EN Official Journal of the European Union L 270/17

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 50/2016

of 18 March 2016

amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2017/1880]

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) 2015/2046 of 16 November 2015 concerning the non-approval of Artemisia absinthium L. as a basic substance 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) 2015/2069 of 17 November 2015 approving the basic substance sodium hydrogen carbonate 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) 2015/2082 of 18 November 2015 concerning the non-approval of Arctium lappa L. (aerial parts) as a basic substance 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 (3) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(4) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2083 of 18 November 2015 concerning the non-approval of Tanacetum vulgare L. as a basic substance 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 (4) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(5) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2085 of 18 November 2015 approving the active substance mandestrobin, 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 (5) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(6) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2233 of 2 December 2015 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 as regards the conditions of approval of the active substance haloxyfop-P (6) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(7) 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 13zzzzzj (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1397): ‘13zzzzzk. 32015 R 2046: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2046 of 16 November 2015 concerning the non-approval of Artemisia absinthium L. as a basic substance 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 300, 17.11.2015, p. 6). 13zzzzzl. 32015 R 2069: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2069 of 17 November 2015 approving the basic substance sodium hydrogen carbonate 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 301, 18.11.2015, p. 42). 13zzzzzm. 32015 R 2082: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2082 of 18 November 2015 concerning the non-approval of Arctium lappa L. (aerial parts) as a basic substance 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 302, 19.11.2015, p. 85). 13zzzzzn. 32015 R 2083: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2083 of 18 November 2015 concerning the non-approval of Tanacetum vulgare L. as a basic substance 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 302, 19.11.2015, p. 87). 13zzzzzo. 32015 R 2085: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2085 of 18 November 2015 approving the active substance mandestrobin, 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 302, 19.11.2015, p. 93).’

Article 2

The texts of Implementing Regulations (EU) 2015/2046, (EU) 2015/2069, (EU) 2015/2082, (EU) 2015/2083, (EU) 2015/2085 and (EU) 2015/2233 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 19 March 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, 18 March 2016. For the EEA Joint Committee The President Claude MAERTEN

(1) OJ L 300, 17.11.2015, p. 6.

(2) OJ L 301, 18.11.2015, p. 42.

(3) OJ L 302, 19.11.2015, p. 85.

(4) OJ L 302, 19.11.2015, p. 87.

(5) OJ L 302, 19.11.2015, p. 93.

(6) OJ L 317, 3.12.2015, p. 26.

(*1) No constitutional requirements indicated.