EN Official Journal of the European Union L 230/22

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 221/2014

of 24 October 2014

amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2015/1445]

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) No 563/2014 of 23 May 2014 approving the basic substance chitosan hydrochloride 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) No 571/2014 of 26 May 2014 approving the active substance ipconazole, 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) No 629/2014 of 12 June 2014 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 as regards the conditions of approval of the active substance methyl nonyl ketone (3) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(4) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 632/2014 of 13 May 2014 approving the active substance flubendiamide, 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 678/2014 of 19 June 2014 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 as regards the extension of the approval periods of the active substances clopyralid, cyprodinil, fosetyl, pyrimethanil and trinexapac (5) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(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:

(2) the following points are inserted after point 13zzzzb (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 504/2014): ‘13zzzzc. 32014 R 0563: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 563/2014 of 23 May 2014 approving the basic substance chitosan hydrochloride 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 156, 24.5.2014, p. 5). 13zzzzd. 32014 R 0571: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 571/2014 of 26 May 2014 approving the active substance ipconazole, 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 157, 27.5.2014, p. 96). 13zzzze. 32014 R 0629: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 629/2014 of 12 June 2014 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 as regards the conditions of approval of the active substance methyl nonyl ketone (OJ L 174, 13.6.2014, p. 33). 13zzzzf. 32014 R 0632: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 632/2014 of 13 May 2014 approving the active substance flubendiamide, 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 175, 14.6.2014, p. 1).’.

Article 2

The texts of Implementing Regulations (EU) No 563/2014, (EU) No 571/2014, (EU) No 629/2014, (EU) No 632/2014 and (EU) No 678/2014 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 (6), or on the day of the entry into force of Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 203/2014 of 30 September 2014 (7), 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 156, 24.5.2014, p. 5.

(2) OJ L 157, 27.5.2014, p. 96.

(3) OJ L 174, 13.6.2014, p. 33.

(4) OJ L 175, 14.6.2014, p. 1.

(5) OJ L 180, 20.6.2014, p. 11.

(6) No constitutional requirements indicated.

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