Date: 2023-11-09Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 94/2023 of 28 April 2023 amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2023/2249]
**Policy Summary:**
EEA Joint Committee Decision No. 94/2023, 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 Regulation (EU) 2022/992 of the European Parliament and of the Council of June 8, 2022, into the EEA Agreement. Regulation (EU) 2022/992 modifies Regulation (EU) 2016/1628, extending the Commission's authority to adopt delegated acts. The amendment is reflected by adding "32022 R 0992: Regulation EU 2022/992 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2022 (OJ L 169, 27.6.2022, p. 43)" to point 1i (Regulation (EU) 2016/1628) of Chapter XXIV of Annex II. The Icelandic and Norwegian language versions of Regulation (EU) 2022/992 will be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union and are considered authentic. 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
EEA Joint Committee: The decision-making body responsible for amending the EEA Agreement.
EEA Agreement: The Agreement on the European Economic Area, governing trade and economic relations between the EU member states and Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway.
Regulation (EU) 2022/992: Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) 2016/1628 as regards the extension of the empowerment of the Commission to adopt delegated acts, to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.
European Parliament: Legislative body of the European Union.
Council of the European Union: A component of the EU legislative branch where representatives from each member state meet to negotiate and adopt laws.
Regulation (EU) 2016/1628: Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on requirements relating to gaseous and particulate pollutant emission limits and type-approval for internal combustion engines for non-road mobile machinery.
Brussels: The city where the Decision of the EEA Joint Committee was done.
Iceland: Country which is party to the EEA agreement.
Official Journal EN
of the European Union L series
2023/2249 9.11.2023
DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 94/2023
of 28 April 2023
amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement
[2023/2249]
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) Regulation (EU) 2022/992 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2022 amending Regulation
(EU) 2016/1628 as regards the extension of the empowerment of the Commission to adopt delegated acts(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 1i (Regulation (EU) 2016/1628 of the European Parliament and of the Council) of
Chapter XXIV of Annex II to the EEA Agreement:
‘— 32022 R 0992: Regulation (EU) 2022/992 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2022(OJ L 169,
27.6.2022, p. 43).’
Article 2
The text of Regulation (EU) 2022/992 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 169, 27.6.2022, p. 43.
* No constitutional requirements indicated.
ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2023/2249/oj 1/1