Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 87/2024 of 26 April 2024 amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2024/1909]

Official Journal EN of the European Union L series 2024/1909 8.8.2024 DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 87/2024 of 26 April 2024 amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2024/1909] 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 Regulation (EU) 2023/981 of 17 May 2023amending Regulation (EU) No 37/2010 as regards the classification of the substance praziquantel with respect to its maximum residue limit in foodstuffs of animal origin(1)is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(2) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/997 of 23 May 2023 amending Implementing Regulation

(EU) 2021/17 establishing a list of variations not requiring assessment in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2019/6 of the European Parliament and of the Council(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

Chapter XIII of Annex II to the EEA Agreement shall be amended as follows:

1. The following indent is added in point 13 (Commission Regulation (EU) No 37/2010): ‘— 32023 R 0981: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/981 of 17 May 2023(OJ L 134, 22.5.2023, p. 36).’

2. The following is added in point 22b (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/17): ‘, as amended by: — 32023 R 0997: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/997 of 23 May 2023(OJ L 136, 24.5.2023, p. 1).’ Article 2 The texts of Implementing Regulations (EU) 2023/981 and (EU) 2023/997 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 27 April 2024, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made(*).

(1) OJ L 134, 22.5.2023, p. 36.

(2) OJ L 136, 24.5.2023, p. 1. (*) No constitutional requirements indicated.

ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2024/1909/oj 1/2EN OJ L, 8.8.2024 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, 26 April 2024.

For the EEA Joint Committee The President Nicolas VON LINGEN 2/2 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2024/1909/oj