Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 8/2010 of 29 January 2010 amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement
Date: 2010-01-29
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: access to information, administrative formalities, chemical product, dangerous substance, disclosure of information, environmental risk prevention, information processing, marketing standard




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Official Journal of the European Union


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            DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE
         
No 8/2010
of 29 January 2010
         
amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement


THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, as amended by the Protocol adjusting the Agreement on the European Economic Area, hereinafter referred to as ‘the Agreement’, and in particular Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Annex II to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 137/2009 of 4 December 2009 (1).












(2)


Commission Regulation (EC) No 134/2009 of 16 February 2009 amending Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) as regards Annex XI (2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.












(3)


Commission Decision 2009/63/EC of 20 November 2008 defining a format for the submission of the information by Member States in accordance with Article 7(4)(b)(iii) of the Regulation (EC) No 850/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council (3) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.












(4)


Commission Decision 2009/321/EC of 8 April 2009 setting a new deadline for the submission of dossiers for certain substances to be examined under the 10-year work programme referred to in Article 16(2) of Directive 98/8/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (4) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.












(5)


Commission Decision 2009/322/EC of 8 April 2009 concerning the non-inclusion of certain substances in Annexes I, IA or IB to Directive 98/8/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the placing of biocidal products on the market (5) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.












(6)


Commission Decision 2009/324/EC of 14 April 2009 concerning the non-inclusion of certain substances in Annex I, IA or IB to Directive 98/8/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the placing of biocidal products on the market (6) is to be incorporated into the Agreement,





HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:



Article 1
Chapter XV of Annex II to the Agreement shall be amended as follows:






1.


the following indent shall be added in point 12zc (Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council):






‘—



32009 R 0134: Commission Regulation (EC) No 134/2009 of 16 February 2009 (OJ L 46, 17.2.2009, p. 3).’














2.


the following points shall be inserted after point 12zn (Commission Regulation (EC) No 466/2008):






‘12zo.



32009 D 0063: Commission Decision 2009/63/EC of 20 November 2008 defining a format for the submission of the information by Member States in accordance with Article 7(4)(b)(iii) of the Regulation (EC) No 850/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 23, 27.1.2009, p. 30).










12zp.



32009 D 0321: Commission Decision 2009/321/EC of 8 April 2009 setting a new deadline for the submission of dossiers for certain substances to be examined under the 10-year work programme referred to in Article 16(2) of Directive 98/8/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 95, 9.4.2009, p. 42).










12zq.



32009 D 0322: Commission Decision 2009/322/EC of 8 April 2009 concerning the non-inclusion of certain substances in Annexes I, IA or IB to Directive 98/8/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the placing of biocidal products on the market (OJ L 95, 9.4.2009, p. 44).










12zr.



32009 D 0324: Commission Decision 2009/324/EC of 14 April 2009 concerning the non-inclusion of certain substances in Annex I, IA or IB to Directive 98/8/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the placing of biocidal products on the market (OJ L 96, 15.4.2009, p. 37).’.










Article 2
The texts of Regulation (EC) No 134/2009 and Decisions 2009/63/EC, 2009/321/EC, 2009/322/EC and 2009/324/EC 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 30 January 2010, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee (*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, 29 January 2010.


For the EEA Joint Committee


The President

Alan SEATTER
            





(1)  
            OJ L 62, 11.3.2010, p. 30.

(2)  
            OJ L 46, 17.2.2009, p. 3.

(3)  
            OJ L 23, 27.1.2009, p. 30.

(4)  
            OJ L 95, 9.4.2009, p. 42.

(5)  
            OJ L 95, 9.4.2009, p. 44.

(6)  
            OJ L 96, 15.4.2009, p. 37.

(*1)  No constitutional requirements indicated.