EN Official Journal of the European Union L 129/36

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 54/2015

of 20 March 2015

amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2016/737]

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 Decision 2014/756/EU of 29 October 2014 concerning restrictions of the authorisations of biocidal products containing IPBC and propiconazole notified by Germany in accordance with Directive 98/8/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(2) Commission Implementing Decision 2014/757/EU of 29 October 2014 concerning restrictions of the authorisation of a biocidal product containing IPBC notified by Germany in accordance with Directive 98/8/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (2) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(3) Commission Implementing Decision 2014/758/EU of 29 October 2014 rejecting the refusal of the authorisation of a biocidal product notified by Germany in accordance with Directive 98/8/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (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

The following points are inserted after point 13zzzzl (Commission Implementing Decision 2014/289/EU) of Chapter XV of Annex II to the EEA Agreement:

‘14. 32014 D 0756: Commission Implementing Decision 2014/756/EU of 29 October 2014 concerning restrictions of the authorisations of biocidal products containing IPBC and propiconazole notified by Germany in accordance with Directive 98/8/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 311, 31.10.2014, p. 69).

15. 32014 D 0757: Commission Implementing Decision 2014/757/EU of 29 October 2014 concerning restrictions of the authorisation of a biocidal product containing IPBC notified by Germany in accordance with Directive 98/8/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 311, 31.10.2014, p. 72).

16. 32014 D 0758: Commission Implementing Decision 2014/758/EU of 29 October 2014 rejecting the refusal of the authorisation of a biocidal product notified by Germany in accordance with Directive 98/8/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 311, 31.10.2014, p. 75).’.

Article 2

The texts of Implementing Decisions 2014/756/EU, 2014/757/EU and 2014/758/EU 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 311, 31.10.2014, p. 69.

(2) OJ L 311, 31.10.2014, p. 72.

(3) OJ L 311, 31.10.2014, p. 75.

(*) No constitutional requirements indicated.