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| 23.8.2018 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | L 215/33 |
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23.8.2018

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 215/33

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DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 236/2016

of 2 December 2016

amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2018/1174]

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) 2016/548 of 8 April 2016 approving the basic substance diammonium phosphate 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. |
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(1)

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/548 of 8 April 2016 approving the basic substance diammonium phosphate 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) 2016/549 of 8 April 2016 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 as regards the extension of the approval periods of the active substances bentazone, cyhalofop butyl, diquat, famoxadone, flumioxazine, DPX KE 459 (flupyrsulfuron-methyl), metalaxyl-M, picolinafen, prosulfuron, pymetrozine, thiabendazole and thifensulfuron-methyl (2) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement. |
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(2)

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/549 of 8 April 2016 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 as regards the extension of the approval periods of the active substances bentazone, cyhalofop butyl, diquat, famoxadone, flumioxazine, DPX KE 459 (flupyrsulfuron-methyl), metalaxyl-M, picolinafen, prosulfuron, pymetrozine, thiabendazole and thifensulfuron-methyl (2) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

| (3) | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/560 of 11 April 2016 approving the basic substance whey 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. |
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(3)

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/560 of 11 April 2016 approving the basic substance whey 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) | Annex II to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly, |
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(4)

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):






  ‘— | 32016 R 0548: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/548 of 8 April 2016 (OJ L 95, 9.4.2016, p. 1), |
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(1)

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

‘—

32016 R 0548: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/548 of 8 April 2016 (OJ L 95, 9.4.2016, p. 1),

| — | 32016 R 0549: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/549 of 8 April 2016 (OJ L 95, 9.4.2016, p. 4), |
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—

32016 R 0549: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/549 of 8 April 2016 (OJ L 95, 9.4.2016, p. 4),

| — | 32016 R 0560: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/560 of 11 April 2016 (OJ L 96, 12.4.2016, p. 23).’; |
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—

32016 R 0560: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/560 of 11 April 2016 (OJ L 96, 12.4.2016, p. 23).’;

| (2) | the following points are inserted after point 13zzzzzzd (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/638):






  ‘13zzzzzze. | 32016 R 0548: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/548 of 8 April 2016 approving the basic substance diammonium phosphate 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 95, 9.4.2016, p. 1). |
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(2)

the following points are inserted after point 13zzzzzzd (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/638):

‘13zzzzzze.

32016 R 0548: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/548 of 8 April 2016 approving the basic substance diammonium phosphate 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 95, 9.4.2016, p. 1).

| 13zzzzzzf. | 32016 R 0560: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/560 of 11 April 2016 approving the basic substance whey 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 96, 12.4.2016, p. 23).’ |
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13zzzzzzf.

32016 R 0560: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/560 of 11 April 2016 approving the basic substance whey 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 96, 12.4.2016, p. 23).’

Article 2

The texts of Implementing Regulations (EU) 2016/548, (EU) 2016/549 and (EU) 2016/560 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 3 December 2016, 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, 2 December 2016.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Bergdís ELLERTSDÓTTIR

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(1)  
  OJ L 95, 9.4.2016, p. 1.

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(2)  
  OJ L 95, 9.4.2016, p. 4.

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(3)  
  OJ L 96, 12.4.2016, p. 23.

3

(*1)  No constitutional requirements indicated.

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