Date: 2026-06-25Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 85/2026 of 20 March 2026 amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2026/1285]
**Summary of Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 85/2026**
**Overview**
Adopted on 20 March 2026, Decision No 85/2026 amends Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing, and certification) to the EEA Agreement. The primary objective of this decision is to incorporate Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/2355 into the legal framework of the European Economic Area (EEA).
**Key Technical Amendments**
The decision updates Chapter XXI of Annex II by adding a reference to Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/2355 under point 1zzp. This amendment concerns the publication of European Assessment Documents (EADs) for specific construction products, including:
* Balcony and terrace glazing systems without vertical frames.
* External thermal insulation composite systems (ETICS) with rendering systems.
* Various other construction products.
**Implementation and Authenticity**
* **Effective Date:** The decision is scheduled to enter into force on 21 March 2026, contingent upon the completion of all required notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement.
* **Language Provisions:** The versions of Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/2355 published in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages are deemed authentic.
* **Publication:** This decision is to be published in the EEA Section of, and the EEA Supplement to, the *Official Journal of the European Union*.
**Administrative Data**
* **Decision Number:** No 85/2026
* **Document Reference:** [2026/1285]
* **ELI:** http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2026/1285/oj
* **Signatory:** Nicolas VON LINGEN, President of the EEA Joint Committee.
* **Location of Signing:** Brussels.
* **Primary Reference Legislation:** Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/2355 (13 November 2025); OJ L, 2025/2355, 20.11.2025.
Key Entities Referenced
EEA Agreement: The foundational treaty establishing the European Economic Area, which this decision amends to incorporate new EU regulations.
Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/2355: The specific EU legislative act being incorporated, which concerns European Assessment Documents for construction products like glazing systems and thermal insulation.
Annex II to the EEA Agreement: The specific section of the agreement regarding technical regulations, standards, testing, and certification that is being updated.
EEA Joint Committee: The primary regulatory body responsible for the administration of the EEA Agreement and the adoption of this decision.
Official Journal EN
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2026/1285 25.6.2026
DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEENo 85/2026
of 20 March 2026
amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement
[2026/1285]
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) 2025/2355 of 13 November 2025 amending Implementing Decision
(EU) 2019/450 as regards the publication of references of European Assessment Documents for balcony and terrace
glazing systems without vertical frames and external thermal insulation composite systems with rendering system
and other construction products(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 1zzp (Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/450) of Chapter XXI of
Annex II to the EEA Agreement:
‘— 32025 D 2355: Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/2355 of 13 November 2025 (OJ L, 2025/2355,
20.11.2025).’
Article 2
The text of Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/2355 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 21 March 2026, 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, 20 March 2026.
For the EEA Joint Committee
The President
Nicolas VON LINGEN
(1) OJ L, 2025/2355, 20.11.2025, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec_impl/2025/2355/oj.
(*) No constitutional requirements indicated.
ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2026/1285/oj 1/1