Date: 2023-01-05Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 232/2019 of 27 September 2019 amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2023/37]
This document is a Decision of the EEA Joint Committee, specifically Decision No. 232/2019, issued on September 27, 2019. It amends Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (EEA). The amendment incorporates Commission Regulation (EU) 2019/831 of May 22, 2019, which itself amends Annexes II, III, and V to Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council on cosmetic products, into the EEA Agreement. The Decision adds an indent to point 1a of Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 within Chapter XVI of Annex II to the EEA Agreement, citing "32019 R 0831: Commission Regulation (EU) 2019/831 of 22 May 2019 (OJ L 137, 23.5.2019, p. 29)". The Icelandic and Norwegian language texts of Regulation (EU) 2019/831 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 all notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement being made. The Decision will be published in the EEA Section of, and the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of the European Union. The President of the EEA Joint Committee at the time of signing was Gunnar Pálsson.
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.
Article 98: Article of the EEA Agreement providing the legal basis for the decision.
Commission Regulation EU 2019/831: A regulation amending annexes related to 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.
Annex II: Annex II Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification to the EEA Agreement.
Gunnar PLSSON: The President of the EEA Joint Committee.
Brussels: Location where the decision was made.
L 4/54 EN Official Journal of the European Union 5.1.2023
DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 232/2019
of 27 September 2019
amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement
[2023/37]
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) 2019/831 of 22 May 2019 amending Annexes II, 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) Annex II to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The following indent is 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 0831: Commission Regulation (EU) 2019/831 of 22 May 2019(OJ L 137, 23.5.2019, p. 29).’
Article 2
The text of Regulation (EU) 2019/831 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 137, 23.5.2019, p. 29.
(*) No constitutional requirements indicated.