Date: 2023-06-29Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 307/2022 of 9 December 2022 amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2023/1249]
## Policy Summary: EEA Joint Committee Decision No. 307/2022
This decision, enacted by the EEA Joint Committee on December 9, 2022, amends Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement. The amendment incorporates two Commission Delegated Directives into the EEA Agreement:
* **Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2022/1631:** This directive amends Annex IV to Directive 2011/65/EU regarding an exemption for the use of lead in bismuth strontium calcium copper oxide superconductor cables and wires, and lead in their electrical connections. (OJ L 245, 22.9.2022, p. 45)
* **Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2022/1632:** This directive amends Annex IV to Directive 2011/65/EU regarding an exemption for the use of lead in certain magnetic resonance imaging devices. (OJ L 245, 22.9.2022, p. 48)
**Purpose:** The amendments adapt Annex IV of Directive 2011/65/EU to scientific and technical progress by providing specific exemptions for the use of lead in certain applications.
**Implementation:** The texts of Delegated Directives (EU) 2022/1631 and (EU) 2022/1632 in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages will be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union and shall be authentic.
**Entry into Force:** This Decision entered into force on December 10, 2022, following the completion of all notifications required under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement.
**Publication:** The Decision was published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of the European Union.
**Authority:** The EEA Joint Committee, under the authority of Article 98 of the EEA Agreement, adopted this decision. The President of the EEA Joint Committee at the time of adoption was Kristjn Andri STEFNSSON.
Key Entities Referenced
EEA Joint Committee: The governing body responsible for the management of the Agreement on the European Economic Area (EEA).
EEA Agreement: The Agreement on the European Economic Area, which extends the EU's single market to Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway.
Commission Delegated Directive EU 2022/1631: A directive amending Annex IV to Directive 2011/65/EU regarding an exemption for the use of lead in bismuth strontium calcium copper oxide superconductor cables and wires and lead in their electrical connections.
Directive 2011/65/EU: Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment (RoHS).
European Parliament: One of the legislative bodies of the European Union.
Council of the European Union: One of the legislative bodies of the European Union.
Commission Delegated Directive EU 2022/1632: A directive amending Annex IV to Directive 2011/65/EU regarding an exemption for the use of lead in certain magnetic resonance imaging devices.
Brussels: The location where the decision was made by the EEA Joint Committee.
29.6.2023 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 164/31
DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 307/2022
of 9 December 2022
amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement
[2023/1249]
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) 2022/1631 of 12 May 2022 amending, for the purposes of adapting to
scientific and technical progress, Annex IV to Directive 2011/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council
as regards an exemption for the use of lead in bismuth strontium calcium copper oxide superconductor cables and
wires and lead in their electrical connections(1)is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.
(2) Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2022/1632 of 12 May 2022 amending, for the purposes of adapting to
scientific and technical progress, Annex IV to Directive 2011/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council
as regards an exemption for the use of lead in certain magnetic resonance imaging devices(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 12q (Directive 2011/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council) of
Chapter XV of Annex II to the EEA Agreement:
‘- 32022 L 1631: Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2022/1631 of 12 May 2022(OJ L 245, 22.9.2022, p. 45),
- 32022 L 1632: Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2022/1632 of 12 May 2022(OJ L 245, 22.9.2022, p. 48).’
Article 2
The texts of Delegated Directives (EU) 2022/1631 and (EU) 2022/1632 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 10 December 2022, 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 245, 22.9.2022, p. 45.
(2) OJ L 245, 22.9.2022, p. 48.
* No constitutional requirements indicated.L 164/32 EN Official Journal of the European Union 29.6.2023
Done at Brussels, 9 December 2022.
For the EEA Joint Committee
The President
Kristján Andri STEFÁNSSON