Date: 2023-06-29Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 308/2022 of 9 December 2022 amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2023/1250]
This document is a Decision of the EEA Joint Committee, specifically Decision No. 308/2022, issued on December 9, 2022. It amends Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement. The amendment incorporates Commission Regulation (EU) 2022/586 of April 8, 2022, which itself amends Annex XIV to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 (REACH) concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals, into the EEA Agreement. The Decision stipulates that the text of Regulation (EU) 2022/586 in Icelandic and Norwegian will be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union and will be considered authentic. The Decision came into force on December 10, 2022, contingent upon completion of notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement. The Decision was signed in Brussels by Kristjn Andri Stefansson, the President of the EEA Joint Committee, and will be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of the European Union. The reference for Commission Regulation (EU) 2022/586 is OJ L 112, 11.4.2022, p. 6.
Key Entities Referenced
EEA Joint Committee: The decision-making body responsible for amending the EEA Agreement.
EEA Agreement: Agreement on the European Economic Area
Commission Regulation EU 2022/586: A regulation amending Annex XIV to Regulation EC No 1907/2006.
Regulation EC No 1907/2006: Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH).
European Parliament: One of the legislative branches of the European Union.
Council of the European Union: One of the legislative branches of the European Union.
Brussels: City where the decision was made.
Kristjn Andri STEFNSSON: The President of the EEA Joint Committee.
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DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 308/2022
of 9 December 2022
amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement
[2023/1250]
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) 2022/586 of 8 April 2022amending Annex XIV to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of
the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction
of Chemicals (REACH)(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 12zc (Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the
Council) of Chapter XV of Annex II to the EEA Agreement:
‘- 32022 R 0586: Commission Regulation (EU) 2022/586 of 8 April 2022(OJ L 112, 11.4.2022, p. 6).’
Article 2
The text of Regulation (EU) 2022/586 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.
Done at Brussels, 9 December 2022.
For the EEA Joint Committee
The President
Kristján Andri STEFÁNSSON
(1) OJ L 112, 11.4.2022, p. 6.
* No constitutional requirements indicated.