Date: 2023-11-09Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 92/2023 of 28 April 2023 amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2023/2247]
**Policy Summary:**
EEA Joint Committee Decision No. 92/2023, adopted on April 28, 2023, amends Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (EEA). The decision incorporates Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/1251 into the EEA Agreement. This regulation renews the approval of Straight Chain Lepidopteran Pheromones acetates as low-risk active substances, as well as Straight Chain Lepidopteran Pheromones aldehydes and alcohols, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009. The amendment involves adding an indent in point 13a of Chapter XV of Annex II, referencing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011, and inserting a new point 13zzzzzzzzzzzzy after point 13zzzzzzzzzzzzx, explicitly referencing Regulation (EU) 2022/1251. The authentic texts of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/1251 in Icelandic and Norwegian will be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union. The decision entered into force on April 29, 2023, following the completion of notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement, and will be published in the EEA Section of, and the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of the European Union. The President of the EEA Joint Committee at the time of the decision was Nicolas VON LINGEN.
Key Entities Referenced
EEA Joint Committee: The decision-making body responsible for amending the EEA Agreement.
EEA Agreement: Agreement on the European Economic Area.
Annex II to the EEA Agreement: Annex concerning technical regulations, standards, testing and certification.
Commission Implementing Regulation EU 2022/1251: Commission Implementing Regulation renewing the approval of Straight Chain Lepidopteran Pheromones acetates, aldehydes and alcohols.
Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009: Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market.
Commission Implementing Regulation EU No 540/2011: Commission Implementing Regulation amending the Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation EU No 540/2011.
Brussels: Location where the EEA Joint Committee decision was made.
Nicolas VON LINGEN: The President of the EEA Joint Committee.
Official Journal EN
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2023/2247 9.11.2023
DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 92/2023
of 28 April 2023
amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement
[2023/2247]
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) 2022/1251 of 19 July 2022 renewing the approval of the active
substances Straight Chain Lepidopteran Pheromones (acetates) as low-risk active substances, and Straight Chain
Lepidopteran Pheromones (aldehydes and alcohols) in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the
European Parliament and of the Council, and amending the Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU)
No 540/2011(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
Chapter XV of Annex II to the EEA Agreement shall be amended as follows:
1. The following indent is added in point 13a (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011):
‘- 32022 R 1251: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/1251 of 19 July 2022 (OJ L 191, 20.7.2022,
p. 35).’
2. The following point is inserted after point 13zzzzzzzzzzzzx (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/496):
‘13zzzzzzzzzzzzy. 32022 R 1251: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/1251 of 19 July 2022renewing
the approval of the active substances Straight Chain Lepidopteran Pheromones (acetates) as low-risk active substances,
and Straight Chain Lepidopteran Pheromones (aldehydes and alcohols) in accordance with Regulation (EC)
No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council, and amending the Annex to Commission
Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 (OJ L 191, 20.7.2022, p. 35).’
Article 2
The text of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/1251 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*.
(1) OJ L 191, 20.7.2022, p. 35.
* No constitutional requirements indicated.
ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2023/2247/oj 1/2EN
OJ L, 9.11.2023
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
2/2 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2023/2247/oj