DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 153/2019

of 14 June 2019

amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2022/2145]

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 Directive (EU) 2019/169 of 16 November 2018 amending, for the purposes of adapting to scientific and technical progress, Annex III to Directive 2011/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards an exemption for lead in dielectric ceramic in certain capacitors (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(2) Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2019/170 of 16 November 2018 amending, for the purposes of adapting to scientific and technical progress, Annex III to Directive 2011/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards an exemption for lead in PZT based dielectric ceramic materials for certain capacitors (2) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(3) Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2019/171 of 16 November 2018 amending, for the purposes of adapting to scientific and technical progress, Annex III to Directive 2011/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards an exemption for cadmium and its compounds in electrical contacts (3) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(4) Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2019/172 of 16 November 2018 amending, for the purposes of adapting to scientific and technical progress, Annex III to Directive 2011/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards an exemption for lead in solders to complete a viable electrical connection between semiconductor die and carrier within integrated circuit flip chip packages (4) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(5) Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2019/173 of 16 November 2018 amending, for the purposes of adapting to scientific and technical progress, Annex III to Directive 2011/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards an exemption for lead and cadmium in printing inks for the application of enamels on glasses (5) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(6) Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2019/174 of 16 November 2018 amending, for the purposes of adapting to scientific and technical progress, Annex III to Directive 2011/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards an exemption for lead bound in crystal glass as defined in Directive 69/493/EEC (6) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(7) Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2019/175 of 16 November 2018 amending, for the purposes of adapting to scientific and technical progress, Annex III to Directive 2011/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards an exemption for lead oxide in seal frit used for making window assemblies for certain laser tubes (7) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(8) Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2019/176 of 16 November 2018 amending, for the purposes of adapting to scientific and technical progress, Annex III to Directive 2011/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards an exemption for lead in the plating layer of certain diodes (8) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(9) Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2019/177 of 16 November 2018 amending, for the purposes of adapting to scientific and technical progress, Annex III to Directive 2011/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards an exemption for lead as activator in the fluorescent powder of discharge lamps containing phosphors (9) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(10) Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2019/178 of 16 November 2018 amending, for the purposes of adapting to scientific and technical progress, Annex III to Directive 2011/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards an exemption for lead in bearings and bushes applied in certain non-road professional use equipment (10) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 2 The texts of Delegated Directives (EU) 2019/169, (EU) 2019/170, (EU) 2019/171, (EU) 2019/172, (EU) 2019/173, (EU) 2019/174, (EU) 2019/175, (EU) 2019/176, (EU) 2019/177 and (EU) 2019/178 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 15 June 2019, 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, 14 June 2019. For the EEA Joint Committee The President Claude MAERTEN

(1) OJ L 33, 5.2.2019, p. 5.

(2) OJ L 33, 5.2.2019, p. 8.

(3) OJ L 33, 5.2.2019, p. 11.

(4) OJ L 33, 5.2.2019, p. 14.

(5) OJ L 33, 5.2.2019, p. 17.

(6) OJ L 33, 5.2.2019, p. 20.

(7) OJ L 33, 5.2.2019, p. 23.

(8) OJ L 33, 5.2.2019, p. 26.

(9) OJ L 33, 5.2.2019, p. 29.

(10) OJ L 33, 5.2.2019, p. 32.

(*) No constitutional requirements indicated.