Date: 2023-06-29Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 311/2022 of 9 December 2022 amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2023/1253]
**Policy Summary:**
EEA Joint Committee Decision No. 311/2022, adopted on December 9, 2022, amends Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement. The amendment incorporates Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/1388 of June 23, 2022, which addresses unresolved objections from France and Sweden regarding the authorization terms and conditions for the biocidal product "PatAppt Souricide Canadien Foudroyant," as per Regulation (EU) No 528/2012. The incorporated decision is listed as point "12zzzzzzzza" following point "12zzzzzzzz" within Chapter XV of Annex II. The authentic Icelandic and Norwegian language texts of Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/1388 will be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union. This Decision entered into force on December 10, 2022, following the completion of notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement. The Decision will be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of the European Union.
Key Entities Referenced
EEA Joint Committee: The decision-making body responsible for amending the EEA Agreement.
EEA Agreement: Agreement on the European Economic Area
Annex II Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification to the EEA Agreement: A section of the EEA Agreement that is being amended by the decision.
Commission Implementing Decision EU 2022/1388: A decision regarding unresolved objections to the authorisation of the biocidal product PatAppt Souricide Canadien Foudroyant.
Regulation EU No 528/2012: Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the making available on the market and use of biocidal products.
PatAppt Souricide Canadien Foudroyant: A biocidal product whose authorisation is subject to unresolved objections from France and Sweden.
France: Country that raised objections regarding the terms and conditions of the authorisation of the biocidal product.
Sweden: Country that raised objections regarding the terms and conditions of the authorisation of the biocidal product.
29.6.2023 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 164/37
DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 311/2022
of 9 December 2022
amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement
[2023/1253]
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 Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/1388 of 23 June 2022on the unresolved objections regarding the
terms and conditions of the authorisation of the biocidal product Pat’Appât Souricide Canadien Foudroyant referred
by France and Sweden in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the
Council(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 point is inserted after point 12zzzzzzzz (Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/323) of Chapter
XV of Annex II to the EEA Agreement:
‘12zzzzzzzza. 32022 D 1388: Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/1388 of 23 June 2022on the unresolved
objections regarding the terms and conditions of the authorisation of the biocidal product Pat’Appât
Souricide Canadien Foudroyant referred by France and Sweden in accordance with Regulation (EU)
No 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 208, 10.8.2022, p. 7).’
Article 2
The text of Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/1388 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 208, 10.8.2022, p. 7.
* No constitutional requirements indicated.L 164/38 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