Official Journal of the European Union

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 54/2017

of 17 March 2017

amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2018/1818]

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) 2016/2288 of 16 December 2016 approving piperonyl butoxide as an existing active substance for use in biocidal products of product-type 18 (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(2) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/2289 of 16 December 2016 approving epsilon-Momfluorothrin as an active substance for use in biocidal products of product-type 18 (2) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(3) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/2290 of 16 December 2016 approving peracetic acid as an existing active substance for use in biocidal products of product-types 11 and 12 (3) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(4) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/2291 of 16 December 2016 approving L(+) Lactic acid as an active substance for use in biocidal products of product-type 1 (4) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(5) Annex II to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1 The following points are inserted after point 12zzzzh (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1936) of Chapter XV of Annex II to the EEA Agreement: ‘12zzzzi. 32016 R 2288 : Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/2288 of 16 December 2016 approving piperonyl butoxide as an existing active substance for use in biocidal products of product-type 18 ( : Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/2288 of 16 December 2016 approving piperonyl butoxide as an existing active substance for use in biocidal products of product-type 18 ( OJ L 344, 17.12.2016, p. 65 ). 12zzzzj. 32016 R 2289 : Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/2289 of 16 December 2016 approving epsilon-Momfluorothrin as an active substance for use in biocidal products of product-type 18 ( : Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/2289 of 16 December 2016 approving epsilon-Momfluorothrin as an active substance for use in biocidal products of product-type 18 ( OJ L 344, 17.12.2016, p. 68 ). 12zzzzk. 32016 R 2290 : Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/2290 of 16 December 2016 approving peracetic acid as an existing active substance for use in biocidal products of product-types 11 and 12 ( : Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/2290 of 16 December 2016 approving peracetic acid as an existing active substance for use in biocidal products of product-types 11 and 12 ( OJ L 344, 17.12.2016, p. 71 ). 12zzzzl. 32016 R 2291 : Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/2291 of 16 December 2016 approving L(+) Lactic acid as an active substance for use in biocidal products of product-type 1 ( : Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/2291 of 16 December 2016 approving L(+) Lactic acid as an active substance for use in biocidal products of product-type 1 ( OJ L 344, 17.12.2016, p. 74 ).’

Article 2 The texts of Implementing Regulations (EU) 2016/2288, (EU) 2016/2289, (EU) 2016/2290 and (EU) 2016/2291 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 18 March 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, 17 March 2017. For the EEA Joint Committee The President Claude MAERTEN

(1) OJ L 344, 17.12.2016, p. 65.

(2) OJ L 344, 17.12.2016, p. 68.

(3) OJ L 344, 17.12.2016, p. 71.

(4) OJ L 344, 17.12.2016, p. 74.

(*1) No constitutional requirements indicated.