Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 38/2021 of 5 February 2021 amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2024/2]

Official Journal EN of the European Union L series 2024/2 11.1.2024 DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 38/2021 of 5 February 2021 amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2024/2] 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) 2020/350 of 28 February 2020 amending Decision 2002/364/EC as regards definitions of first–line assays and confirmatory assays, requirements for devices for self-testing and requirements for HIV and HCV rapid tests, confirmatory and supplementary assays(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 3 (Commission Decision 2002/364/EC) of Chapter XXX of Annex II to the EEA

Agreement: ‘- 32020 D 0350: Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2020/350 of 28 February 2020(OJ L 63, 3.3.2020, p. 3).’ Article 2 The text of Implementing Decision (EU) 2020/350 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 6 February 2021, 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, 5 February 2021.

For the EEA Joint Committee The President Clara GANSLANDT

(1) OJ L 63, 3.3.2020, p. 3. * No constitutional requirements indicated.

ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2024/2/oj 1/1