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| 5.3.2020 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | L 68/38 |
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5.3.2020

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 68/38

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DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 298/2019

of 13 December 2019

amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2020/316]

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) 2019/677 of 29 April 2019 concerning the non-renewal of the approval of the active substance chlorothalonil, 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 Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement. |
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(1)

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/677 of 29 April 2019 concerning the non-renewal of the approval of the active substance chlorothalonil, 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 Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

| (2) | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/706 of 7 May 2019 renewing the approval of the active substance carvone 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 (2) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement. |
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(2)

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/706 of 7 May 2019 renewing the approval of the active substance carvone 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 (2) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

| (3) | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/707 of 7 May 2019 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 as regards the extension of the approval periods of the active substances alpha-cypermethrin, beflubutamid, benalaxyl, benthiavalicarb, bifenazate, boscalid, bromoxynil, captan, cyazofamid, desmedipham, dimethoate, dimethomorph, diuron, ethephon, etoxazole, famoxadone, fenamiphos, flumioxazine, fluoxastrobin, folpet, foramsulfuron, formetanate, metalaxyl-m, methiocarb, metribuzin, milbemectin, Paecilomyces lilacinus strain 251, phenmedipham, phosmet, pirimiphos-methyl, propamocarb, prothioconazole, s-metolachlor and tebuconazole (3) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement. |
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(3)

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/707 of 7 May 2019 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 as regards the extension of the approval periods of the active substances alpha-cypermethrin, beflubutamid, benalaxyl, benthiavalicarb, bifenazate, boscalid, bromoxynil, captan, cyazofamid, desmedipham, dimethoate, dimethomorph, diuron, ethephon, etoxazole, famoxadone, fenamiphos, flumioxazine, fluoxastrobin, folpet, foramsulfuron, formetanate, metalaxyl-m, methiocarb, metribuzin, milbemectin, Paecilomyces lilacinus strain 251, phenmedipham, phosmet, pirimiphos-methyl, propamocarb, prothioconazole, s-metolachlor and tebuconazole (3) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

| (4) | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/717 of 8 May 2019 renewing the approval of the active substance isoxaflutole 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 (4) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement. |
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(4)

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/717 of 8 May 2019 renewing the approval of the active substance isoxaflutole 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 (4) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

| (5) | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/724 of 10 May 2019 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 686/2012 as regards the nomination of rapporteur Member States and co-rapporteur Member States for the active substances glyphosate, lambda-cyhalothrin, imazamox and pendimethalin and amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 844/2012 as regards the possibility that a group of Member States assumes jointly the role of the rapporteur Member State (5) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement. |
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(5)

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/724 of 10 May 2019 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 686/2012 as regards the nomination of rapporteur Member States and co-rapporteur Member States for the active substances glyphosate, lambda-cyhalothrin, imazamox and pendimethalin and amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 844/2012 as regards the possibility that a group of Member States assumes jointly the role of the rapporteur Member State (5) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

| (6) | Annex II to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly, |
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(6)

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):






  ‘— | 32019 R 0677: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/677 of 29 April 2019 (OJ L 114, 30.4.2019, p. 15), |
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1.

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

‘—

32019 R 0677: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/677 of 29 April 2019 (OJ L 114, 30.4.2019, p. 15),

| — | 32019 R 0706: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/706 of 7 May 2019 (OJ L 120, 8.5.2019, p. 11), |
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—

32019 R 0706: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/706 of 7 May 2019 (OJ L 120, 8.5.2019, p. 11),

| — | 32019 R 0707: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/707 of 7 May 2019 (OJ L 120, 8.5.2019, p. 16), |
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—

32019 R 0707: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/707 of 7 May 2019 (OJ L 120, 8.5.2019, p. 16),

| — | 32019 R 0717: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/717 of 8 May 2019 (OJ L 122, 10.5.2019, p. 44).’ |
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—

32019 R 0717: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/717 of 8 May 2019 (OJ L 122, 10.5.2019, p. 44).’

| 2. | The following indent is added in points 13f (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 844/2012) and 13zzze (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 686/2012):






  ‘— | 32019 R 0724: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/724 of 10 May 2019 (OJ L 124, 13.5.2019, p. 32).’ |
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2.

The following indent is added in points 13f (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 844/2012) and 13zzze (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 686/2012):

‘—

32019 R 0724: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/724 of 10 May 2019 (OJ L 124, 13.5.2019, p. 32).’

| 3. | The following points are added after point 13zzzzzzzzzw (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/481):






  ‘13zzzzzzzzzx. | 32019 R 0677: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/677 of 29 April 2019 concerning the non-renewal of the approval of the active substance chlorothalonil, 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 Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 (OJ L 114, 30.4.2019, p. 15). |
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3.

The following points are added after point 13zzzzzzzzzw (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/481):

‘13zzzzzzzzzx.

32019 R 0677: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/677 of 29 April 2019 concerning the non-renewal of the approval of the active substance chlorothalonil, 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 Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 (OJ L 114, 30.4.2019, p. 15).

| 13zzzzzzzzzy. | 32019 R 0706: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/706 of 7 May 2019 renewing the approval of the active substance carvone 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 120, 8.5.2019, p. 11). |
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13zzzzzzzzzy.

32019 R 0706: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/706 of 7 May 2019 renewing the approval of the active substance carvone 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 120, 8.5.2019, p. 11).

| 13zzzzzzzzzz. | 32019 R 0717: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/717 of 8 May 2019 renewing the approval of the active substance isoxaflutole 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 122, 10.5.2019, p. 44).’ |
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13zzzzzzzzzz.

32019 R 0717: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/717 of 8 May 2019 renewing the approval of the active substance isoxaflutole 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 122, 10.5.2019, p. 44).’

Article 2

The texts of Implementing Regulations (EU) 2019/677, (EU) 2019/706, (EU) 2019/707, (EU) 2019/717 and (EU) 2019/724 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 14 December 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, 13 December 2019.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Gunnar PÁLSSON

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(1)  
  OJ L 114, 30.4.2019, p. 15.

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(2)  
  OJ L 120, 8.5.2019, p. 11.

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(3)  
  OJ L 120, 8.5.2019, p. 16.

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(4)  
  OJ L 122, 10.5.2019, p. 44.

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(5)  
  OJ L 124, 13.5.2019, p. 32.

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(*1)  No constitutional requirements indicated.

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