Official Journal EN
of the European Union L series
2024/1153 16.5.2024
DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 263/2023
of 27 October 2023
amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement
[2024/1153]
THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,
Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (“the EEA Agreement”), and in particular Article...
Official Journal EN of the European Union L series 2024/1153 16.5.2024 DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 263/2023 of 27 October 2023 amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2024/1153] 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 Delegated Directive (EU) 2023/1526 of 16 May 2023 amending Directive 2011/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards an exemption for lead as a thermal stabilizer in polyvinyl chloride used as base material in sensors used in in vitro diagnostic medical devices(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 12q (Directive 2011/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council) of
Chapter XV of Annex II to the EEA Agreement: ‘ — 32023 L 1526: Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2023/1526 of 16 May 2023(OJ L 185, 24.7.2023, p. 26).’ Article 2 The text of Delegated Directive (EU) 2023/1526 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 October 2023, 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 October 2023.
For the EEA Joint Committee The President Pascal SCHAFHAUSER
(1) OJ L 185, 24.7.2023, p. 26. (*) No constitutional requirements indicated.
ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2024/1153/oj 1/1