020/503 into the EEA Agreement. Commission Decision (EU) 2020/503 amends Decision 2014/312/EU, extending a derogation for zinc oxide, allowing its use as a preservative stabilizer in in-can preservation and preservation of tinting pastes. The amendment is added as point 2(v) to Commission Decision 2014/312/EU of Annex XX to the EEA Agreement, referencing "32020 D 0503: Commission Decision (EU) 2020/503 of 3 April 2020 (OJ L 109, 7.4.2020, p. 14)". The decision stipulates that the Icelandic and Norwegian language versions of Decision (EU) 2020/503 will be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union and are considered authentic. This Decision came into force on 12 December 2020, contingent upon completion of all notifications required under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement. The decision was signed in Brussels by the President of the EEA Joint Committee, Sabine Monauni, and will be published in the EEA Section of, and 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.
Annex XX Environment to the EEA Agreement: The specific annex of the EEA Agreement pertaining to environmental regulations, which is being amended by the decision.
Commission Decision EU 2020/503: A specific decision by the European Commission related to extending a derogation for zinc oxide.
Commission Decision 2014/312/EU: A prior decision by the European Commission which Commission Decision EU 2020/503 amends.
zinc oxide: A chemical compound for which a derogation is being extended for its use as a preservative stabilizer.
Brussels: The city where the EEA Joint Committee decision was finalized.
Iceland: One of the countries whose language version of Decision EU 2020/503 will be published.
Norway: One of the countries whose language version of Decision EU 2020/503 will be published.
L 240/100 EN Official Journal of the European Union 28.9.2023
DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 228/2020
of 11 December 2020
amending Annex XX (Environment) to the EEA Agreement [2023/2030]
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) 2020/503 of 3 April 2020 amending Decision 2014/312/EU in order to extend the
derogation for zinc oxide to allow its use as a preservative stabilizer to cover ‘in-can preservation’ and preservation
of ‘tinting pastes’(1)is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.
(2) Annex XX to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The following indent is added in point 2v (Commission Decision 2014/312/EU) of Annex XX to the EEA Agreement:
‘— 32020 D 0503: Commission Decision (EU) 2020/503 of 3 April 2020(OJ L 109, 7.4.2020, p. 14).’
Article 2
The text of Decision (EU) 2020/503 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 December 2020, 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, 11 December 2020.
For the EEA Joint Committee
The President
Sabine MONAUNI
(1) OJ L 109, 7.4.2020, p. 14.
* No constitutional requirements indicated.