EN Official Journal of the European Union L 230/19

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 220/2014

of 24 October 2014

amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2015/1444]

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) No 460/2014 of 5 May 2014 amending Regulation (EU) No 823/2012 as regards the expiry date of the approval of the active substance cyfluthrin (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(2) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 187/2014 of 26 February 2014 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 as regards the conditions of approval of the active substance methiocarb (2) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(3) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 462/2014 of 5 May 2014 approving the basic substance Equisetum arvense L., 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 Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 (3) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(4) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 485/2014 of 12 May 2014 approving the active substance Bacillus pumilus QST 2808, 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) No 486/2014 of 12 May 2014 withdrawing the approval of the active substance fenbutatin oxide, 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 (5) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(6) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 487/2014 of 12 May 2014 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 as regards the extension of the approval periods of the active substances Bacillus subtilis (Cohn 1872) Strain QST 713, identical with strain AQ 713, clodinafop, metrafenone, pirimicarb, rimsulfuron, spinosad, thiamethoxam, tolclofos-methyl and triticonazole (6) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(7) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 496/2014 of 14 May 2014 approving the active substance acequinocyl, 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) No 504/2014 of 15 May 2014 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 as regards the conditions of approval of the active substance plant oils/citronella oil (8) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(9) 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:

(2) the following is added in point 13aa (Commission Regulation (EU) No 823/2012): ‘, as amended by: — 32014 R 0460: Commission Regulation (EU) No 460/2014 of 5 May 2014 (OJ L 133, 6.5.2014, p. 51).’;

(3) the following points are inserted after point 13zzzv (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 193/2014): ‘13zzzw. 32014 R 0187: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 187/2014 of 26 February 2014 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 as regards the conditions of approval of the active substance methiocarb (OJ L 57, 27.2.2014, p. 24). 13zzzx. 32014 R 0462: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 462/2014 of 5 May 2014 approving the basic substance Equisetum arvense L., 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 Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 (OJ L 134, 7.5.2014, p. 28). 13zzzy. 32014 R 0485: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 485/2014 of 12 May 2014 approving the active substance Bacillus pumilus QST 2808, 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 138, 13.5.2014, p. 65). 13zzzz. 32014 R 0486: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 486/2014 of 12 May 2014 withdrawing the approval of the active substance fenbutatin oxide, 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 138, 13.5.2014, p. 70). 13zzzza. 32014 R 0496: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 496/2014 of 14 May 2014 approving the active substance acequinocyl, 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 143, 15.5.2014, p. 1). 13zzzzb. 32014 R 0504: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 504/2014 of 15 May 2014 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 as regards the conditions of approval of the active substance plant oils/citronella oil (OJ L 145, 16.5.2014, p. 28).’.

Article 2

The texts of Regulation (EU) No 460/2014 and Implementing Regulations (EU) No 187/2014, (EU) No 462/2014, (EU) No 485/2014, (EU) No 486/2014, (EU) No 487/2014, (EU) No 496/2014 and (EU) No 504/2014 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 1 November 2014, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made (9), or on the day of the entry into force of Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 203/2014 of 30 September 2014 (10), 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, 24 October 2014. For the EEA Joint Committee The President Kurt JÄGER

(1) OJ L 133, 6.5.2014, p. 51.

(2) OJ L 57, 27.2.2014, p. 24.

(3) OJ L 134, 7.5.2014, p. 28.

(4) OJ L 138, 13.5.2014, p. 65.

(5) OJ L 138, 13.5.2014, p. 70.

(6) OJ L 138, 13.5.2014, p. 72.

(7) OJ L 143, 15.5.2014, p. 1.

(8) OJ L 145, 16.5.2014, p. 28.

(9) No constitutional requirements indicated.

(10) OJ L 202, 30.7.2015, p. 57.