EN Official Journal of the European Union L 202/64

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 204/2014

of 30 September 2014

amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2015/1272]

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) No 542/2011 of 1 June 2011 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 implementing Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the list of approved active substances to take into account Directive 2011/58/EU amending Council Directive 91/414/EEC to renew the inclusion of carbendazim as active substance (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(2) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 702/2011 of 20 July 2011 approving the active substance prohexadione, 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) No 703/2011 of 20 July 2011 approving the active substance azoxystrobin, 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 (3) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(4) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 704/2011 of 20 July 2011 approving the active substance azimsulfuron, 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 (4) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(5) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 705/2011 of 20 July 2011 approving the active substance imazalil, 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) No 706/2011 of 20 July 2011 approving the active substance profoxydim, 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 (6) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(7) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 736/2011 of 26 July 2011 approving the active substance fluroxypyr, 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 (7) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(8) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 740/2011 of 27 July 2011 approving the active substance bispyribac, 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 (8) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(9) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 786/2011 of 5 August 2011 approving the active substance 1-naphthylacetamide, 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 and Commission Decision 2008/941/EC (9) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(10) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 787/2011 of 5 August 2011 approving the active substance 1-naphthylacetic acid, 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 and Commission Decision 2008/941/EC (10) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(11) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 788/2011 of 5 August 2011 approving the active substance fluazifop-P, 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 and Commission Decision 2008/934/EC (11) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(12) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 797/2011 of 9 August 2011 approving the active substance spiroxamine, 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 (12) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(13) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 798/2011 of 9 August 2011 approving the active substance oxyfluorfen, 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 and Commission Decision 2008/934/EC (13) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(14) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 800/2011 of 9 August 2011 approving the active substance tefluthrin, 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 and amending Commission Decision 2008/934/EC (14) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(15) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 806/2011 of 10 August 2011 approving the active substance fluquinconazole, 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 and Commission Decision 2008/934/EC (15) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(16) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 807/2011 of 10 August 2011 approving the active substance triazoxide, 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 (16) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(17) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 810/2011 of 11 August 2011 approving the active substance kresoxim-methyl, 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 (17) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(18) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 820/2011 of 16 August 2011 approving the active substance terbuthylazine, 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 and Commission Decision 2008/934/EC (18) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(19) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 942/2011 of 22 September 2011 concerning the non-approval of the active substance flufenoxuron, 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 Commission Decision 2008/934/EC (19) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(20) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 943/2011 of 22 September 2011 concerning the non-approval of the active substance propargite, 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 Commission Decision 2008/934/EC (20) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(21) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 974/2011 of 29 September 2011 approving the active substance acrinathrin, 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 and Commission Decision 2008/934/EC (21) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(22) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 993/2011 of 6 October 2011 approving the active substance 8-hydroxyquinoline, 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 (22) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(23) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1022/2011 of 14 October 2011 concerning the non-renewal of the approval of the active substance cyclanilide 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 Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 (23) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(24) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1045/2011 of 19 October 2011 concerning the non-approval of the active substance asulam, 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 Commission Decision 2008/934/EC (24) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(25) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1078/2011 of 25 October 2011 concerning the non-approval of the active substance propanil, 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 (25) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(26) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1100/2011 of 31 October 2011 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 as regards the conditions of approval of the active substances dicamba, difenoconazole, and imazaquin (26) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(27) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1127/2011 of 7 November 2011 concerning the non-approval of the active substance 2-naphthyloxyacetic acid, 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 (27) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(28) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1134/2011 of 9 November 2011 concerning the non-renewal of the approval of the active substance cinidon-ethyl, 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 Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 (28) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(29) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1143/2011 of 10 November 2011 approving the active substance prochloraz, 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 and Commission Decision 2008/934/EC (29) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(30) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1372/2011 of 21 December 2011 concerning the non-approval of the active substance acetochlor, 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 Commission Decision 2008/934/EC (30) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(31) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1381/2011 of 22 December 2011 concerning the non-approval of the active substance chloropicrin, 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 Decision 2008/934/EC (31) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(32) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 735/2012 of 14 August 2012 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 as regards the conditions of approval of the active substance potassium hydrogen carbonate (32) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(33) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 746/2012 of 16 August 2012 approving the active substance Adoxophyes orana granulovirus, 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 (33) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(34) Commission Regulation (EU) No 823/2012 of 14 September 2012 derogating from Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 as regards the expiry dates of the approval of the active substances 2,4-DB, benzoic acid, beta-cyfluthrin, carfentrazone ethyl, Coniothyrium minitans Strain CON/M/91-08 (DSM 9660), cyazofamid, cyfluthrin, deltamethrin, dimethenamid-P, ethofumesate, ethoxysulfuron, fenamidone, flazasulfuron, flufenacet, flurtamone, foramsulfuron, fosthiazate, imazamox, iodosulfuron, iprodione, isoxaflutole, linuron, maleic hydrazide, mecoprop, mecoprop-P, mesosulfuron, mesotrione, oxadiargyl, oxasulfuron, pendimethalin, picoxystrobin, propiconazole, propineb, propoxycarbazone, propyzamide, pyraclostrobin, silthiofam, trifloxystrobin, warfarin and zoxamide (34) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(35) 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 point is inserted after point 13a (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011): ‘13aa. 32012 R 0823: Commission Regulation (EU) No 823/2012 of 14 September 2012 derogating from Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 as regards the expiry dates of the approval of the active substances 2,4-DB, benzoic acid, beta-cyfluthrin, carfentrazone ethyl, Coniothyrium minitans Strain CON/M/91-08 (DSM 9660), cyazofamid, cyfluthrin, deltamethrin, dimethenamid-P, ethofumesate, ethoxysulfuron, fenamidone, flazasulfuron, flufenacet, flurtamone, foramsulfuron, fosthiazate, imazamox, iodosulfuron, iprodione, isoxaflutole, linuron, maleic hydrazide, mecoprop, mecoprop-P, mesosulfuron, mesotrione, oxadiargyl, oxasulfuron, pendimethalin, picoxystrobin, propiconazole, propineb, propoxycarbazone, propyzamide, pyraclostrobin, silthiofam, trifloxystrobin, warfarin and zoxamide (OJ L 250, 15.9.2012, p. 13).’

Article 2

The texts of Implementing Regulations (EU) No 542/2011, (EU) No 702/2011, (EU) No 703/2011, (EU) No 704/2011, (EU) No 705/2011, (EU) No 706/2011, (EU) No 736/2011, (EU) No 740/2011, (EU) No 786/2011, (EU) No 787/2011, (EU) No 788/2011, (EU) No 797/2011, (EU) No 798/2011, (EU) No 800/2011, (EU) No 806/2011, (EU) No 807/2011, (EU) No 810/2011, (EU) No 820/2011, (EU) No 942/2011, (EU) No 943/2011, (EU) No 974/2011, (EU) No 993/2011, (EU) No 1022/2011, (EU) No 1045/2011, (EU) No 1078/2011, (EU) No 1100/2011, (EU) No 1127/2011, (EU) No 1134/2011, (EU) No 1143/2011, (EU) No 1372/2011, (EU) No 1381/2011, (EU) No 735/2012, (EU) No 746/2012 and Regulation (EU) No 823/2012 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 1 October 2014, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made (35), or on the day of the entry into force of Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 203/2014 of 30 September 2014 (36), whichever is the later.

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, 30 September 2014. For the EEA Joint Committee The President Kurt JÄGER

(1) OJ L 153, 11.6.2011, p. 189.

(2) OJ L 190, 21.7.2011, p. 28.

(3) OJ L 190, 21.7.2011, p. 33.

(4) OJ L 190, 21.7.2011, p. 38.

(5) OJ L 190, 21.7.2011, p. 43.

(6) OJ L 190, 21.7.2011, p. 50.

(7) OJ L 195, 27.7.2011, p. 37.

(8) OJ L 196, 28.7.2011, p. 6.

(9) OJ L 203, 6.8.2011, p. 11.

(10) OJ L 203, 6.8.2011, p. 16.

(11) OJ L 203, 6.8.2011, p. 21.

(12) OJ L 205, 10.8.2011, p. 3.

(13) OJ L 205, 10.8.2011, p. 9.

(14) OJ L 205, 10.8.2011, p. 22.

(15) OJ L 206, 11.8.2011, p. 39.

(16) OJ L 206, 11.8.2011, p. 44.

(17) OJ L 207, 12.8.2011, p. 7.

(18) OJ L 209, 17.8.2011, p. 18.

(19) OJ L 246, 23.9.2011, p. 13.

(20) OJ L 246, 23.9.2011, p. 16.

(21) OJ L 255, 1.10.2011, p. 1.

(22) OJ L 263, 7.10.2011, p. 1.

(23) OJ L 270, 15.10.2011, p. 20.

(24) OJ L 275, 20.10.2011, p. 23.

(25) OJ L 279, 26.10.2011, p. 1.

(26) OJ L 285, 1.11.2011, p. 10.

(27) OJ L 289, 8.11.2011, p. 26.

(28) OJ L 292, 10.11.2011, p. 1.

(29) OJ L 293, 11.11.2011, p. 26.

(30) OJ L 341, 22.12.2011, p. 45.

(31) OJ L 343, 23.12.2011, p. 26.

(32) OJ L 218, 15.8.2012, p. 3.

(33) OJ L 219, 17.8.2012, p. 15.

(34) OJ L 250, 15.9.2012, p. 13.

(35) No constitutional requirements indicated.

(36) See page 57 of this Official Journal.