DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 132/2017

of 7 July 2017

amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2019/739]

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) 2016/1826 of 14 October 2016 concerning the non-approval of the active substance tricyclazole, 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) 2016/2016 of 17 November 2016 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 as regards the extension of the approval periods of the active substances acetamiprid, benzoic acid, flazasulfuron, mecoprop-P, mepanipyrim, mesosulfuron, propineb, propoxycarbazon, propyzamide, propiconazole, Pseudomonas chlororaphis Strain: MA 342, pyraclostrobin, quinoxyfen, thiacloprid, thiram, ziram, zoxamide (2) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(3) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/2035 of 21 November 2016 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 as regards the approval periods of the active substances fipronil and maneb (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 2016 : Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/2016 of 17 November 2016 ( : Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/2016 of 17 November 2016 ( OJ L 312, 18.11.2016, p. 21 ), — — 32016 R 2035 : Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/2035 of 21 November 2016 ( : Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/2035 of 21 November 2016 ( OJ L 314, 22.11.2016, p. 7 ).’ 2. The following point is inserted after point 13zzzzzzr (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1978): ‘13zzzzzzs. 32016 R 1826: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1826 of 14 October 2016 concerning the non-approval of the active substance tricyclazole, 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 279, 15.10.2016, p. 88).’

Article 2 The texts of Implementing Regulations (EU) 2016/1826, (EU) 2016/2016 and (EU) 2016/2035 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 8 July 2017, 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, 7 July 2017. For the EEA Joint Committee The President Sabine MONAUNI

(1) OJ L 279, 15.10.2016, p. 88.

(2) OJ L 312, 18.11.2016, p. 21.

(3) OJ L 314, 22.11.2016, p. 7.

(*1) No constitutional requirements indicated.