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.

(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.

(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), — 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).’; (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).’

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

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

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

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

(*1) No constitutional requirements indicated.