# Official Journal L 228/2020

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| Official Journal
  of the European Union | L 228 |
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| English edition | Legislation | Volume 6316 July 2020 |

ISSN 1977-0677

Official Journal

of the European Union

L 228

English edition

Legislation

Volume 6316 July 2020

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| Contents | | III   Other acts | page |
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| | | EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AREA |
| | * | Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 1/2019 of 8 February 2019 amending Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) to the EEA Agreement [2020/920] | 1 |
| | * | Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 2/2019 of 8 February 2019 amending Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) to the EEA Agreement [2020/921] | 3 |
| | * | Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 3/2019 of 8 February 2019 amending Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) to the EEA Agreement [2020/922] | 5 |
| | * | Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 4/2019 of 8 February 2019 amending Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) and Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2020/923] | 7 |
| | * | Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 5/2019 of 8 February 2019 amending Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) and Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2020/924] | 9 |
| | * | Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 6/2019 of 8 February 2019 amending Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) and Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2020/925] | 11 |
| | * | Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 7/2019 of 8 February 2019 amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2020/926] | 13 |
| | * | Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 8/2019 of 8 February 2019 amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2020/927] | 14 |
| | * | Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 9/2019 of 8 February 2019 amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2020/928] | 16 |
| | * | Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 10/2019 of 8 February 2019 amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2020/929] | 18 |
| | * | Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 11/2019 of 8 February 2019 amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2020/930] | 20 |
| | * | Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 12/2019 of 8 February 2019 amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2020/931] | 21 |
| | * | Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 13/2019 of 8 February 2019 amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2020/932] | 22 |
| | * | Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 14/2019 of 8 February 2019 amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2020/933] | 23 |
| | * | Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 15/2019 of 8 February 2019 amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2020/934] | 26 |
| | * | Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 16/2019 of 8 February 2019 amending Annex IV (Energy) to the EEA Agreement [2020/935] | 27 |
| | * | Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 17/2019 of 8 February 2019 amending Annex IX (Financial Services) to the EEA Agreement [2020/936] | 28 |
| | * | Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 19/2019 of 8 February 2019 amending Annex IX (Financial services) to the EEA Agreement [2020/937] | 30 |
| | * | Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 20/2019 of 8 February 2019 amending Annex IX (Financial services) to the EEA Agreement [2020/938] | 32 |
| | * | Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 22/2019 of 8 February 2019 amending Annex XIII (Transport) to the EEA Agreement [2020/939] | 35 |
| | * | Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 23/2019 of 8 February 2019 amending Annex XX (Environment) to the EEA Agreement [2020/940] | 36 |
| | * | Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 24/2019 of 8 February 2019 amending Annex XX (Environment) to the EEA Agreement [2020/941] | 37 |
| | * | Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 25/2019 of 8 February 2019 amending Annex XX (Environment) to the EEA Agreement [2020/942] | 39 |
| | * | Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 26/2019 of 8 February 2019 amending Annex XX (Environment) to the EEA Agreement [2020/943] | 40 |
| | * | Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 27/2019 of 8 February 2019 amending Annex XX (Environment) to the EEA Agreement [2020/944] | 41 |
| | * | Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 28/2019 of 8 February 2019 amending Annex XX (Environment) to the EEA Agreement [2020/945] | 42 |
| | * | Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 29/2019 of 8 February 2019 amending Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement, on cooperation in specific fields outside the four freedoms [2020/946] | 44 |

Contents

III   Other acts

page

EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AREA

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Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 1/2019 of 8 February 2019 amending Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) to the EEA Agreement [2020/920]

1

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Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 2/2019 of 8 February 2019 amending Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) to the EEA Agreement [2020/921]

3

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Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 3/2019 of 8 February 2019 amending Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) to the EEA Agreement [2020/922]

5

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Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 4/2019 of 8 February 2019 amending Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) and Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2020/923]

7

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Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 5/2019 of 8 February 2019 amending Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) and Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2020/924]

9

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Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 6/2019 of 8 February 2019 amending Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) and Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2020/925]

11

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Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 7/2019 of 8 February 2019 amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2020/926]

13

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Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 8/2019 of 8 February 2019 amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2020/927]

14

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Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 9/2019 of 8 February 2019 amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2020/928]

16

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Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 10/2019 of 8 February 2019 amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2020/929]

18

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Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 11/2019 of 8 February 2019 amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2020/930]

20

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Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 12/2019 of 8 February 2019 amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2020/931]

21

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Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 13/2019 of 8 February 2019 amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2020/932]

22

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Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 14/2019 of 8 February 2019 amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2020/933]

23

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Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 15/2019 of 8 February 2019 amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2020/934]

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Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 16/2019 of 8 February 2019 amending Annex IV (Energy) to the EEA Agreement [2020/935]

27

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Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 17/2019 of 8 February 2019 amending Annex IX (Financial Services) to the EEA Agreement [2020/936]

28

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Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 19/2019 of 8 February 2019 amending Annex IX (Financial services) to the EEA Agreement [2020/937]

30

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Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 20/2019 of 8 February 2019 amending Annex IX (Financial services) to the EEA Agreement [2020/938]

32

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Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 22/2019 of 8 February 2019 amending Annex XIII (Transport) to the EEA Agreement [2020/939]

35

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Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 23/2019 of 8 February 2019 amending Annex XX (Environment) to the EEA Agreement [2020/940]

36

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Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 24/2019 of 8 February 2019 amending Annex XX (Environment) to the EEA Agreement [2020/941]

37

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Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 25/2019 of 8 February 2019 amending Annex XX (Environment) to the EEA Agreement [2020/942]

39

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Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 26/2019 of 8 February 2019 amending Annex XX (Environment) to the EEA Agreement [2020/943]

40

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Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 27/2019 of 8 February 2019 amending Annex XX (Environment) to the EEA Agreement [2020/944]

41

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Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 28/2019 of 8 February 2019 amending Annex XX (Environment) to the EEA Agreement [2020/945]

42

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Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 29/2019 of 8 February 2019 amending Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement, on cooperation in specific fields outside the four freedoms [2020/946]

44

| EN | Acts whose titles are printed in light type are those relating to day-to-day management of agricultural matters, and are generally valid for a limited period.
  The titles of all other Acts are printed in bold type and preceded by an asterisk. |
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Acts whose titles are printed in light type are those relating to day-to-day management of agricultural matters, and are generally valid for a limited period.

The titles of all other Acts are printed in bold type and preceded by an asterisk.

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EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AREA

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DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 1/2019

of 8 February 2019

amending Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) to the EEA Agreement [2020/920]

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) 2018/1136 of 10 August 2018 on risk mitigation and reinforced biosecurity measures and early detection systems in relation to the risks posed by wild birds for the transmission of highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses to poultry (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement. |
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(1)

Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/1136 of 10 August 2018 on risk mitigation and reinforced biosecurity measures and early detection systems in relation to the risks posed by wild birds for the transmission of highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses to poultry (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

| (2) | This Decision concerns legislation regarding live animals other than fish and aquaculture animals. Legislation concerning these matters shall not apply to Iceland, as specified in paragraph 2 of the Introductory Part of Chapter I of Annex I to the EEA Agreement. This Decision is therefore not to apply to Iceland. |
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(2)

This Decision concerns legislation regarding live animals other than fish and aquaculture animals. Legislation concerning these matters shall not apply to Iceland, as specified in paragraph 2 of the Introductory Part of Chapter I of Annex I to the EEA Agreement. This Decision is therefore not to apply to Iceland.

| (3) | This Decision concerns legislation regarding veterinary matters. Legislation regarding veterinary matters shall not apply to Liechtenstein as long as the application of the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products is extended to Liechtenstein, as specified in the sectoral adaptations to Annex I to the EEA Agreement. This Decision is therefore not to apply to Liechtenstein. |
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(3)

This Decision concerns legislation regarding veterinary matters. Legislation regarding veterinary matters shall not apply to Liechtenstein as long as the application of the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products is extended to Liechtenstein, as specified in the sectoral adaptations to Annex I to the EEA Agreement. This Decision is therefore not to apply to Liechtenstein.

| (4) | Annex I to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly, |
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(4)

Annex I to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The following point is inserted after point 49 (Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/662) in Part 3.2 of Chapter I of Annex I to the EEA Agreement:

| ‘50. | 32018 D 1136: Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/1136 of 10 August 2018 on risk mitigation and reinforced biosecurity measures and early detection systems in relation to the risks posed by wild birds for the transmission of highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses to poultry (OJ L 205, 14.8.2018, p. 48).
  This act shall not apply to Iceland.’ |
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‘50.

32018 D 1136: Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/1136 of 10 August 2018 on risk mitigation and reinforced biosecurity measures and early detection systems in relation to the risks posed by wild birds for the transmission of highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses to poultry (OJ L 205, 14.8.2018, p. 48).

This act shall not apply to Iceland.’

Article 2

The text of Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/1136 in the Norwegian language, 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 9 February 2019, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made (*1).

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, 8 February 2019.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Claude MAERTEN

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(1)  
  OJ L 205, 14.8.2018, p. 48.

1

(*1)  No constitutional requirements indicated.

*1

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DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 2/2019

of 8 February 2019

amending Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) to the EEA Agreement [2020/921]

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) 2018/1550 of 16 October 2018 concerning the renewal of the authorisation of benzoic acid as a feed additive for weaned piglets and pigs for fattening and repealing Regulations (EC) No 1730/2006 and (EC) No 1138/2007 (holder of authorisation DSM Nutritional Products Ltd) (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement. |
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(1)

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1550 of 16 October 2018 concerning the renewal of the authorisation of benzoic acid as a feed additive for weaned piglets and pigs for fattening and repealing Regulations (EC) No 1730/2006 and (EC) No 1138/2007 (holder of authorisation DSM Nutritional Products Ltd) (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

| (2) | Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1550 repeals Commission Regulations (EC) No 1730/2006 (2) and (EC) No 1138/2007 (3) which are incorporated into the EEA Agreement and which are consequently to be repealed under the EEA Agreement. |
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(2)

Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1550 repeals Commission Regulations (EC) No 1730/2006 (2) and (EC) No 1138/2007 (3) which are incorporated into the EEA Agreement and which are consequently to be repealed under the EEA Agreement.

| (3) | This Decision concerns legislation regarding feedingstuffs. Legislation regarding feedingstuffs shall not apply to Liechtenstein as long as the application of the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products is extended to Liechtenstein, as specified in the sectoral adaptations to Annex I to the EEA Agreement. This Decision is therefore not to apply to Liechtenstein. |
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(3)

This Decision concerns legislation regarding feedingstuffs. Legislation regarding feedingstuffs shall not apply to Liechtenstein as long as the application of the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products is extended to Liechtenstein, as specified in the sectoral adaptations to Annex I to the EEA Agreement. This Decision is therefore not to apply to Liechtenstein.

| (4) | Annex I to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly, |
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(4)

Annex I to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

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

| (1) | the following point is inserted after point 262 (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1039):






  ‘263. | 32018 R 1550: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1550 of 16 October 2018 concerning the renewal of the authorisation of benzoic acid as a feed additive for weaned piglets and pigs for fattening and repealing Regulations (EC) No 1730/2006 and (EC) No 1138/2007 (holder of authorisation DSM Nutritional Products Ltd) (OJ L 260, 17.10.2018, p. 3).’; |
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(1)

the following point is inserted after point 262 (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1039):

‘263.

32018 R 1550: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1550 of 16 October 2018 concerning the renewal of the authorisation of benzoic acid as a feed additive for weaned piglets and pigs for fattening and repealing Regulations (EC) No 1730/2006 and (EC) No 1138/2007 (holder of authorisation DSM Nutritional Products Ltd) (OJ L 260, 17.10.2018, p. 3).’;

| (2) | the texts of points 1zzzc (Commission Regulation (EC) No 1730/2006) and 1zzzz (Commission Regulation (EC) No 1138/2007) are deleted. |
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(2)

the texts of points 1zzzc (Commission Regulation (EC) No 1730/2006) and 1zzzz (Commission Regulation (EC) No 1138/2007) are deleted.

Article 2

The text of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1550 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 9 February 2019, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made (*1).

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, 8 February 2019.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Claude MAERTEN

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(1)  
  OJ L 260, 17.10.2018, p. 3.

1

(2)  
  OJ L 325, 24.11.2006, p. 9.

2

(3)  
  OJ L 256, 2.10.2007, p. 8.

3

(*1)  No constitutional requirements indicated.

*1

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DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 3/2019

of 8 February 2019

amending Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) to the EEA Agreement [2020/922]

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 Directive (EU) 2018/1027 of 19 July 2018 amending Council Directive 66/402/EEC as regards isolation distances for Sorghum spp. (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement. |
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(1)

Commission Implementing Directive (EU) 2018/1027 of 19 July 2018 amending Council Directive 66/402/EEC as regards isolation distances for Sorghum spp. (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

| (2) | Commission Implementing Directive (EU) 2018/1028 of 19 July 2018 correcting Implementing Directive (EU) 2016/2109 amending Council Directive 66/401/EEC as regards the inclusion of new species and the botanical name of the species Lolium x boucheanum Kunth (2) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement. |
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(2)

Commission Implementing Directive (EU) 2018/1028 of 19 July 2018 correcting Implementing Directive (EU) 2016/2109 amending Council Directive 66/401/EEC as regards the inclusion of new species and the botanical name of the species Lolium x boucheanum Kunth (2) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

| (3) | This Decision concerns legislation regarding phytosanitary matters. Legislation regarding phytosanitary matters shall not apply to Liechtenstein as long as the application of the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products is extended to Liechtenstein, as specified in the sectoral adaptations to Annex I to the EEA Agreement. This Decision is therefore not to apply to Liechtenstein. |
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(3)

This Decision concerns legislation regarding phytosanitary matters. Legislation regarding phytosanitary matters shall not apply to Liechtenstein as long as the application of the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products is extended to Liechtenstein, as specified in the sectoral adaptations to Annex I to the EEA Agreement. This Decision is therefore not to apply to Liechtenstein.

| (4) | Annex I to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly, |
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(4)

Annex I to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Chapter III of Annex I to the EEA Agreement shall be amended as follows:

| (1) | the following is added in the 35th indent (Implementing Directive (EU) 2016/2109) of point 2 (Council Directive 66/401/EEC):

  ‘, as amended by:






  — | 32018 L 1028: Commission Implementing Directive (EU) 2018/1028 of 19 July 2018 (OJ L 184, 20.7.2018, p. 7).’; |
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(1)

the following is added in the 35th indent (Implementing Directive (EU) 2016/2109) of point 2 (Council Directive 66/401/EEC):

‘, as amended by:

—

32018 L 1028: Commission Implementing Directive (EU) 2018/1028 of 19 July 2018 (OJ L 184, 20.7.2018, p. 7).’;

| (2) | the following indent is added in point 3 (Council Directive 66/402/EEC):






  ‘— | 32018 L 1027: Commission Implementing Directive (EU) 2018/1027 of 19 July 2018 (OJ L 184, 20.7.2018, p. 4).’ |
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(2)

the following indent is added in point 3 (Council Directive 66/402/EEC):

‘—

32018 L 1027: Commission Implementing Directive (EU) 2018/1027 of 19 July 2018 (OJ L 184, 20.7.2018, p. 4).’

Article 2

The texts of Implementing Directives (EU) 2018/1027 and (EU) 2018/1028 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 9 February 2019, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made (*1).

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, 8 February 2019.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Claude MAERTEN

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(1)  
  OJ L 184, 20.7.2018, p. 4.

1

(2)  
  OJ L 184, 20.7.2018, p. 7.

2

(*1)  No constitutional requirements indicated.

*1

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DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 4/2019

of 8 February 2019

amending Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) and Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2020/923]

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) 2018/1587 of 22 October 2018 revoking the designation of the Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy, as a European Reference Laboratory for the residues listed in Annex I, Group B(3)(c) to Council Directive 96/23/EC (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement. |
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(1)

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1587 of 22 October 2018 revoking the designation of the Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy, as a European Reference Laboratory for the residues listed in Annex I, Group B(3)(c) to Council Directive 96/23/EC (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

| (2) | This Decision concerns legislation regarding veterinary matters, feedingstuffs and foodstuffs. Legislation regarding veterinary matters, feedingstuffs and foodstuffs shall not apply to Liechtenstein as long as the application of the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products is extended to Liechtenstein, as specified in the sectoral adaptations to Annex I to the EEA Agreement. This Decision is therefore not to apply to Liechtenstein. |
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(2)

This Decision concerns legislation regarding veterinary matters, feedingstuffs and foodstuffs. Legislation regarding veterinary matters, feedingstuffs and foodstuffs shall not apply to Liechtenstein as long as the application of the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products is extended to Liechtenstein, as specified in the sectoral adaptations to Annex I to the EEA Agreement. This Decision is therefore not to apply to Liechtenstein.

| (3) | Annexes I and II to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly, |
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(3)

Annexes I and II to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The following indent is added in points 11 (Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council) in Part 1.1 of Chapter I and 31j (Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council) of Chapter II of Annex I to the EEA Agreement:

| ‘— | 32018 R 1587: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1587 of 22 October 2018 (OJ L 264, 23.10.2018, p. 20).’ |
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‘—

32018 R 1587: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1587 of 22 October 2018 (OJ L 264, 23.10.2018, p. 20).’

Article 2

The following indent is added in point 54zzzi (Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council) of Chapter XII of Annex II to the EEA Agreement:

| ‘— | 32018 R 1587: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1587 of 22 October 2018 (OJ L 264, 23.10.2018, p. 20).’ |
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‘—

32018 R 1587: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1587 of 22 October 2018 (OJ L 264, 23.10.2018, p. 20).’

Article 3

The text of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1587 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 4

This Decision shall enter into force on 9 February 2019, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made (*1).

Article 5

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, 8 February 2019.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Claude MAERTEN

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(1)  
  OJ L 264, 23.10.2018, p. 20.

1

(*1)  No constitutional requirements indicated.

*1

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DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 5/2019

of 8 February 2019

amending Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) and Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2020/924]

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 Regulation (EU) 2018/685 of 3 May 2018 amending Annexes II, III and IV to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards maximum residue levels for abamectin, beer, fluopyram, fluxapyroxad, maleic hydrazide, mustard seeds powder and tefluthrin in or on certain products (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement. |
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(1)

Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/685 of 3 May 2018 amending Annexes II, III and IV to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards maximum residue levels for abamectin, beer, fluopyram, fluxapyroxad, maleic hydrazide, mustard seeds powder and tefluthrin in or on certain products (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

| (2) | Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/686 of 4 May 2018 amending Annexes II and III to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards maximum residue levels for chlorpyrifos, chlorpyrifos-methyl and triclopyr in or on certain products (2) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement. |
| --- | --- |

(2)

Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/686 of 4 May 2018 amending Annexes II and III to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards maximum residue levels for chlorpyrifos, chlorpyrifos-methyl and triclopyr in or on certain products (2) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

| (3) | Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/687 of 4 May 2018 amending Annexes II and III to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards maximum residue levels for acibenzolar-S-methyl, benzovindiflupyr, bifenthrin, bixafen, chlorantraniliprole, deltamethrin, flonicamid, fluazifop-P, isofetamid, metrafenone, pendimethalin and teflubenzuron in or on certain products (3) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement. |
| --- | --- |

(3)

Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/687 of 4 May 2018 amending Annexes II and III to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards maximum residue levels for acibenzolar-S-methyl, benzovindiflupyr, bifenthrin, bixafen, chlorantraniliprole, deltamethrin, flonicamid, fluazifop-P, isofetamid, metrafenone, pendimethalin and teflubenzuron in or on certain products (3) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

| (4) | This Decision concerns legislation regarding feedingstuffs and foodstuffs. Legislation regarding feedingstuffs and foodstuffs shall not apply to Liechtenstein as long as the application of the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products is extended to Liechtenstein, as specified in the sectoral adaptations to Annex I and the introduction to Chapter XII of Annex II to the EEA Agreement. This Decision is therefore not to apply to Liechtenstein. |
| --- | --- |

(4)

This Decision concerns legislation regarding feedingstuffs and foodstuffs. Legislation regarding feedingstuffs and foodstuffs shall not apply to Liechtenstein as long as the application of the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products is extended to Liechtenstein, as specified in the sectoral adaptations to Annex I and the introduction to Chapter XII of Annex II to the EEA Agreement. This Decision is therefore not to apply to Liechtenstein.

| (5) | Annexes I and II to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly, |
| --- | --- |

(5)

Annexes I and II to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The following indents are added in point 40 (Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council) of Chapter II of Annex I to the EEA Agreement:

| ‘— | 32018 R 0685: Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/685 of 3 May 2018 (OJ L 121, 16.5.2018, p. 1), |
| --- | --- |

‘—

32018 R 0685: Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/685 of 3 May 2018 (OJ L 121, 16.5.2018, p. 1),

| — | 32018 R 0686: Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/686 of 4 May 2018 (OJ L 121, 16.5.2018, p. 30), |
| --- | --- |

—

32018 R 0686: Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/686 of 4 May 2018 (OJ L 121, 16.5.2018, p. 30),

| — | 32018 R 0687: Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/687 of 4 May 2018 (OJ L 121, 16.5.2018, p. 63).’ |
| --- | --- |

—

32018 R 0687: Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/687 of 4 May 2018 (OJ L 121, 16.5.2018, p. 63).’

Article 2

The following indents are added in point 54zzy (Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council) of Chapter XII of Annex II to the EEA Agreement:

| ‘— | 32018 R 0685: Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/685 of 3 May 2018 (OJ L 121, 16.5.2018, p. 1), |
| --- | --- |

‘—

32018 R 0685: Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/685 of 3 May 2018 (OJ L 121, 16.5.2018, p. 1),

| — | 32018 R 0686: Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/686 of 4 May 2018 (OJ L 121, 16.5.2018, p. 30), |
| --- | --- |

—

32018 R 0686: Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/686 of 4 May 2018 (OJ L 121, 16.5.2018, p. 30),

| — | 32018 R 0687: Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/687 of 4 May 2018 (OJ L 121, 16.5.2018, p. 63).’ |
| --- | --- |

—

32018 R 0687: Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/687 of 4 May 2018 (OJ L 121, 16.5.2018, p. 63).’

Article 3

The texts of Regulations (EU) 2018/685, (EU) 2018/686 and (EU) 2018/687 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 4

This Decision shall enter into force on 9 February 2019, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made (*1).

Article 5

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, 8 February 2019.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Claude MAERTEN

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(1)  
  OJ L 121, 16.5.2018, p. 1.

1

(2)  
  OJ L 121, 16.5.2018, p. 30.

2

(3)  
  OJ L 121, 16.5.2018, p. 63.

3

(*1)  No constitutional requirements indicated.

*1

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DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 6/2019

of 8 February 2019

amending Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) and Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2020/925]

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 Regulation (EU) 2018/832 of 5 June 2018 amending Annexes II, III and V to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards maximum residue levels for cyantraniliprole, cymoxanil, deltamethrin, difenoconazole, fenamidone, flubendiamide, fluopicolide, folpet, fosetyl, mandestrobin, mepiquat, metazachlor, propamocarb, propargite, pyrimethanil, sulfoxaflor and trifloxystrobin in or on certain products (1), as corrected by OJ L 247, 3.10.2018, p. 9, is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement. |
| --- | --- |

(1)

Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/832 of 5 June 2018 amending Annexes II, III and V to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards maximum residue levels for cyantraniliprole, cymoxanil, deltamethrin, difenoconazole, fenamidone, flubendiamide, fluopicolide, folpet, fosetyl, mandestrobin, mepiquat, metazachlor, propamocarb, propargite, pyrimethanil, sulfoxaflor and trifloxystrobin in or on certain products (1), as corrected by OJ L 247, 3.10.2018, p. 9, is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

| (2) | This Decision concerns legislation regarding feedingstuffs and foodstuffs. Legislation regarding feedingstuffs and foodstuffs shall not apply to Liechtenstein as long as the application of the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products is extended to Liechtenstein, as specified in the sectoral adaptations to Annex I and the introduction to Chapter XII of Annex II to the EEA Agreement. This Decision is therefore not to apply to Liechtenstein. |
| --- | --- |

(2)

This Decision concerns legislation regarding feedingstuffs and foodstuffs. Legislation regarding feedingstuffs and foodstuffs shall not apply to Liechtenstein as long as the application of the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products is extended to Liechtenstein, as specified in the sectoral adaptations to Annex I and the introduction to Chapter XII of Annex II to the EEA Agreement. This Decision is therefore not to apply to Liechtenstein.

| (3) | Annexes I and II to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly, |
| --- | --- |

(3)

Annexes I and II to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The following indent is added in point 40 (Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council) of Chapter II of Annex I to the EEA Agreement:

| ‘— | 32018 R 0832: Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/832 of 5 June 2018 (OJ L 140, 6.6.2018, p. 38), as corrected by OJ L 247, 3.10.2018, p. 9.’ |
| --- | --- |

‘—

32018 R 0832: Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/832 of 5 June 2018 (OJ L 140, 6.6.2018, p. 38), as corrected by OJ L 247, 3.10.2018, p. 9.’

Article 2

The following indent is added in point 54zzy (Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council) of Chapter XII of Annex II to the EEA Agreement:

| ‘— | 32018 R 0832: Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/832 of 5 June 2018 (OJ L 140, 6.6.2018, p. 38), as corrected by OJ L 247, 3.10.2018, p. 9.’ |
| --- | --- |

‘—

32018 R 0832: Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/832 of 5 June 2018 (OJ L 140, 6.6.2018, p. 38), as corrected by OJ L 247, 3.10.2018, p. 9.’

Article 3

The text of Regulation (EU) 2018/832, as corrected by OJ L 247, 3.10.2018, p. 9, 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 4

This Decision shall enter into force on 9 February 2019, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made (*1).

Article 5

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, 8 February 2019.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Claude MAERTEN

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(1)  
  OJ L 140, 6.6.2018, p. 38.

1

(*1)  No constitutional requirements indicated.

*1

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DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 7/2019

of 8 February 2019

amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2020/926]

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 Regulation (EU) 2018/1246 of 18 September 2018 amending Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1334/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the inclusion of pyroligneous distillate in the Union list of flavourings (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement. |
| --- | --- |

(1)

Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/1246 of 18 September 2018 amending Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1334/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the inclusion of pyroligneous distillate in the Union list of flavourings (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

| (2) | This Decision concerns legislation regarding foodstuffs. Legislation regarding foodstuffs shall not apply to Liechtenstein as long as the application of the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products is extended to Liechtenstein, as specified in the introduction to Chapter XII of Annex II to the EEA Agreement. This Decision is therefore not to apply to Liechtenstein. |
| --- | --- |

(2)

This Decision concerns legislation regarding foodstuffs. Legislation regarding foodstuffs shall not apply to Liechtenstein as long as the application of the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products is extended to Liechtenstein, as specified in the introduction to Chapter XII of Annex II to the EEA Agreement. This Decision is therefore not to apply to Liechtenstein.

| (3) | Annex II to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly, |
| --- | --- |

(3)

Annex II to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The following indent is added in point 54zzzzs (Regulation (EC) No 1334/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council) of Chapter XII of Annex II to the EEA Agreement:

| ‘— | 32018 R 1246: Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/1246 of 18 September 2018 (OJ L 235, 19.9.2018, p. 3).’ |
| --- | --- |

‘—

32018 R 1246: Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/1246 of 18 September 2018 (OJ L 235, 19.9.2018, p. 3).’

Article 2

The text of Regulation (EU) 2018/1246 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 9 February 2019, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made (*1).

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, 8 February 2019.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Claude MAERTEN

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(1)  
  OJ L 235, 19.9.2018, p. 3.

1

(*1)  No constitutional requirements indicated.

*1

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DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 8/2019

of 8 February 2019

amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2020/927]

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 Regulation (EU) 2018/1259 of 20 September 2018 amending Regulation (EU) No 873/2012 on transitional measures concerning the Union list of flavourings and source materials set out in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1334/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the extension of the transition period of Article 4 concerning the flavouring ‘grill flavour concentrate (vegetable)’ FL No 21.002 (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement. |
| --- | --- |

(1)

Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/1259 of 20 September 2018 amending Regulation (EU) No 873/2012 on transitional measures concerning the Union list of flavourings and source materials set out in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1334/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the extension of the transition period of Article 4 concerning the flavouring ‘grill flavour concentrate (vegetable)’ FL No 21.002 (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

| (2) | This Decision concerns legislation regarding foodstuffs. Legislation regarding foodstuffs shall not apply to Liechtenstein as long as the application of the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products is extended to Liechtenstein, as specified in the introduction to Chapter XII of Annex II to the EEA Agreement. This Decision is therefore not to apply to Liechtenstein. |
| --- | --- |

(2)

This Decision concerns legislation regarding foodstuffs. Legislation regarding foodstuffs shall not apply to Liechtenstein as long as the application of the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products is extended to Liechtenstein, as specified in the introduction to Chapter XII of Annex II to the EEA Agreement. This Decision is therefore not to apply to Liechtenstein.

| (3) | Annex II to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly, |
| --- | --- |

(3)

Annex II to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The following is added in point 54zzzzzr (Commission Regulation (EU) No 873/2012) of Chapter XII of Annex II to the EEA Agreement:

‘, as amended by:

| — | 32018 R 1259: Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/1259 of 20 September 2018 (OJ L 238, 21.9.2018, p. 28).’ |
| --- | --- |

—

32018 R 1259: Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/1259 of 20 September 2018 (OJ L 238, 21.9.2018, p. 28).’

Article 2

The text of Regulation (EU) 2018/1259 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 9 February 2019, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made (*1).

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, 8 February 2019.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Claude MAERTEN

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(1)  
  OJ L 238, 21.9.2018, p. 28.

1

(*1)  No constitutional requirements indicated.

*1

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DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 9/2019

of 8 February 2019

amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2020/928]

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) 2018/1023 of 23 July 2018 correcting Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470 establishing the Union list of novel foods (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement. |
| --- | --- |

(1)

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1023 of 23 July 2018 correcting Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470 establishing the Union list of novel foods (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

| (2) | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1631 of 30 October 2018 authorising the placing on the market of cranberry extract powder as a novel food under Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 of the European Parliament and of the Council and amending Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470 (2) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement. |
| --- | --- |

(2)

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1631 of 30 October 2018 authorising the placing on the market of cranberry extract powder as a novel food under Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 of the European Parliament and of the Council and amending Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470 (2) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

| (3) | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1632 of 30 October 2018 authorising the placing on the market of bovine milk basic whey protein isolate as a novel food under Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 of the European Parliament and of the Council and amending Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470 (3) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement. |
| --- | --- |

(3)

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1632 of 30 October 2018 authorising the placing on the market of bovine milk basic whey protein isolate as a novel food under Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 of the European Parliament and of the Council and amending Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470 (3) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

| (4) | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1633 of 30 October 2018 authorising the placing on the market of refined shrimp peptide concentrate as a novel food under Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 of the European Parliament and of the Council and amending Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470 (4) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement. |
| --- | --- |

(4)

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1633 of 30 October 2018 authorising the placing on the market of refined shrimp peptide concentrate as a novel food under Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 of the European Parliament and of the Council and amending Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470 (4) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

| (5) | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1647 of 31 October 2018 authorising the placing on the market of egg membrane hydrolysate as a novel food under Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 of the European Parliament and of the Council and amending Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470 (5) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement. |
| --- | --- |

(5)

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1647 of 31 October 2018 authorising the placing on the market of egg membrane hydrolysate as a novel food under Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 of the European Parliament and of the Council and amending Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470 (5) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

| (6) | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1648 of 29 October 2018 authorising the placing on the market of xylo-oligosaccharides as a novel food under Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 of the European Parliament and of the Council and amending Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470 (6) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement. |
| --- | --- |

(6)

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1648 of 29 October 2018 authorising the placing on the market of xylo-oligosaccharides as a novel food under Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 of the European Parliament and of the Council and amending Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470 (6) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

| (7) | This Decision concerns legislation regarding foodstuffs. Legislation regarding foodstuffs shall not apply to Liechtenstein as long as the application of the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products is extended to Liechtenstein, as specified in the introduction to Chapter XII of Annex II to the EEA Agreement. This Decision is therefore not to apply to Liechtenstein. |
| --- | --- |

(7)

This Decision concerns legislation regarding foodstuffs. Legislation regarding foodstuffs shall not apply to Liechtenstein as long as the application of the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products is extended to Liechtenstein, as specified in the introduction to Chapter XII of Annex II to the EEA Agreement. This Decision is therefore not to apply to Liechtenstein.

| (8) | Annex II to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly, |
| --- | --- |

(8)

Annex II to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

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

| (1) | the following indents are added in point 124b (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470):






  ‘— | 32018 R 1023: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1023 of 23 July 2018 (OJ L 187, 24.7.2018, p. 1), |
| --- | --- | --- |

(1)

the following indents are added in point 124b (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470):

‘—

32018 R 1023: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1023 of 23 July 2018 (OJ L 187, 24.7.2018, p. 1),

| — | 32018 R 1631: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1631 of 30 October 2018 (OJ L 272, 31.10.2018, p. 17), |
| --- | --- |

—

32018 R 1631: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1631 of 30 October 2018 (OJ L 272, 31.10.2018, p. 17),

| — | 32018 R 1632: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1632 of 30 October 2018 (OJ L 272, 31.10.2018, p. 23), |
| --- | --- |

—

32018 R 1632: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1632 of 30 October 2018 (OJ L 272, 31.10.2018, p. 23),

| — | 32018 R 1633: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1633 of 30 October 2018 (OJ L 272, 31.10.2018, p. 29), |
| --- | --- |

—

32018 R 1633: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1633 of 30 October 2018 (OJ L 272, 31.10.2018, p. 29),

| — | 32018 R 1647: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1647 of 31 October 2018 (OJ L 274, 5.11.2018, p. 51), |
| --- | --- |

—

32018 R 1647: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1647 of 31 October 2018 (OJ L 274, 5.11.2018, p. 51),

| — | 32018 R 1648: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1648 of 29 October 2018 (OJ L 275, 6.11.2018, p. 1).’; |
| --- | --- |

—

32018 R 1648: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1648 of 29 October 2018 (OJ L 275, 6.11.2018, p. 1).’;

| (2) | the following points are inserted after point 144 (Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/1133):






  ‘145. | 32018 R 1631: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1631 of 30 October 2018 authorising the placing on the market of cranberry extract powder as a novel food under Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 of the European Parliament and of the Council and amending Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470 (OJ L 272, 31.10.2018, p. 17). |
| --- | --- | --- |

(2)

the following points are inserted after point 144 (Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/1133):

‘145.

32018 R 1631: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1631 of 30 October 2018 authorising the placing on the market of cranberry extract powder as a novel food under Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 of the European Parliament and of the Council and amending Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470 (OJ L 272, 31.10.2018, p. 17).

| 146. | 32018 R 1632: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1632 of 30 October 2018 authorising the placing on the market of bovine milk basic whey protein isolate as a novel food under Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 of the European Parliament and of the Council and amending Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470 (OJ L 272, 31.10.2018, p. 23). |
| --- | --- |

146.

32018 R 1632: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1632 of 30 October 2018 authorising the placing on the market of bovine milk basic whey protein isolate as a novel food under Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 of the European Parliament and of the Council and amending Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470 (OJ L 272, 31.10.2018, p. 23).

| 147. | 32018 R 1633: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1633 of 30 October 2018 authorising the placing on the market of refined shrimp peptide concentrate as a novel food under Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 of the European Parliament and of the Council and amending Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470 (OJ L 272, 31.10.2018, p. 29). |
| --- | --- |

147.

32018 R 1633: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1633 of 30 October 2018 authorising the placing on the market of refined shrimp peptide concentrate as a novel food under Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 of the European Parliament and of the Council and amending Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470 (OJ L 272, 31.10.2018, p. 29).

| 148. | 32018 R 1647: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1647 of 31 October 2018 authorising the placing on the market of egg membrane hydrolysate as a novel food under Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 of the European Parliament and of the Council and amending Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470 (OJ L 274, 5.11.2018, p. 51). |
| --- | --- |

148.

32018 R 1647: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1647 of 31 October 2018 authorising the placing on the market of egg membrane hydrolysate as a novel food under Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 of the European Parliament and of the Council and amending Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470 (OJ L 274, 5.11.2018, p. 51).

| 149. | 32018 R 1648: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1648 of 29 October 2018 authorising the placing on the market of xylo-oligosaccharides as a novel food under Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 of the European Parliament and of the Council and amending Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470 (OJ L 275, 6.11.2018, p. 1).’ |
| --- | --- |

149.

32018 R 1648: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1648 of 29 October 2018 authorising the placing on the market of xylo-oligosaccharides as a novel food under Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 of the European Parliament and of the Council and amending Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470 (OJ L 275, 6.11.2018, p. 1).’

Article 2

The texts of Implementing Regulations (EU) 2018/1023, (EU) 2018/1631, (EU) 2018/1632, (EU) 2018/1633, (EU) 2018/1647 and (EU) 2018/1648 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 9 February 2019, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made (*1).

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, 8 February 2019.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Claude MAERTEN

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(1)  
  OJ L 187, 24.7.2018, p. 1.

1

(2)  
  OJ L 272, 31.10.2018, p. 17.

2

(3)  
  OJ L 272, 31.10.2018, p. 23.

3

(4)  
  OJ L 272, 31.10.2018, p. 29.

4

(5)  
  OJ L 274, 5.11.2018, p. 51.

5

(6)  
  OJ L 275, 6.11.2018, p. 1.

6

(*1)  No constitutional requirements indicated.

*1

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DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 10/2019

of 8 February 2019

amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2020/929]

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) 2018/555 of 9 April 2018 concerning a coordinated multiannual control programme of the Union for 2019, 2020 and 2021 to ensure compliance with maximum residue levels of pesticides and to assess the consumer exposure to pesticide residues in and on food of plant and animal origin (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement. |
| --- | --- |

(1)

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/555 of 9 April 2018 concerning a coordinated multiannual control programme of the Union for 2019, 2020 and 2021 to ensure compliance with maximum residue levels of pesticides and to assess the consumer exposure to pesticide residues in and on food of plant and animal origin (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

| (2) | Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/555 repeals, with effect from 1 September 2019, Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/660 (2), which is incorporated into the EEA Agreement and which is consequently to be repealed under the EEA Agreement with effect from 1 September 2019. |
| --- | --- |

(2)

Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/555 repeals, with effect from 1 September 2019, Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/660 (2), which is incorporated into the EEA Agreement and which is consequently to be repealed under the EEA Agreement with effect from 1 September 2019.

| (3) | This Decision concerns legislation regarding foodstuffs. Legislation regarding foodstuffs shall not apply to Liechtenstein as long as the application of the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products is extended to Liechtenstein, as specified in the introduction to Chapter XII of Annex II to the EEA Agreement. This Decision is therefore not to apply to Liechtenstein. |
| --- | --- |

(3)

This Decision concerns legislation regarding foodstuffs. Legislation regarding foodstuffs shall not apply to Liechtenstein as long as the application of the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products is extended to Liechtenstein, as specified in the introduction to Chapter XII of Annex II to the EEA Agreement. This Decision is therefore not to apply to Liechtenstein.

| (4) | Annex II to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly, |
| --- | --- |

(4)

Annex II to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

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

| (1) | the following is inserted after point 149 (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1648):






  ‘150. | 32018 R 0555: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/555 of 9 April 2018 concerning a coordinated multiannual control programme of the Union for 2019, 2020 and 2021 to ensure compliance with maximum residue levels of pesticides and to assess the consumer exposure to pesticide residues in and on food of plant and animal origin (OJ L 92, 10.4.2018, p. 6).
  The provisions of the Regulation shall, for the purposes of this Agreement, be read with the following adaptation:
  To the table in point (5) in Annex II, the following shall be added:






  IS | 12 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| NO | 12’ |

(1)

the following is inserted after point 149 (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1648):

‘150.

32018 R 0555: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/555 of 9 April 2018 concerning a coordinated multiannual control programme of the Union for 2019, 2020 and 2021 to ensure compliance with maximum residue levels of pesticides and to assess the consumer exposure to pesticide residues in and on food of plant and animal origin (OJ L 92, 10.4.2018, p. 6).

The provisions of the Regulation shall, for the purposes of this Agreement, be read with the following adaptation:

To the table in point (5) in Annex II, the following shall be added:

IS

12

NO

12’

| (2) | the text of point 129 (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/660) shall be deleted with effect from 1 September 2019. |
| --- | --- |

(2)

the text of point 129 (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/660) shall be deleted with effect from 1 September 2019.

Article 2

The text of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/555 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 9 February 2019, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made (*1).

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, 8 February 2019.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Claude MAERTEN

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(1)  
  OJ L 92, 10.4.2018, p. 6.

1

(2)  
  OJ L 94, 7.4.2017, p. 12.

2

(*1)  No constitutional requirements indicated.

*1

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DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 11/2019

of 8 February 2019

amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2020/930]

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 Regulation (EU) 2018/1513 of 10 October 2018 amending Annex XVII to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) as regards certain substances classified as carcinogenic, mutagenic or toxic for reproduction (CMR), category 1A or 1B (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement. |
| --- | --- |

(1)

Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/1513 of 10 October 2018 amending Annex XVII to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) as regards certain substances classified as carcinogenic, mutagenic or toxic for reproduction (CMR), category 1A or 1B (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

| (2) | Annex II to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly, |
| --- | --- |

(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 12zc (Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council) of Chapter XV of Annex II to the EEA Agreement:

| ‘— | 32018 R 1513: Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/1513 of 10 October 2018 (OJ L 256, 12.10.2018, p. 1).’ |
| --- | --- |

‘—

32018 R 1513: Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/1513 of 10 October 2018 (OJ L 256, 12.10.2018, p. 1).’

Article 2

The text of Regulation (EU) 2018/1513 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 9 February 2019, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made (*1).

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, 8 February 2019.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Claude MAERTEN

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(1)  
  OJ L 256, 12.10.2018, p. 1.

1

(*1)  No constitutional requirements indicated.

*1

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DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 12/2019

of 8 February 2019

amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2020/931]

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) 2018/1477 of 2 October 2018 on the terms and conditions of the authorisations of biocidal products containing ethyl butylacetylaminopropionate referred by Belgium in accordance with Article 36 of Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement. |
| --- | --- |

(1)

Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/1477 of 2 October 2018 on the terms and conditions of the authorisations of biocidal products containing ethyl butylacetylaminopropionate referred by Belgium in accordance with Article 36 of Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

| (2) | Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/1479 of 3 October 2018 postponing the expiry date of approval of sulfuryl fluoride for use in biocidal products of product-type 8 (2) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement. |
| --- | --- |

(2)

Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/1479 of 3 October 2018 postponing the expiry date of approval of sulfuryl fluoride for use in biocidal products of product-type 8 (2) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

| (3) | Annex II to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly, |
| --- | --- |

(3)

Annex II to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The following points are inserted after point 12zzzzzo (Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/1131) of Chapter XV of Annex II to the EEA Agreement:

| ‘12zzzzzp. | 32018 D 1477: Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/1477 of 2 October 2018 on the terms and conditions of the authorisations of biocidal products containing ethyl butylacetylaminopropionate referred by Belgium in accordance with Article 36 of Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 249, 4.10.2018, p. 3). |
| --- | --- |

‘12zzzzzp.

32018 D 1477: Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/1477 of 2 October 2018 on the terms and conditions of the authorisations of biocidal products containing ethyl butylacetylaminopropionate referred by Belgium in accordance with Article 36 of Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 249, 4.10.2018, p. 3).

| 12zzzzzq. | 32018 D 1479: Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/1479 of 3 October 2018 postponing the expiry date of approval of sulfuryl fluoride for use in biocidal products of product-type 8 (OJ L 249, 4.10.2018, p. 16).’ |
| --- | --- |

12zzzzzq.

32018 D 1479: Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/1479 of 3 October 2018 postponing the expiry date of approval of sulfuryl fluoride for use in biocidal products of product-type 8 (OJ L 249, 4.10.2018, p. 16).’

Article 2

The texts of Implementing Decisions (EU) 2018/1477 and (EU) 2018/1479 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 9 February 2019, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made (*1).

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, 8 February 2019.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Claude MAERTEN

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(1)  
  OJ L 249, 4.10.2018, p. 3.

1

(2)  
  OJ L 249, 4.10.2018, p. 16.

2

(*1)  No constitutional requirements indicated.

*1

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DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 13/2019

of 8 February 2019

amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2020/932]

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) 2018/1622 of 29 October 2018 on the non-approval of certain active substances in biocidal products pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement. |
| --- | --- |

(1)

Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/1622 of 29 October 2018 on the non-approval of certain active substances in biocidal products pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

| (2) | Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/1623 of 29 October 2018 pursuant to Article 3(3) of Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council on mosquitoes non-naturally infected with Wolbachia used for vector control purposes (2) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement. |
| --- | --- |

(2)

Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/1623 of 29 October 2018 pursuant to Article 3(3) of Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council on mosquitoes non-naturally infected with Wolbachia used for vector control purposes (2) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

| (3) | Annex II to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly, |
| --- | --- |

(3)

Annex II to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The following points are inserted after point 12zzzzzq (Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/1479) of Chapter XV of Annex II to the EEA Agreement:

| ‘12zzzzzr. | 32018 D 1622: Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/1622 of 29 October 2018 on the non-approval of certain active substances in biocidal products pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 271, 30.10.2018, p. 26). |
| --- | --- |

‘12zzzzzr.

32018 D 1622: Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/1622 of 29 October 2018 on the non-approval of certain active substances in biocidal products pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 271, 30.10.2018, p. 26).

| 12zzzzzs. | 32018 D 1623: Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/1623 of 29 October 2018 pursuant to Article 3(3) of Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council on mosquitoes non-naturally infected with Wolbachia used for vector control purposes (OJ L 271, 30.10.2018, p. 30).’ |
| --- | --- |

12zzzzzs.

32018 D 1623: Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/1623 of 29 October 2018 pursuant to Article 3(3) of Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council on mosquitoes non-naturally infected with Wolbachia used for vector control purposes (OJ L 271, 30.10.2018, p. 30).’

Article 2

The texts of Implementing Decisions (EU) 2018/1622 and (EU) 2018/1623 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 9 February 2019, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made (*1).

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, 8 February 2019.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Claude MAERTEN

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(1)  
  OJ L 271, 30.10.2018, p. 26.

1

(2)  
  OJ L 271, 30.10.2018, p. 30.

2

(*1)  No constitutional requirements indicated.

*1

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DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 14/2019

of 8 February 2019

amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2020/933]

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) 2018/660 of 26 April 2018 renewing the approval of the active substance bentazone in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market, and amending the Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement. |
| --- | --- |

(1)

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/660 of 26 April 2018 renewing the approval of the active substance bentazone in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market, and amending the Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

| (2) | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/670 of 30 April 2018 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 as regards the extension of the approval periods of the active substances bromuconazole, buprofezin, haloxyfop-P and napropamide (2) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement. |
| --- | --- |

(2)

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/670 of 30 April 2018 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 as regards the extension of the approval periods of the active substances bromuconazole, buprofezin, haloxyfop-P and napropamide (2) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

| (3) | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/679 of 3 May 2018 renewing the approval of the active substance forchlorfenuron in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market, and amending the Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 (3) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement. |
| --- | --- |

(3)

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/679 of 3 May 2018 renewing the approval of the active substance forchlorfenuron in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market, and amending the Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 (3) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

| (4) | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/690 of 7 May 2018 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 as regards the conditions of approval of the active substance fenazaquin (4) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement. |
| --- | --- |

(4)

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/690 of 7 May 2018 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 as regards the conditions of approval of the active substance fenazaquin (4) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

| (5) | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/691 of 7 May 2018 approving the basic substance Talc E553B in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market, and amending the Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 (5) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement. |
| --- | --- |

(5)

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/691 of 7 May 2018 approving the basic substance Talc E553B in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market, and amending the Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 (5) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

| (6) | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/692 of 7 May 2018 renewing the approval of the active substance zoxamide in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market, and amending the Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 (6) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement. |
| --- | --- |

(6)

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/692 of 7 May 2018 renewing the approval of the active substance zoxamide in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market, and amending the Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 (6) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

| (7) | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/710 of 14 May 2018 renewing the approval of the active substance silthiofam in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market, and amending the Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 (7) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement. |
| --- | --- |

(7)

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/710 of 14 May 2018 renewing the approval of the active substance silthiofam in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market, and amending the Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 (7) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

| (8) | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/755 of 23 May 2018 renewing the approval of the active substance propyzamide, as a candidate for substitution, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market, and amending the Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 (8) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement. |
| --- | --- |

(8)

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/755 of 23 May 2018 renewing the approval of the active substance propyzamide, as a candidate for substitution, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market, and amending the Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 (8) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

| (9) | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/783 of 29 May 2018 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 as regards the conditions of approval of the active substance imidacloprid (9) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement. |
| --- | --- |

(9)

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/783 of 29 May 2018 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 as regards the conditions of approval of the active substance imidacloprid (9) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

| (10) | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/785 of 29 May 2018 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 as regards the conditions of approval of the active substance thiamethoxam (10) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement. |
| --- | --- |

(10)

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/785 of 29 May 2018 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 as regards the conditions of approval of the active substance thiamethoxam (10) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

| (11) | Annex II to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly, |
| --- | --- |

(11)

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 indents are added in point 13a (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011):






  ‘— | 32018 R 0660: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/660 of 26 April 2018 (OJ L 110, 30.4.2018, p. 122), |
| --- | --- | --- |

(1)

the following indents are added in point 13a (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011):

‘—

32018 R 0660: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/660 of 26 April 2018 (OJ L 110, 30.4.2018, p. 122),

| — | 32018 R 0670: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/670 of 30 April 2018 (OJ L 113, 3.5.2018, p. 1), |
| --- | --- |

—

32018 R 0670: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/670 of 30 April 2018 (OJ L 113, 3.5.2018, p. 1),

| — | 32018 R 0679: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/679 of 3 May 2018 (OJ L 114, 4.5.2018, p. 18), |
| --- | --- |

—

32018 R 0679: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/679 of 3 May 2018 (OJ L 114, 4.5.2018, p. 18),

| — | 32018 R 0690: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/690 of 7 May 2018 (OJ L 117, 8.5.2018, p. 3), |
| --- | --- |

—

32018 R 0690: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/690 of 7 May 2018 (OJ L 117, 8.5.2018, p. 3),

| — | 32018 R 0691: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/691 of 7 May 2018 (OJ L 117, 8.5.2018, p. 6), |
| --- | --- |

—

32018 R 0691: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/691 of 7 May 2018 (OJ L 117, 8.5.2018, p. 6),

| — | 32018 R 0692: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/692 of 7 May 2018 (OJ L 117, 8.5.2018, p. 9), |
| --- | --- |

—

32018 R 0692: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/692 of 7 May 2018 (OJ L 117, 8.5.2018, p. 9),

| — | 32018 R 0710: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/710 of 14 May 2018 (OJ L 119, 15.5.2018, p. 31), |
| --- | --- |

—

32018 R 0710: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/710 of 14 May 2018 (OJ L 119, 15.5.2018, p. 31),

| — | 32018 R 0755: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/755 of 23 May 2018 (OJ L 128, 24.5.2018, p. 4), |
| --- | --- |

—

32018 R 0755: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/755 of 23 May 2018 (OJ L 128, 24.5.2018, p. 4),

| — | 32018 R 0783: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/783 of 29 May 2018 (OJ L 132, 30.5.2018, p. 31), |
| --- | --- |

—

32018 R 0783: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/783 of 29 May 2018 (OJ L 132, 30.5.2018, p. 31),

| — | 32018 R 0785: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/785 of 29 May 2018 (OJ L 132, 30.5.2018, p. 40).’; |
| --- | --- |

—

32018 R 0785: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/785 of 29 May 2018 (OJ L 132, 30.5.2018, p. 40).’;

| (2) | the following points are inserted after point 13zzzzzzzzp (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/309):






  ‘13zzzzzzzzq. | 32018 R 0660: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/660 of 26 April 2018 renewing the approval of the active substance bentazone in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market, and amending the Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 (OJ L 110, 30.4.2018, p. 122). |
| --- | --- | --- |

(2)

the following points are inserted after point 13zzzzzzzzp (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/309):

‘13zzzzzzzzq.

32018 R 0660: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/660 of 26 April 2018 renewing the approval of the active substance bentazone in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market, and amending the Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 (OJ L 110, 30.4.2018, p. 122).

| 13zzzzzzzzr. | 32018 R 0679: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/679 of 3 May 2018 renewing the approval of the active substance forchlorfenuron in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market, and amending the Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 (OJ L 114, 4.5.2018, p. 18). |
| --- | --- |

13zzzzzzzzr.

32018 R 0679: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/679 of 3 May 2018 renewing the approval of the active substance forchlorfenuron in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market, and amending the Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 (OJ L 114, 4.5.2018, p. 18).

| 13zzzzzzzzs. | 32018 R 0691: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/691 of 7 May 2018 approving the basic substance Talc E553B in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market, and amending the Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 (OJ L 117, 8.5.2018, p. 6). |
| --- | --- |

13zzzzzzzzs.

32018 R 0691: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/691 of 7 May 2018 approving the basic substance Talc E553B in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market, and amending the Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 (OJ L 117, 8.5.2018, p. 6).

| 13zzzzzzzzt. | 32018 R 0692: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/692 of 7 May 2018 renewing the approval of the active substance zoxamide in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market, and amending the Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 (OJ L 117, 8.5.2018, p. 9). |
| --- | --- |

13zzzzzzzzt.

32018 R 0692: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/692 of 7 May 2018 renewing the approval of the active substance zoxamide in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market, and amending the Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 (OJ L 117, 8.5.2018, p. 9).

| 13zzzzzzzzu. | 32018 R 0710: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/710 of 14 May 2018 renewing the approval of the active substance silthiofam in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market, and amending the Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 (OJ L 119, 15.5.2018, p. 31). |
| --- | --- |

13zzzzzzzzu.

32018 R 0710: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/710 of 14 May 2018 renewing the approval of the active substance silthiofam in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market, and amending the Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 (OJ L 119, 15.5.2018, p. 31).

| 13zzzzzzzzv. | 32018 R 0755: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/755 of 23 May 2018 renewing the approval of the active substance propyzamide, as a candidate for substitution, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market, and amending the Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 (OJ L 128, 24.5.2018, p. 4).’ |
| --- | --- |

13zzzzzzzzv.

32018 R 0755: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/755 of 23 May 2018 renewing the approval of the active substance propyzamide, as a candidate for substitution, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market, and amending the Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 (OJ L 128, 24.5.2018, p. 4).’

Article 2

The texts of Implementing Regulations (EU) 2018/660, (EU) 2018/670, (EU) 2018/679, (EU) 2018/690, (EU) 2018/691, (EU) 2018/692, (EU) 2018/710, (EU) 2018/755, (EU) 2018/783 and (EU) 2018/785 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 9 February 2019, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made (*1).

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, 8 February 2019.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Claude MAERTEN

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(1)  
  OJ L 110, 30.4.2018, p. 122.

1

(2)  
  OJ L 113, 3.5.2018, p. 1.

2

(3)  
  OJ L 114, 4.5.2018, p. 18.

3

(4)  
  OJ L 117, 8.5.2018, p. 3.

4

(5)  
  OJ L 117, 8.5.2018, p. 6.

5

(6)  
  OJ L 117, 8.5.2018, p. 9.

6

(7)  
  OJ L 119, 15.5.2018, p. 31.

7

(8)  
  OJ L 128, 24.5.2018, p. 4.

8

(9)  
  OJ L 132, 30.5.2018, p. 31.

9

(10)  
  OJ L 132, 30.5.2018, p. 40.

10

(*1)  No constitutional requirements indicated.

*1

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DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 15/2019

of 8 February 2019

amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2020/934]

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) 2018/1060 of 26 July 2018 renewing the approval of the active substance trifloxystrobin in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market, and amending the Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement. |
| --- | --- |

(1)

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1060 of 26 July 2018 renewing the approval of the active substance trifloxystrobin in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market, 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, |
| --- | --- |

(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):






  ‘— | 32018 R 1060: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1060 of 26 July 2018 (OJ L 190, 27.7.2018, p. 3).’; |
| --- | --- | --- |

(1)

the following indent is added in point 13a (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011):

‘—

32018 R 1060: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1060 of 26 July 2018 (OJ L 190, 27.7.2018, p. 3).’;

| (2) | the following point is inserted after point 13zzzzzzzzv (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/755):






  ‘13zzzzzzzzw. | 32018 R 1060: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1060 of 26 July 2018 renewing the approval of the active substance trifloxystrobin in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market, and amending the Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 (OJ L 190, 27.7.2018, p. 3).’ |
| --- | --- | --- |

(2)

the following point is inserted after point 13zzzzzzzzv (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/755):

‘13zzzzzzzzw.

32018 R 1060: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1060 of 26 July 2018 renewing the approval of the active substance trifloxystrobin in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market, and amending the Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 (OJ L 190, 27.7.2018, p. 3).’

Article 2

The text of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1060 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 9 February 2019, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made (*1).

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, 8 February 2019.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Claude MAERTEN

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(1)  
  OJ L 190, 27.7.2018, p. 3.

1

(*1)  No constitutional requirements indicated.

*1

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DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 16/2019

of 8 February 2019

amending Annex IV (Energy) to the EEA Agreement [2020/935]

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) 2018/749 of 18 May 2018 on recognition of the report of Croatia including typical greenhouse gas emissions from cultivation of agricultural raw materials pursuant to Directive 2009/28/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement. |
| --- | --- |

(1)

Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/749 of 18 May 2018 on recognition of the report of Croatia including typical greenhouse gas emissions from cultivation of agricultural raw materials pursuant to Directive 2009/28/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

| (2) | Annex IV to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly, |
| --- | --- |

(2)

Annex IV to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The following point is inserted after point 41a (Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2017/2356) of Annex IV to the EEA Agreement:

| ‘41b. | 32018 D 0749: Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/749 of 18 May 2018 on recognition of the report of Croatia including typical greenhouse gas emissions from cultivation of agricultural raw materials pursuant to Directive 2009/28/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 125, 22.5.2018, p. 12).
  The Decision shall not apply to Liechtenstein.’ |
| --- | --- |

‘41b.

32018 D 0749: Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/749 of 18 May 2018 on recognition of the report of Croatia including typical greenhouse gas emissions from cultivation of agricultural raw materials pursuant to Directive 2009/28/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 125, 22.5.2018, p. 12).

The Decision shall not apply to Liechtenstein.’

Article 2

The text of Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/749 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 9 February 2019, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made (*1).

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, 8 February 2019.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Claude MAERTEN

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(1)  
  OJ L 125, 22.5.2018, p. 12.

1

(*1)  No constitutional requirements indicated.

*1

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DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 17/2019

of 8 February 2019

amending Annex IX (Financial Services) to the EEA Agreement [2020/936]

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) 2017/309 of 23 February 2017 laying down technical information for the calculation of technical provisions and basic own funds for reporting with reference dates from 31 December 2016 until 30 March 2017 in accordance with Directive 2009/138/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the taking-up and pursuit of the business of insurance and reinsurance (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement. |
| --- | --- |

(1)

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/309 of 23 February 2017 laying down technical information for the calculation of technical provisions and basic own funds for reporting with reference dates from 31 December 2016 until 30 March 2017 in accordance with Directive 2009/138/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the taking-up and pursuit of the business of insurance and reinsurance (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

| (2) | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/812 of 15 May 2017 laying down technical information for the calculation of technical provisions and basic own funds for reporting with reference dates from 31 March until 29 June 2017 in accordance with Directive 2009/138/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the taking-up and pursuit of the business of Insurance and Reinsurance (2) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement. |
| --- | --- |

(2)

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/812 of 15 May 2017 laying down technical information for the calculation of technical provisions and basic own funds for reporting with reference dates from 31 March until 29 June 2017 in accordance with Directive 2009/138/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the taking-up and pursuit of the business of Insurance and Reinsurance (2) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

| (3) | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1421 of 2 August 2017 laying down technical information for the calculation of technical provisions and basic own funds for reporting with reference dates from 30 June until 29 September 2017 in accordance with Directive 2009/138/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the taking-up and pursuit of the business of Insurance and Reinsurance (3) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement. |
| --- | --- |

(3)

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1421 of 2 August 2017 laying down technical information for the calculation of technical provisions and basic own funds for reporting with reference dates from 30 June until 29 September 2017 in accordance with Directive 2009/138/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the taking-up and pursuit of the business of Insurance and Reinsurance (3) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

| (4) | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2015 of 9 November 2017 laying down technical information for the calculation of technical provisions and basic own funds for reporting with reference dates from 30 September 2017 until 30 December 2017 in accordance with Directive 2009/138/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the taking-up and pursuit of the business of Insurance and Reinsurance (4) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement. |
| --- | --- |

(4)

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2015 of 9 November 2017 laying down technical information for the calculation of technical provisions and basic own funds for reporting with reference dates from 30 September 2017 until 30 December 2017 in accordance with Directive 2009/138/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the taking-up and pursuit of the business of Insurance and Reinsurance (4) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

| (5) | Annex IX to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly, |
| --- | --- |

(5)

Annex IX to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The following points are inserted after point 1za (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1078) of Annex IX to the EEA Agreement:

| ‘1zb. | 32017 R 0309: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/309 of 23 February 2017 laying down technical information for the calculation of technical provisions and basic own funds for reporting with reference dates from 31 December 2016 until 30 March 2017 in accordance with Directive 2009/138/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the taking-up and pursuit of the business of insurance and reinsurance (OJ L 53, 28.2.2017, p. 1). |
| --- | --- |

‘1zb.

32017 R 0309: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/309 of 23 February 2017 laying down technical information for the calculation of technical provisions and basic own funds for reporting with reference dates from 31 December 2016 until 30 March 2017 in accordance with Directive 2009/138/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the taking-up and pursuit of the business of insurance and reinsurance (OJ L 53, 28.2.2017, p. 1).

| 1zc. | 32017 R 0812: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/812 of 15 May 2017 laying down technical information for the calculation of technical provisions and basic own funds for reporting with reference dates from 31 March until 29 June 2017 in accordance with Directive 2009/138/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the taking-up and pursuit of the business of Insurance and Reinsurance (OJ L 126, 18.5.2017, p. 1). |
| --- | --- |

1zc.

32017 R 0812: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/812 of 15 May 2017 laying down technical information for the calculation of technical provisions and basic own funds for reporting with reference dates from 31 March until 29 June 2017 in accordance with Directive 2009/138/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the taking-up and pursuit of the business of Insurance and Reinsurance (OJ L 126, 18.5.2017, p. 1).

| 1zd. | 32017 R 1421: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1421 of 2 August 2017 laying down technical information for the calculation of technical provisions and basic own funds for reporting with reference dates from 30 June until 29 September 2017 in accordance with Directive 2009/138/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the taking-up and pursuit of the business of Insurance and Reinsurance (OJ L 204, 5.8.2017, p. 7). |
| --- | --- |

1zd.

32017 R 1421: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1421 of 2 August 2017 laying down technical information for the calculation of technical provisions and basic own funds for reporting with reference dates from 30 June until 29 September 2017 in accordance with Directive 2009/138/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the taking-up and pursuit of the business of Insurance and Reinsurance (OJ L 204, 5.8.2017, p. 7).

| 1ze. | 32017 R 2015: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2015 of 9 November 2017 laying down technical information for the calculation of technical provisions and basic own funds for reporting with reference dates from 30 September 2017 until 30 December 2017 in accordance with Directive 2009/138/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the taking-up and pursuit of the business of Insurance and Reinsurance (OJ L 296, 14.11.2017, p. 1).’ |
| --- | --- |

1ze.

32017 R 2015: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2015 of 9 November 2017 laying down technical information for the calculation of technical provisions and basic own funds for reporting with reference dates from 30 September 2017 until 30 December 2017 in accordance with Directive 2009/138/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the taking-up and pursuit of the business of Insurance and Reinsurance (OJ L 296, 14.11.2017, p. 1).’

Article 2

The texts of Implementing Regulations (EU) 2017/309, (EU) 2017/812, (EU) 2017/1421 and (EU) 2017/2015 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 9 February 2019, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made (*1).

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, 8 February 2019.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Claude MAERTEN

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(1)  
  OJ L 53, 28.2.2017, p. 1.

1

(2)  
  OJ L 126, 18.5.2017, p. 1.

2

(3)  
  OJ L 204, 5.8.2017, p. 7.

3

(4)  
  OJ L 296, 14.11.2017, p. 1.

4

(*1)  No constitutional requirements indicated.

*1

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DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 19/2019

of 8 February 2019

amending Annex IX (Financial services) to the EEA Agreement [2020/937]

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) 2016/911 of 9 June 2016 laying down implementing technical standards with regard to the form and the content of the description of group financial support agreements in accordance with Directive 2014/59/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a framework for the recovery and resolution of credit institutions and investment firms (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement. |
| --- | --- |

(1)

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/911 of 9 June 2016 laying down implementing technical standards with regard to the form and the content of the description of group financial support agreements in accordance with Directive 2014/59/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a framework for the recovery and resolution of credit institutions and investment firms (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

| (2) | Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/1712 of 7 June 2016 supplementing Directive 2014/59/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a framework for the recovery and resolution of credit institutions and investment firms with regard to regulatory technical standards specifying a minimum set of the information on financial contracts that should be contained in the detailed records and the circumstances in which the requirement should be imposed (2) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement. |
| --- | --- |

(2)

Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/1712 of 7 June 2016 supplementing Directive 2014/59/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a framework for the recovery and resolution of credit institutions and investment firms with regard to regulatory technical standards specifying a minimum set of the information on financial contracts that should be contained in the detailed records and the circumstances in which the requirement should be imposed (2) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

| (3) | Annex IX to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly, |
| --- | --- |

(3)

Annex IX to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The following points are inserted after point 19bf (Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/1450) of Annex IX to the EEA Agreement:

| ‘19bg. | 32016 R 0911: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/911 of 9 June 2016 laying down implementing technical standards with regard to the form and the content of the description of group financial support agreements in accordance with Directive 2014/59/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a framework for the recovery and resolution of credit institutions and investment firms (OJ L 153, 10.6.2016, p. 25). |
| --- | --- |

‘19bg.

32016 R 0911: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/911 of 9 June 2016 laying down implementing technical standards with regard to the form and the content of the description of group financial support agreements in accordance with Directive 2014/59/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a framework for the recovery and resolution of credit institutions and investment firms (OJ L 153, 10.6.2016, p. 25).

| 19bh. | 32016 R 1712: Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/1712 of 7 June 2016 supplementing Directive 2014/59/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a framework for the recovery and resolution of credit institutions and investment firms with regard to regulatory technical standards specifying a minimum set of the information on financial contracts that should be contained in the detailed records and the circumstances in which the requirement should be imposed (OJ L 258, 24.9.2016, p. 1).’ |
| --- | --- |

19bh.

32016 R 1712: Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/1712 of 7 June 2016 supplementing Directive 2014/59/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a framework for the recovery and resolution of credit institutions and investment firms with regard to regulatory technical standards specifying a minimum set of the information on financial contracts that should be contained in the detailed records and the circumstances in which the requirement should be imposed (OJ L 258, 24.9.2016, p. 1).’

Article 2

The text of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/911 and Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/1712 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 9 February 2019, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made (*1), or on the day of the entry into force of Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 21/2018 of 9 February 2018 (3), whichever is the later.

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, 8 February 2019.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Claude MAERTEN

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(1)  
  OJ L 153, 10.6.2016, p. 25.

1

(2)  
  OJ L 258, 24.9.2016, p. 1.

2

(*1)  No constitutional requirements indicated.

*1

(3)  
  OJ L 323, 12.12.2019, p. 4.

3

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DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 20/2019

of 8 February 2019

amending Annex IX (Financial services) to the EEA Agreement [2020/938]

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 Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/389 of 11 November 2016 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 909/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the parameters for the calculation of cash penalties for settlement fails and the operations of CSDs in host Member States (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement. |
| --- | --- |

(1)

Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/389 of 11 November 2016 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 909/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the parameters for the calculation of cash penalties for settlement fails and the operations of CSDs in host Member States (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

| (2) | Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/390 of 11 November 2016 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 909/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to regulatory technical standards on certain prudential requirements for central securities depositories and designated credit institutions offering banking-type ancillary services (2), as corrected by OJ L 122, 17.5.2018, p. 35, is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement. |
| --- | --- |

(2)

Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/390 of 11 November 2016 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 909/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to regulatory technical standards on certain prudential requirements for central securities depositories and designated credit institutions offering banking-type ancillary services (2), as corrected by OJ L 122, 17.5.2018, p. 35, is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

| (3) | Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/391 of 11 November 2016 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 909/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to regulatory technical standards further specifying the content of the reporting on internalised settlements (3), as corrected by OJ L 122, 17.5.2018, p. 36, is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement. |
| --- | --- |

(3)

Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/391 of 11 November 2016 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 909/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to regulatory technical standards further specifying the content of the reporting on internalised settlements (3), as corrected by OJ L 122, 17.5.2018, p. 36, is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

| (4) | Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/392 of 11 November 2016 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 909/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to regulatory technical standards on authorisation, supervisory and operational requirements for central securities depositories (4) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement. |
| --- | --- |

(4)

Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/392 of 11 November 2016 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 909/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to regulatory technical standards on authorisation, supervisory and operational requirements for central securities depositories (4) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

| (5) | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/393 of 11 November 2016 laying down implementing technical standards with regard to the templates and procedures for the reporting and transmission of information on internalised settlements in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 909/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council (5) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement. |
| --- | --- |

(5)

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/393 of 11 November 2016 laying down implementing technical standards with regard to the templates and procedures for the reporting and transmission of information on internalised settlements in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 909/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council (5) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

| (6) | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/394 of 11 November 2016 laying down implementing technical standards with regard to standard forms, templates and procedures for authorisation, review and evaluation of central securities depositories, for the cooperation between authorities of the home Member State and the host Member State, for the consultation of authorities involved in the authorisation to provide banking-type ancillary services, for access involving central securities depositories, and with regard to the format of the records to be maintained by central securities depositories in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 909/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council (6) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement. |
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(6)

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/394 of 11 November 2016 laying down implementing technical standards with regard to standard forms, templates and procedures for authorisation, review and evaluation of central securities depositories, for the cooperation between authorities of the home Member State and the host Member State, for the consultation of authorities involved in the authorisation to provide banking-type ancillary services, for access involving central securities depositories, and with regard to the format of the records to be maintained by central securities depositories in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 909/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council (6) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

| (7) | Annex IX to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly, |
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(7)

Annex IX to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The following is inserted after point 31bf (Regulation (EU) No 909/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council) of Annex IX to the EEA Agreement:

| ‘31bfa. | 32017 R 0389: Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/389 of 11 November 2016 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 909/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the parameters for the calculation of cash penalties for settlement fails and the operations of CSDs in host Member States (OJ L 65, 10.3.2017, p. 1).
  The provisions of the Delegated Regulation shall, for the purposes of this Agreement, be read with the following adaptation:
  In point (a) of the third paragraph of Article 9, the words “the Decision of the EEA Joint Committee containing” shall be inserted after the words “entry into force of”. |
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‘31bfa.

32017 R 0389: Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/389 of 11 November 2016 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 909/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the parameters for the calculation of cash penalties for settlement fails and the operations of CSDs in host Member States (OJ L 65, 10.3.2017, p. 1).

The provisions of the Delegated Regulation shall, for the purposes of this Agreement, be read with the following adaptation:

In point (a) of the third paragraph of Article 9, the words “the Decision of the EEA Joint Committee containing” shall be inserted after the words “entry into force of”.

| 31bfb. | 32017 R 0390: Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/390 of 11 November 2016 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 909/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to regulatory technical standards on certain prudential requirements for central securities depositories and designated credit institutions offering banking-type ancillary services (OJ L 65, 10.3.2017, p. 9), as corrected by OJ L 122, 17.5.2018, p. 35.
  The provisions of the Delegated Regulation shall, for the purposes of this Agreement, be read with the following adaptations:






  (a) | In Article 23(2), the reference to “members of the European System of Central Banks” shall be understood to include, in addition to its meaning in the Delegated Regulation, the national central banks of the EFTA States. |
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31bfb.

32017 R 0390: Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/390 of 11 November 2016 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 909/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to regulatory technical standards on certain prudential requirements for central securities depositories and designated credit institutions offering banking-type ancillary services (OJ L 65, 10.3.2017, p. 9), as corrected by OJ L 122, 17.5.2018, p. 35.

The provisions of the Delegated Regulation shall, for the purposes of this Agreement, be read with the following adaptations:

(a)

In Article 23(2), the reference to “members of the European System of Central Banks” shall be understood to include, in addition to its meaning in the Delegated Regulation, the national central banks of the EFTA States.

| (b) | In Article 36(8)(b)(i), the words “Union currencies” shall be replaced by the words “official currencies of the Contracting Parties to the EEA Agreement”. |
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(b)

In Article 36(8)(b)(i), the words “Union currencies” shall be replaced by the words “official currencies of the Contracting Parties to the EEA Agreement”.

| 31bfc. | 32017 R 0391: Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/391 of 11 November 2016 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 909/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to regulatory technical standards further specifying the content of the reporting on internalised settlements (OJ L 65, 10.3.2017, p. 44), as corrected by OJ L 122, 17.5.2018, p. 36. |
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31bfc.

32017 R 0391: Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/391 of 11 November 2016 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 909/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to regulatory technical standards further specifying the content of the reporting on internalised settlements (OJ L 65, 10.3.2017, p. 44), as corrected by OJ L 122, 17.5.2018, p. 36.

| 31bfd. | 32017 R 0392: Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/392 of 11 November 2016 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 909/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to regulatory technical standards on authorisation, supervisory and operational requirements for central securities depositories (OJ L 65, 10.3.2017, p. 48).
  The provisions of the Delegated Regulation shall, for the purposes of this Agreement, be read with the following adaptations:






  (a) | In Article 2(1)(a), the words “Union currency” shall be replaced by the words “official currency of the Contracting Parties to the EEA Agreement”. |
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31bfd.

32017 R 0392: Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/392 of 11 November 2016 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 909/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to regulatory technical standards on authorisation, supervisory and operational requirements for central securities depositories (OJ L 65, 10.3.2017, p. 48).

The provisions of the Delegated Regulation shall, for the purposes of this Agreement, be read with the following adaptations:

(a)

In Article 2(1)(a), the words “Union currency” shall be replaced by the words “official currency of the Contracting Parties to the EEA Agreement”.

| (b) | In Article 96(2), the words “the Decision of the EEA Joint Committee containing” shall be inserted after the words “entry into force of”. |
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(b)

In Article 96(2), the words “the Decision of the EEA Joint Committee containing” shall be inserted after the words “entry into force of”.

| 31bfe. | 32017 R 0393: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/393 of 11 November 2016 laying down implementing technical standards with regard to the templates and procedures for the reporting and transmission of information on internalised settlements in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 909/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 65, 10.3.2017, p. 116). |
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31bfe.

32017 R 0393: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/393 of 11 November 2016 laying down implementing technical standards with regard to the templates and procedures for the reporting and transmission of information on internalised settlements in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 909/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 65, 10.3.2017, p. 116).

| 31bff. | 32017 R 0394: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/394 of 11 November 2016 laying down implementing technical standards with regard to standard forms, templates and procedures for authorisation, review and evaluation of central securities depositories, for the cooperation between authorities of the home Member State and the host Member State, for the consultation of authorities involved in the authorisation to provide banking-type ancillary services, for access involving central securities depositories, and with regard to the format of the records to be maintained by central securities depositories in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 909/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 65, 10.3.2017, p. 145).
  The provisions of the Implementing Regulation shall, for the purposes of this Agreement, be read with the following adaptation: | In the second paragraph of Article 17, the words “the Decision of the EEA Joint Committee containing” shall be inserted after the words “entry into force of”.’ |
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31bff.

32017 R 0394: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/394 of 11 November 2016 laying down implementing technical standards with regard to standard forms, templates and procedures for authorisation, review and evaluation of central securities depositories, for the cooperation between authorities of the home Member State and the host Member State, for the consultation of authorities involved in the authorisation to provide banking-type ancillary services, for access involving central securities depositories, and with regard to the format of the records to be maintained by central securities depositories in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 909/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 65, 10.3.2017, p. 145).

The provisions of the Implementing Regulation shall, for the purposes of this Agreement, be read with the following adaptation:

In the second paragraph of Article 17, the words “the Decision of the EEA Joint Committee containing” shall be inserted after the words “entry into force of”.’

Article 2

The texts of Delegated Regulations (EU) 2017/389, (EU) 2017/390, as corrected by OJ L 122, 17.5.2018, p. 35, (EU) 2017/391, as corrected by OJ L 122, 17.5.2018, p. 36, and (EU) 2017/392 and Implementing Regulations (EU) 2017/393 and (EU) 2017/394 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 9 February 2019, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made (*1), or on the day of the entry into force of Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 18/2019 of 8 February 2019 (7), whichever is the later.

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, 8 February 2019.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Claude MAERTEN

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(1)  
  OJ L 65, 10.3.2017, p. 1.

1

(2)  
  OJ L 65, 10.3.2017, p. 9.

2

(3)  
  OJ L 65, 10.3.2017, p. 44.

3

(4)  
  OJ L 65, 10.3.2017, p. 48.

4

(5)  
  OJ L 65, 10.3.2017, p. 116.

5

(6)  
  OJ L 65, 10.3.2017, p. 145.

6

(*1)  No constitutional requirements indicated.

*1

(7)  
  OJ L 60, 28.2.2019, p. 3.

7

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DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 22/2019

of 8 February 2019

amending Annex XIII (Transport) to the EEA Agreement [2020/939]

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) 2018/1048 of 18 July 2018 laying down airspace usage requirements and operating procedures concerning performance-based navigation (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement. |
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(1)

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1048 of 18 July 2018 laying down airspace usage requirements and operating procedures concerning performance-based navigation (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

| (2) | Annex XIII to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly, |
| --- | --- |

(2)

Annex XIII to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The following point is inserted after point 66xg (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/373) of Annex XIII to the EEA Agreement:

| ‘66xh. | 32018 R 1048: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1048 of 18 July 2018 laying down airspace usage requirements and operating procedures concerning performance-based navigation (OJ L 189, 26.7.2018, p. 3).’ |
| --- | --- |

‘66xh.

32018 R 1048: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1048 of 18 July 2018 laying down airspace usage requirements and operating procedures concerning performance-based navigation (OJ L 189, 26.7.2018, p. 3).’

Article 2

The text of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1048 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 9 February 2019, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made (*1).

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, 8 February 2019.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Claude MAERTEN

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(1)  
  OJ L 189, 26.7.2018, p. 3.

1

(*1)  No constitutional requirements indicated.

*1

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DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 23/2019

of 8 February 2019

amending Annex XX (Environment) to the EEA Agreement [2020/940]

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) 2018/1147 of 10 August 2018 establishing best available techniques (BAT) conclusions for waste treatment, under Directive 2010/75/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement. |
| --- | --- |

(1)

Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/1147 of 10 August 2018 establishing best available techniques (BAT) conclusions for waste treatment, under Directive 2010/75/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

| (2) | Annex XX to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly, |
| --- | --- |

(2)

Annex XX to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The following point is inserted after point 1fr (Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2017/2117) of Annex XX to the EEA Agreement:

| ‘1fs. | 32018 D 1147: Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/1147 of 10 August 2018 establishing best available techniques (BAT) conclusions for waste treatment, under Directive 2010/75/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 208, 17.8.2018, p. 38).’ |
| --- | --- |

‘1fs.

32018 D 1147: Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/1147 of 10 August 2018 establishing best available techniques (BAT) conclusions for waste treatment, under Directive 2010/75/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 208, 17.8.2018, p. 38).’

Article 2

The text of Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/1147 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 9 February 2019, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made (*1).

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, 8 February 2019.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Claude MAERTEN

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(1)  
  OJ L 208, 17.8.2018, p. 38.

1

(*1)  No constitutional requirements indicated.

*1

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DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 24/2019

of 8 February 2019

amending Annex XX (Environment) to the EEA Agreement [2020/941]

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 Decision (EU) 2018/993 of 11 July 2018 amending Decisions (EU) 2017/1214, (EU) 2017/1215, (EU) 2017/1216, (EU) 2017/1218 and (EU) 2017/1219 as regards the duration of the transitional period (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement. |
| --- | --- |

(1)

Commission Decision (EU) 2018/993 of 11 July 2018 amending Decisions (EU) 2017/1214, (EU) 2017/1215, (EU) 2017/1216, (EU) 2017/1218 and (EU) 2017/1219 as regards the duration of the transitional period (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

| (2) | Annex XX to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly, |
| --- | --- |

(2)

Annex XX to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Annex XX to the EEA Agreement shall be amended as follows:

| (1) | the following is added in point 2e (Commission Decision (EU) 2017/1218):

  ‘, as amended by:






  — | 32018 D 0993: Commission Decision (EU) 2018/993 of 11 July 2018 (OJ L 177, 13.7.2018, p. 14).’; |
| --- | --- | --- |

(1)

the following is added in point 2e (Commission Decision (EU) 2017/1218):

‘, as amended by:

—

32018 D 0993: Commission Decision (EU) 2018/993 of 11 July 2018 (OJ L 177, 13.7.2018, p. 14).’;

| (2) | the following is added in point 2h (Commission Decision (EU) 2017/1216):

  ‘, as amended by:






  — | 32018 D 0993: Commission Decision (EU) 2018/993 of 11 July 2018 (OJ L 177, 13.7.2018, p. 14).’; |
| --- | --- | --- |

(2)

the following is added in point 2h (Commission Decision (EU) 2017/1216):

‘, as amended by:

—

32018 D 0993: Commission Decision (EU) 2018/993 of 11 July 2018 (OJ L 177, 13.7.2018, p. 14).’;

| (3) | the following is added in point 2r (Commission Decision (EU) 2017/1214):

  ‘, as amended by:






  — | 32018 D 0993: Commission Decision (EU) 2018/993 of 11 July 2018 (OJ L 177, 13.7.2018, p. 14).’; |
| --- | --- | --- |

(3)

the following is added in point 2r (Commission Decision (EU) 2017/1214):

‘, as amended by:

—

32018 D 0993: Commission Decision (EU) 2018/993 of 11 July 2018 (OJ L 177, 13.7.2018, p. 14).’;

| (4) | the following is added in point 2zg (Commission Decision (EU) 2017/1215):

  ‘, as amended by:






  — | 32018 D 0993: Commission Decision (EU) 2018/993 of 11 July 2018 (OJ L 177, 13.7.2018, p. 14).’; |
| --- | --- | --- |

(4)

the following is added in point 2zg (Commission Decision (EU) 2017/1215):

‘, as amended by:

—

32018 D 0993: Commission Decision (EU) 2018/993 of 11 July 2018 (OJ L 177, 13.7.2018, p. 14).’;

| (5) | the following is added in point 2zh (Commission Decision (EU) 2017/1219):

  ‘, as amended by:






  — | 32018 D 0993: Commission Decision (EU) 2018/993 of 11 July 2018 (OJ L 177, 13.7.2018, p. 14).’ |
| --- | --- | --- |

(5)

the following is added in point 2zh (Commission Decision (EU) 2017/1219):

‘, as amended by:

—

32018 D 0993: Commission Decision (EU) 2018/993 of 11 July 2018 (OJ L 177, 13.7.2018, p. 14).’

Article 2

The text of Decision (EU) 2018/993 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 9 February 2019, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made (*1).

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, 8 February 2019.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Claude MAERTEN

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(1)  
  OJ L 177, 13.7.2018, p. 14.

1

(*1)  No constitutional requirements indicated.

*1

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DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 25/2019

of 8 February 2019

amending Annex XX (Environment) to the EEA Agreement [2020/942]

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 Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/649 of 23 January 2018 amending Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 443/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the evolution of the mass of new passenger cars registered in 2014, 2015 and 2016 (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement. |
| --- | --- |

(1)

Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/649 of 23 January 2018 amending Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 443/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the evolution of the mass of new passenger cars registered in 2014, 2015 and 2016 (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

| (2) | Annex XX to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly, |
| --- | --- |

(2)

Annex XX to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The following indent is added in point 21ae (Regulation (EC) No 443/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council) of Annex XX to the EEA Agreement:

| ‘— | 32018 R 0649: Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/649 of 23 January 2018 (OJ L 108, 27.4.2018, p. 14).’ |
| --- | --- |

‘—

32018 R 0649: Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/649 of 23 January 2018 (OJ L 108, 27.4.2018, p. 14).’

Article 2

The text of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/649 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 9 February 2019, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made (*1).

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, 8 February 2019.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Claude MAERTEN

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(1)  
  OJ L 108, 27.4.2018, p. 14.

1

(*1)  No constitutional requirements indicated.

*1

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DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 26/2019

of 8 February 2019

amending Annex XX (Environment) to the EEA Agreement [2020/943]

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) 2018/258 of 21 February 2018 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 725/2011 for the purpose of adjusting it to the change in the regulatory test procedure and simplifying the administrative procedures for application and certification (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement. |
| --- | --- |

(1)

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/258 of 21 February 2018 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 725/2011 for the purpose of adjusting it to the change in the regulatory test procedure and simplifying the administrative procedures for application and certification (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

| (2) | Annex XX to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly, |
| --- | --- |

(2)

Annex XX to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The following is added in point 21aeb (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 725/2011) of Annex XX to the EEA Agreement:

‘, as amended by:

| — | 32018 R 0258: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/258 of 21 February 2018 (OJ L 49, 22.2.2018, p. 1).’ |
| --- | --- |

—

32018 R 0258: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/258 of 21 February 2018 (OJ L 49, 22.2.2018, p. 1).’

Article 2

The text of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/258 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 9 February 2019, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made (*1).

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, 8 February 2019.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Claude MAERTEN

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(1)  
  OJ L 49, 22.2.2018, p. 1.

1

(*1)  No constitutional requirements indicated.

*1

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DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 27/2019

of 8 February 2019

amending Annex XX (Environment) to the EEA Agreement [2020/944]

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) 2018/259 of 21 February 2018 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 427/2014 for the purpose of adjusting it to the change in the regulatory test procedure and simplifying the administrative procedures for application and certification (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement. |
| --- | --- |

(1)

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/259 of 21 February 2018 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 427/2014 for the purpose of adjusting it to the change in the regulatory test procedure and simplifying the administrative procedures for application and certification (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

| (2) | Annex XX to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly, |
| --- | --- |

(2)

Annex XX to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The following is added in point 21ayc (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 427/2014) of Annex XX to the EEA Agreement:

‘, as amended by:

| — | 32018 R 0259: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/259 of 21 February 2018 (OJ L 49, 22.2.2018, p. 9).’ |
| --- | --- |

—

32018 R 0259: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/259 of 21 February 2018 (OJ L 49, 22.2.2018, p. 9).’

Article 2

The text of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/259 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 9 February 2019, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made (*1).

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, 8 February 2019.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Claude MAERTEN

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(1)  
  OJ L 49, 22.2.2018, p. 9.

1

(*1)  No constitutional requirements indicated.

*1

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DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 28/2019

of 8 February 2019

amending Annex XX (Environment) to the EEA Agreement [2020/945]

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) 2016/2321 of 19 December 2016 on the format of the ready for recycling certificate issued in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 1257/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on ship recycling (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement. |
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(1)

Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/2321 of 19 December 2016 on the format of the ready for recycling certificate issued in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 1257/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on ship recycling (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

| (2) | Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/2322 of 19 December 2016 on the format of the statement of completion of ship recycling required under Regulation (EU) No 1257/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on ship recycling (2) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement. |
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(2)

Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/2322 of 19 December 2016 on the format of the statement of completion of ship recycling required under Regulation (EU) No 1257/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on ship recycling (2) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

| (3) | Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/2323 of 19 December 2016 establishing the European List of ship recycling facilities pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 1257/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on ship recycling (3) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement. |
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(3)

Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/2323 of 19 December 2016 establishing the European List of ship recycling facilities pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 1257/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on ship recycling (3) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

| (4) | Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/2324 of 19 December 2016 on the format of the report of planned start of ship recycling required under Regulation (EU) No 1257/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on ship recycling (4) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement. |
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(4)

Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/2324 of 19 December 2016 on the format of the report of planned start of ship recycling required under Regulation (EU) No 1257/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on ship recycling (4) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

| (5) | Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/2325 of 19 December 2016 on the format of the certificate on the inventory of hazardous materials issued in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 1257/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on ship recycling (5) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement. |
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(5)

Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/2325 of 19 December 2016 on the format of the certificate on the inventory of hazardous materials issued in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 1257/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on ship recycling (5) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

| (6) | Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/684 of 4 May 2018 amending Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/2323 to update the European List of ship recycling facilities pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 1257/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council (6) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement. |
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(6)

Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/684 of 4 May 2018 amending Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/2323 to update the European List of ship recycling facilities pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 1257/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council (6) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

| (7) | Annex XX to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly, |
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(7)

Annex XX to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The following points are inserted after point 32fha (Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2015/2398) of Annex XX to the EEA Agreement:

| ‘32fhb. | 32016 D 2321: Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/2321 of 19 December 2016 on the format of the ready for recycling certificate issued in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 1257/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on ship recycling (OJ L 345, 20.12.2016, p. 112). |
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‘32fhb.

32016 D 2321: Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/2321 of 19 December 2016 on the format of the ready for recycling certificate issued in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 1257/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on ship recycling (OJ L 345, 20.12.2016, p. 112).

| 32fhc. | 32016 D 2322: Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/2322 of 19 December 2016 on the format of the statement of completion of ship recycling required under Regulation (EU) No 1257/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on ship recycling (OJ L 345, 20.12.2016, p. 117). |
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32fhc.

32016 D 2322: Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/2322 of 19 December 2016 on the format of the statement of completion of ship recycling required under Regulation (EU) No 1257/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on ship recycling (OJ L 345, 20.12.2016, p. 117).

| 32fhd. | 32016 D 2323: Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/2323 of 19 December 2016 establishing the European List of ship recycling facilities pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 1257/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on ship recycling (OJ L 345, 20.12.2016, p. 119), as amended by:






  — | 32018 D 0684: Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/684 of 4 May 2018 (OJ L 116, 7.5.2018, p. 47). |
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32fhd.

32016 D 2323: Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/2323 of 19 December 2016 establishing the European List of ship recycling facilities pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 1257/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on ship recycling (OJ L 345, 20.12.2016, p. 119), as amended by:

—

32018 D 0684: Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/684 of 4 May 2018 (OJ L 116, 7.5.2018, p. 47).

| 32fhe. | 32016 D 2324: Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/2324 of 19 December 2016 on the format of the report of planned start of ship recycling required under Regulation (EU) No 1257/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on ship recycling (OJ L 345, 20.12.2016, p. 129). |
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32fhe.

32016 D 2324: Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/2324 of 19 December 2016 on the format of the report of planned start of ship recycling required under Regulation (EU) No 1257/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on ship recycling (OJ L 345, 20.12.2016, p. 129).

| 32fhf. | 32016 D 2325: Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/2325 of 19 December 2016 on the format of the certificate on the inventory of hazardous materials issued in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 1257/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on ship recycling (OJ L 345, 20.12.2016, p. 131).’ |
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32fhf.

32016 D 2325: Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/2325 of 19 December 2016 on the format of the certificate on the inventory of hazardous materials issued in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 1257/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on ship recycling (OJ L 345, 20.12.2016, p. 131).’

Article 2

The texts of Implementing Decisions (EU) 2016/2321, (EU) 2016/2322, (EU) 2016/2323, (EU) 2016/2324, (EU) 2016/2325 and (EU) 2018/684 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 9 February 2019, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made (*1).

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, 8 February 2019.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Claude MAERTEN

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(1)  
  OJ L 345, 20.12.2016, p. 112.

1

(2)  
  OJ L 345, 20.12.2016, p. 117.

2

(3)  
  OJ L 345, 20.12.2016, p. 119.

3

(4)  
  OJ L 345, 20.12.2016, p. 129.

4

(5)  
  OJ L 345, 20.12.2016, p. 131.

5

(6)  
  OJ L 116, 7.5.2018, p. 47.

6

(*1)  No constitutional requirements indicated.

*1

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| 16.7.2020 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | L 228/44 |
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16.7.2020

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 228/44

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DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 29/2019

of 8 February 2019

amending Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement, on cooperation in specific fields outside the four freedoms [2020/946]

THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (‘the EEA Agreement’), and in particular Articles 86 and 98 thereof,

Whereas:

| (1) | Pursuant to Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 111/2014 of 16 May 2014 (1), the cooperation of the Contracting Parties to the EEA Agreement includes participation in the Creative Europe Programme established by Regulation (EU) No 1295/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council. |
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(1)

Pursuant to Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 111/2014 of 16 May 2014 (1), the cooperation of the Contracting Parties to the EEA Agreement includes participation in the Creative Europe Programme established by Regulation (EU) No 1295/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council.

| (2) | It is appropriate to extend the cooperation of the Contracting Parties to the EEA Agreement to include Regulation (EU) 2018/596 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 April 2018 amending Regulation (EU) No 1295/2013 establishing the Creative Europe Programme (2014 to 2020) (2). |
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(2)

It is appropriate to extend the cooperation of the Contracting Parties to the EEA Agreement to include Regulation (EU) 2018/596 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 April 2018 amending Regulation (EU) No 1295/2013 establishing the Creative Europe Programme (2014 to 2020) (2).

| (3) | Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended in order to allow for this extended cooperation to take place from 1 January 2018, |
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(3)

Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended in order to allow for this extended cooperation to take place from 1 January 2018,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The following shall be added in the eighth indent of paragraph 4 of Article 9 of Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement:

‘, as amended by:

| — | 32018 R 0596: Regulation (EU) 2018/596 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 April 2018 (OJ L 103, 23.4.2018, p. 1).’ |
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32018 R 0596: Regulation (EU) 2018/596 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 April 2018 (OJ L 103, 23.4.2018, p. 1).’

Article 2

This Decision shall enter into force on the day following the last notification under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement (*1).

It shall apply from 1 January 2018.

Article 3

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, 8 February 2019.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Claude MAERTEN

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(1)  
  OJ L 310, 30.10.2014, p. 83.

1

(2)  
  OJ L 103, 23.4.2018, p. 1.

2

(*1)  No constitutional requirements indicated.

*1

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