Date: 2023-01-05Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 231/2019 of 27 September 2019 amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2023/36]
This document is a Decision of the EEA Joint Committee, specifically No. 231/2019, dated 27 September 2019. It amends Annex II to the EEA Agreement, which pertains to technical regulations, standards, testing, and certification. The decision incorporates Commission Regulation (EU) 2019/698, amending Annexes III and V to Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 on cosmetic products, and Commission Decision (EU) 2019/701, establishing a glossary of common ingredient names for use in the labelling of cosmetic products, into the EEA Agreement. Furthermore, it repeals Commission Decision 96/335/EC, with effect from 8 May 2020, as a consequence of its repeal by Decision (EU) 2019/701. The authentic texts of Regulation (EU) 2019/698 and Decision (EU) 2019/701 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 28 September 2019, following the completion of all notifications required under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement. The decision will be 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.
Commission Regulation EU 2019/698: A European Union regulation amending annexes related to cosmetic products, incorporated into the EEA Agreement.
Regulation EC No 1223/2009: A regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on cosmetic products.
Commission Decision EU 2019/701: A European Union decision establishing a glossary of common ingredient names for use in the labelling of cosmetic products, incorporated into the EEA Agreement.
Commission Decision 96/335/EC: A European Commission decision repealed by Decision EU 2019/701, related to cosmetic products and previously incorporated into the EEA Agreement.
Brussels: The city where the EEA Joint Committee decision was made.
Gunnar PLSSON: The President of the EEA Joint Committee.
L 4/52 EN Official Journal of the European Union 5.1.2023
DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 231/2019
of 27 September 2019
amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement
[2023/36]
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) 2019/698 of 30 April 2019 amending Annexes III and V 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 Decision (EU) 2019/701 of 5 April 2019establishing a glossary of common ingredient names for use
in the labelling of cosmetic products(2)is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.
(3) Decision (EU) 2019/701 repeals, with effect from 8 May 2020, Commission Decision 96/335/EC(3), which is
incorporated into the EEA Agreement and which is consequently to be repealed under the EEA Agreement with
effect from 8 May 2020.
(4) Annex II to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
Chapter XVI of Annex II to the EEA Agreement shall be amended as follows:
1. The following indent is added in point 1a (Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the
Council):
‘— 32019 R 0698: Commission Regulation (EU) 2019/698 of 30 April 2019(OJ L 119, 7.5.2019, p. 66).’
2. The following point is inserted after point 13 (deleted):
‘13a. 32019 D 0701: Commission Decision (EU) 2019/701 of 5 April 2019 establishing a glossary of common
ingredient names for use in the labelling of cosmetic products (OJ L 121, 8.5.2019, p. 1).’
3. The text of point 10 (Commission Decision 96/335/EC) shall be deleted with effect from 8 May 2020.
Article 2
The texts of Regulation (EU) 2019/698 and Decision (EU) 2019/701 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(*).
(1) OJ L 119, 7.5.2019, p. 66.
(2) OJ L 121, 8.5.2019, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 132, 1.6.1996, p. 1.
(*) No constitutional requirements indicated.5.1.2023 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 4/53
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