EN Official Journal of the European Union L 73/22

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 149/2016

of 8 July 2016

amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2018/371]

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) 2016/138 of 2 February 2016 concerning the non-approval of the active substance 3-decen-2-one, 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 (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(2) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/139 of 2 February 2016 renewing the approval of the active substance metsulfuron-methyl, 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 Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 (2) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(3) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/146 of 4 February 2016 renewing the approval of the active substance lambda-cyhalothrin, 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 Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 (3) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(4) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/147 of 4 February 2016 renewing the approval of the active substance iprovalicarb 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 Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 (4) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(5) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/177 of 10 February 2016 approving the active substance benzovindiflupyr, 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 Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 (5) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(6) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/182 of 11 February 2016 renewing the approval of the active substance pyraflufen-ethyl 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) 2016/183 of 11 February 2016 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 686/2012 allocating to Member States, for the purposes of the renewal procedure, the evaluation of the active substances whose approval expires by 31 December 2018 at the latest (7) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(8) 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 indent is added in point 13zzze (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 686/2012): ‘— 32016 R 0183: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/183 of 11 February 2016 (OJ L 37, 12.2.2016, p. 44).’

(3) The following points are inserted after point 13zzzzzt (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2198): ‘13zzzzzu. 32016 R 0138: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/138 of 2 February 2016 concerning the non-approval of the active substance 3-decen-2-one, 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 (OJ L 27, 3.2.2016, p. 5). 13zzzzzq13zzzzzv. 32016 R 0139: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/139 of 2 February 2016 renewing the approval of the active substance metsulfuron-methyl, 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 Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 (OJ L 27, 3.2.2016, p. 7). 13zzzzzr13zzzzzw. 32016 R 0146: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/146 of 4 February 2016 renewing the approval of the active substance lambda-cyhalothrin, 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 Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 (OJ L 30, 5.2.2016, p. 7). 13zzzzzs13zzzzzx. 32016 R 0147: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/147 of 4 February 2016 renewing the approval of the active substance iprovalicarb 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 Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 (OJ L 30, 5.2.2016, p. 12). 13zzzzzt13zzzzzy. 32016 R 0177: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/177 of 10 February 2016 approving the active substance benzovindiflupyr, 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 Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 (OJ L 35, 11.2.2016, p. 1). 13zzzzzu13zzzzzz. 32016 R 0182: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/182 of 11 February 2016 renewing the approval of the active substance pyraflufen-ethyl 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 37, 12.2.2016, p. 40).’

Article 2

The texts of Implementing Regulations (EU) 2016/138, (EU) 2016/139, (EU) 2016/146, (EU) 2016/147, (EU) 2016/177, (EU) 2016/182 and (EU) 2016/183 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 July 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, 8 July 2016. For the EEA Joint Committee The President Bergdís ELLERTSDÓTTIR

(1) OJ L 27, 3.2.2016, p. 5.

(2) OJ L 27, 3.2.2016, p. 7.

(3) OJ L 30, 5.2.2016, p. 7.

(4) OJ L 30, 5.2.2016, p. 12.

(5) OJ L 35, 11.2.2016, p. 1.

(6) OJ L 37, 12.2.2016, p. 40.

(7) OJ L 37, 12.2.2016, p. 44.

(*1) No constitutional requirements indicated.