EN Official Journal of the European Union L 129/33

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 52/2015

of 20 March 2015

amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2016/735]

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 Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1062/2014 of 4 August 2014 on the work programme for the systematic examination of all existing active substances contained in biocidal products referred to in Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(2) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1090/2014 of 16 October 2014 approving permethrin as an existing active substance for use in biocidal products for product-types 8 and 18 (2) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(3) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1091/2014 of 16 October 2014 approving tralopyril as a new active substance for use in biocidal products for product-type 21 (3) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(4) Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1062/2014 repeals Commission Regulation (EC) No 1451/2007 (4) which is incorporated into the Agreement and is therefore to be repealed under the Agreement.

(5) 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 is amended as follows:

1. The following points are inserted after point 12nz (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 438/2014): ‘12nza. 32014 R 1062: Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1062/2014 of 4 August 2014 on the work programme for the systematic examination of all existing active substances contained in biocidal products referred to in Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 294, 10.10.2014, p. 1). 12nzb. 32014 R 1090: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1090/2014 of 16 October 2014 approving permethrin as an existing active substance for use in biocidal products for product-types 8 and 18 (OJ L 299, 17.10.2014, p. 10). 12nzc. 32014 R 1091: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1091/2014 of 16 October 2014 approving tralopyril as a new active substance for use in biocidal products for product-type 21 (OJ L 299, 17.10.2014, p. 15).’

2. The text of point 12ze (Commission Regulation (EC) No 1451/2007) is deleted.

Article 2

The texts of Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1062/2014 and Implementing Regulations (EU) No 1090/2014 and (EU) No 1091/2014 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 21 March 2015, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made (*).

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, 20 March 2015. For the EEA Joint Committee The President Gianluca GRIPPA

(1) OJ L 294, 10.10.2014, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 299, 17.10.2014, p. 10.

(3) OJ L 299, 17.10.2014, p. 15.

(4) OJ L 325, 11.12.2007, p. 3.

(*) No constitutional requirements indicated.