Date: 2023-06-29Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 315/2022 of 9 December 2022 amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2023/1257]
**Summary:**
EEA Joint Committee Decision No. 315/2022, adopted on December 9, 2022, amends Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement. This decision incorporates Commission Regulation (EU) 2022/1176 regarding the use of certain UV filters in cosmetic products and Commission Regulation (EU) 2022/1181 amending the preamble of Annex V to Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 on cosmetic products into the EEA Agreement. The amendments are added to point 1a (Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council) of Chapter XVI of Annex II to the EEA Agreement, specifically referencing regulations 32022 R 1176 (OJ L 183, 8.7.2022, p. 51) and 32022 R 1181 (OJ L 184, 11.7.2022, p. 3). The Icelandic and Norwegian language versions of Regulations (EU) 2022/1176 and (EU) 2022/1181 will be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union and hold authentic status. The decision came 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
Commission Regulation EU 2022/1176: Commission Regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 as regards the use of certain UV filters in cosmetic products, to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.
Regulation EC No 1223/2009: Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on cosmetic products.
Commission Regulation EU 2022/1181: Commission Regulation amending the preamble of Annex V to Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council on cosmetic products, to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.
Annex II to the EEA Agreement: Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification annex to the EEA Agreement, which is being amended by the decision.
Brussels: The city where the EEA Joint Committee decision was made.
Kristjn Andri STEFNSSON: The President of the EEA Joint Committee.
L 164/46 EN Official Journal of the European Union 29.6.2023
DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 315/2022
of 9 December 2022
amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement
[2023/1257]
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) 2022/1176 of 7 July 2022amending Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 of the European
Parliament and of the Council as regards the use of certain UV filters in cosmetic products(1)is to be incorporated
into the EEA Agreement.
(2) Commission Regulation (EU) 2022/1181 of 8 July 2022 amending the preamble of Annex V to Regulation (EC)
No 1223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council on cosmetic products(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 1a (Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the
Council) of Chapter XVI of Annex II to the EEA Agreement:
‘- 32022 R 1176: Commission Regulation (EU) 2022/1176 of 7 July 2022(OJ L 183, 8.7.2022, p. 51),
- 32022 R 1181: Commission Regulation (EU) 2022/1181 of 8 July 2022(OJ L 184, 11.7.2022, p. 3).’
Article 2
The texts of Regulations (EU) 2022/1176 and (EU) 2022/1181 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 183, 8.7.2022, p. 51.
(2) OJ L 184, 11.7.2022, p. 3.
* No constitutional requirements indicated.29.6.2023 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 164/47
Done at Brussels, 9 December 2022.
For the EEA Joint Committee
The President
Kristján Andri STEFÁNSSON