Date: 2023-11-09Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 85/2023 of 28 April 2023 amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2023/2240]
## Policy Summary: EEA Joint Committee Decision No. 85/2023
This decision, enacted by the EEA Joint Committee on April 28, 2023, amends Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (EEA). The amendment incorporates Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/1485 into the EEA Agreement.
Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/1485, published in the Official Journal L 233, 8.9.2022, p. 81, concerns the postponement of the expiry date for the approval of IPBC (iodopropynyl butylcarbamate) for use in biocidal products of product-type 8. This is in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council.
The amendment adds point "12zzzzzzzzo. 32022 D 1485" after point "12zzzzzzzzn" in Chapter XV of Annex II to the EEA Agreement, referencing the aforementioned Commission Implementing Decision.
The authentic texts of Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/1485 in Icelandic and Norwegian languages will be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Decision entered into force on April 29, 2023, following the completion of all notifications required 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
European Union: A political and economic union of member states located primarily in Europe.
EEA Joint Committee: The committee responsible for managing 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 Implementing Decision EU 2022/1485: A specific Commission Implementing Decision regarding the approval of IPBC for use in biocidal products.
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.
IPBC: A chemical substance used in biocidal products (iodopropynyl butylcarbamate).
Brussels: The location where the EEA Joint Committee decision was made.
Iceland: One of the member states mentioned in EEA agreement
Official Journal EN
of the European Union L series
2023/2240 9.11.2023
DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 85/2023
of 28 April 2023
amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement
[2023/2240]
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) 2022/1485 of 7 September 2022 postponing the expiry date of the
approval of IPBC for use in biocidal products of product-type 8 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 12zzzzzzzzn (Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/1515) of Chapter
XV of Annex II to the EEA Agreement:
‘12zzzzzzzzo. 32022 D 1485: Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/1485 of 7 September 2022 postponing
the expiry date of the approval of IPBC for use in biocidal products of product-type 8 in accordance with
Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 233, 8.9.2022, p. 81).’
Article 2
The text of Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/1485 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 29 April 2023, 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, 28 April 2023.
For the EEA Joint Committee
The President
Nicolas VON LINGEN
(1) OJ L 233, 8.9.2022, p. 81.
* No constitutional requirements indicated.
ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2023/2240/oj 1/1