Date: 2023-01-05Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 230/2019 of 27 September 2019 amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2023/35]
**Summary:**
EEA Joint Committee Decision No. 230/2019, adopted on September 27, 2019, amends Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement. This decision incorporates Commission Regulations (EU) 2019/680 and 2019/681 into the EEA Agreement. These regulations amend Annexes VI and II, respectively, of Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council on cosmetic products. Article 1 of the decision adds references to Regulations (EU) 2019/680 (OJ L 115, 2.5.2019, p. 3) and 2019/681 (OJ L 115, 2.5.2019, p. 5) in point 1a (Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009) of Chapter XVI of Annex II to the EEA Agreement. The Icelandic and Norwegian language texts of Regulations (EU) 2019/680 and 2019/681 will be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union and are considered authentic. The decision entered into force on September 28, 2019, contingent upon completion of all notifications required under 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
European Economic Area: An agreement that extends the European Union's single market to Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway.
EEA Joint Committee: The committee responsible for managing the EEA Agreement.
Commission Regulation EU 2019/680: A regulation amending Annex VI to Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 on cosmetic products, to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.
Commission Regulation EU 2019/681: A regulation amending Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 on cosmetic products, to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.
Regulation EC No 1223/2009: Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on cosmetic products.
Iceland: A country that is part of the European Economic Area (EEA).
Norway: A country that is part of the European Economic Area (EEA).
Brussels: The city where the decision was made.
L 4/50 EN Official Journal of the European Union 5.1.2023
DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 230/2019
of 27 September 2019
amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement
[2023/35]
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) 2019/680 of 30 April 2019amending Annex VI to Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 of
the European Parliament and of the Council on cosmetic products(1)is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.
(2) Commission Regulation (EU) 2019/681 of 30 April 2019amending Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 of
the European Parliament and of the Council on cosmetic products(2)is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.
(3) Annex II to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The following indents are added in point 1a (Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the
Council) of Chapter XVI of Annex II to the EEA Agreement:
‘— 32019 R 0680: Commission Regulation (EU) 2019/680 of 30 April 2019(OJ L 115, 2.5.2019, p. 3),
— 32019 R 0681: Commission Regulation (EU) 2019/681 of 30 April 2019(OJ L 115, 2.5.2019, p. 5).’
Article 2
The texts of Regulations (EU) 2019/680 and (EU) 2019/681 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.
(1) OJ L 115, 2.5.2019, p. 3.
(2) OJ L 115, 2.5.2019, p. 5.
(*) No constitutional requirements indicated.5.1.2023 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 4/51
Done at Brussels, 27 September 2019.
For the EEA Joint Committee
The President
Gunnar PÁLSSON