Official Journal EN
of the European Union L series
2026/234 12.2.2026
DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEENo 249/2025
of 24 October 2025
amending Annex XX (Environment) to the EEA Agreement [2026/234]
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) Regulation (EU) 2024/1849 of the...
Official Journal EN of the European Union L series 2026/234 12.2.2026 DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEENo 249/2025 of 24 October 2025 amending Annex XX (Environment) to the EEA Agreement [2026/234] 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) Regulation (EU) 2024/1849 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 June 2024 amending Regulation
(EU) 2017/852 on mercury as regards dental amalgam and other mercury-added products subject to export, import and manufacturing restrictions(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 Point 22a (Regulation (EU) 2017/852 of the European Parliament and of the Council) of Annex XX to the EEA Agreement
shall be amended as follows:
1. The following indent is added: ‘— 32024 R 1849: Regulation (EU) 2024/1849 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 June 2024 (OJ L, 2024/1849, 10.7.2024).’
2. The text of adaptation (d) is replaced by the following: ‘(d) The export and import restrictions in Articles 3, 4, 5 and 10(7) shall not apply between the EU and the EFTA States. This is without prejudice to stricter export and import bans existing in an EFTA State at the time of the incorporation of this Regulation into the EEA Agreement. The EFTA States shall take effective measures to ensure that mercury is not exported from or imported to the EU via an EFTA State.’ Article 2 The text of Regulation (EU) 2024/1849 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 25 October 2025, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made(*).
(1) OJ L, 2024/1849, 10.7.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/1849/oj. (*) Constitutional requirements indicated.
ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2026/234/oj 1/2EN OJ L, 12.2.2026 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, 24 October 2025.
For the EEA Joint Committee The President Stefán Haukur JÓHANNESSON 2/2 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2026/234/oj