Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 54/2018 of 23 March 2018 amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2020/71]
Date: 2018-03-23
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: European Economic Area, market approval, plant health control, plant health product, revision of an agreement, withdrawal from the market




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Official Journal of the European Union


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            DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE
         
No 54/2018
of 23 March 2018
         
amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2020/71]


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) 2017/1455 of 10 August 2017 concerning the non-renewal of approval of the active substance picoxystrobin, 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 (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.












(2)


Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1496 of 23 August 2017 concerning the non-renewal of approval of the active substance DPX KE 459 (flupyrsulfuron-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 Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 (2) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.












(3)


Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1511 of 30 August 2017 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 as regards the extension of the approval periods of the active substances 1-methylcyclopropene, beta-cyfluthrin, chlorothalonil, chlorotoluron, cypermethrin, daminozide, deltamethrin, dimethenamid-p, flufenacet, flurtamone, forchlorfenuron, fosthiazate, indoxacarb, iprodione, MCPA, MCPB, silthiofam, thiophanate-methyl and tribenuron (3) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.












(4)


Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1526 of 6 September 2017 concerning the non-approval of the active substance beta-cypermethrin 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 (4) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.












(5)


Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1527 of 6 September 2017 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 as regards the extension of the approval periods of the active substances cyflufenamid, fluopicolide, heptamaloxyloglucan and malathion (5) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.












(6)


Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1529 of 7 September 2017 approving the basic substance sodium chloride 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) 2017/1530 of 7 September 2017 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 as regards the extension of the approval period of the active substance quizalofop-p-tefuryl (7) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.












(8)


Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1531 of 7 September 2017 renewing the approval of the active substance imazamox, as a candidate for substitution, 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)


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:






(1)


The following indents are added in point 13a (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011):






‘—



32017 R 1455: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1455 of 10 August 2017 (OJ L 208, 11.8.2017, p. 28),










—



32017 R 1496: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1496 of 23 August 2017 (OJ L 218, 24.8.2017, p. 7),










—



32017 R 1511: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1511 of 30 August 2017 (OJ L 224, 31.8.2017, p. 115),










—



32017 R 1527: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1527 of 6 September 2017 (OJ L 231, 7.9.2017, p. 3),










—



32017 R 1529: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1529 of 7 September 2017 (OJ L 232, 8.9.2017, p. 1),










—



32017 R 1530: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1530 of 7 September 2017 (OJ L 232, 8.9.2017, p. 4),










—



32017 R 1531: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1531 of 7 September 2017 (OJ L 232, 8.9.2017, p. 6).’














(2)


The following points are inserted after point 13zzzzzzzy (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1506):






‘13zzzzzzzz.



32017 R 1455: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1455 of 10 August 2017 concerning the non-renewal of approval of the active substance picoxystrobin, 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 (OJ L 208, 11.8.2017, p. 28).










13zzzzzzzza.



32017 R 1496: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1496 of 23 August 2017 concerning the non-renewal of approval of the active substance DPX KE 459 (flupyrsulfuron-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 Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 (OJ L 218, 24.8.2017, p. 7).










13zzzzzzzzb.



32017 R 1526: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1526 of 6 September 2017 concerning the non-approval of the active substance beta-cypermethrin 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 (OJ L 231, 7.9.2017, p. 1).










13zzzzzzzzc.



32017 R 1529: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1529 of 7 September 2017 approving the basic substance sodium chloride 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 (OJ L 232, 8.9.2017, p. 1).










13zzzzzzzzd.



32017 R 1531: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1531 of 7 September 2017 renewing the approval of the active substance imazamox, as a candidate for substitution, 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 (OJ L 232, 8.9.2017, p. 6).’










Article 2
The texts of Implementing Regulations (EU) 2017/1455, (EU) 2017/1496, (EU) 2017/1511, (EU) 2017/1526, (EU) 2017/1527, (EU) 2017/1529, (EU) 2017/1530 and (EU) 2017/1531 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 24 March 2018, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made (*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, 23 March 2018.


For the EEA Joint Committee


The President

Claude MAERTEN
            





(1)  
            OJ L 208, 11.8.2017, p. 28.

(2)  
            OJ L 218, 24.8.2017, p. 7.

(3)  
            OJ L 224, 31.8.2017, p. 115.

(4)  
            OJ L 231, 7.9.2017, p. 1.

(5)  
            OJ L 231, 7.9.2017, p. 3.

(6)  
            OJ L 232, 8.9.2017, p. 1.

(7)  
            OJ L 232, 8.9.2017, p. 4.

(8)  
            OJ L 232, 8.9.2017, p. 6.

(*1)  No constitutional requirements indicated.