Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 44/2014 of 8 April 2014 amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement
Date: 2014-04-08
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: European Chemicals Agency, European Economic Area, chemical product, market approval, payment, plant health control, plant health product, revision of an agreement




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Official Journal of the European Union


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            DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE
         
No 44/2014
of 8 April 2014
         
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 (‘the EEA Agreement’), and in particular Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 354/2013 of 18 April 2013 on changes of biocidal products authorised in accordance with 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 564/2013 of 18 June 2013 on the fees and charges payable to the European Chemicals Agency pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the making available on the market and use of biocidal products (2) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.












(3)


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





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
The following points are inserted after point 12nj (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1039/2013) of Chapter XV of Annex II to the EEA Agreement:






‘12nk.



32013 R 0354: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 354/2013 of 18 April 2013 on changes of biocidal products authorized in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 109, 19.4.2013, p. 4).










12nl.



32013 R 0564: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 564/2013 of 18 June 2013 on the fees and charges payable to the European Chemicals Agency pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the making available on the market and use of biocidal products (OJ L 167, 19.6.2013, p. 17).’.






Article 2
The texts of Implementing Regulations (EU) No 354/2013 and (EU) No 564/2013 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 9 April 2014, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made (*1), or on the day of the entry into force of Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 225/2013 of 13 December 2013 (3), or on the day of the entry into force of Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 43/2014 of 4 April 2014 (4), 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, 8 April 2014.


For the EEA Joint Committee


The President

Gianluca GRIPPA
            





(1)  
            OJ L 109, 19.4.2013, p. 4.

(2)  
            OJ L 167, 19.6.2013, p. 17.

(*1)  No constitutional requirements indicated.

(3)  
            OJ L 154, 22.5.2014, p. 22.

(4)  See page xxx of this Official Journal.