Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 14/2019 of 8 February 2019 amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2020/933]
Date: 2019-02-08
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: European Economic Area, apiculture, market approval, plant health control, plant health product, revision of an agreement, seed, 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 14/2019
of 8 February 2019
         
amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2020/933]


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) 2018/660 of 26 April 2018 renewing the approval of the active substance bentazone 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) 2018/670 of 30 April 2018 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 as regards the extension of the approval periods of the active substances bromuconazole, buprofezin, haloxyfop-P and napropamide (2) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.












(3)


Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/679 of 3 May 2018 renewing the approval of the active substance forchlorfenuron 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) 2018/690 of 7 May 2018 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 as regards the conditions of approval of the active substance fenazaquin (4) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.












(5)


Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/691 of 7 May 2018 approving the basic substance Talc E553B 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) 2018/692 of 7 May 2018 renewing the approval of the active substance zoxamide 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) 2018/710 of 14 May 2018 renewing the approval of the active substance silthiofam 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) 2018/755 of 23 May 2018 renewing the approval of the active substance propyzamide, 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)


Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/783 of 29 May 2018 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 as regards the conditions of approval of the active substance imidacloprid (9) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.












(10)


Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/785 of 29 May 2018 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 as regards the conditions of approval of the active substance thiamethoxam (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 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):






‘—



32018 R 0660: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/660 of 26 April 2018 (OJ L 110, 30.4.2018, p. 122),










—



32018 R 0670: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/670 of 30 April 2018 (OJ L 113, 3.5.2018, p. 1),










—



32018 R 0679: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/679 of 3 May 2018 (OJ L 114, 4.5.2018, p. 18),










—



32018 R 0690: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/690 of 7 May 2018 (OJ L 117, 8.5.2018, p. 3),










—



32018 R 0691: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/691 of 7 May 2018 (OJ L 117, 8.5.2018, p. 6),










—



32018 R 0692: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/692 of 7 May 2018 (OJ L 117, 8.5.2018, p. 9),










—



32018 R 0710: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/710 of 14 May 2018 (OJ L 119, 15.5.2018, p. 31),










—



32018 R 0755: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/755 of 23 May 2018 (OJ L 128, 24.5.2018, p. 4),










—



32018 R 0783: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/783 of 29 May 2018 (OJ L 132, 30.5.2018, p. 31),










—



32018 R 0785: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/785 of 29 May 2018 (OJ L 132, 30.5.2018, p. 40).’;














(2)


the following points are inserted after point 13zzzzzzzzp (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/309):






‘13zzzzzzzzq.



32018 R 0660: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/660 of 26 April 2018 renewing the approval of the active substance bentazone 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 110, 30.4.2018, p. 122).










13zzzzzzzzr.



32018 R 0679: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/679 of 3 May 2018 renewing the approval of the active substance forchlorfenuron 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 114, 4.5.2018, p. 18).










13zzzzzzzzs.



32018 R 0691: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/691 of 7 May 2018 approving the basic substance Talc E553B 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 117, 8.5.2018, p. 6).










13zzzzzzzzt.



32018 R 0692: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/692 of 7 May 2018 renewing the approval of the active substance zoxamide 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 117, 8.5.2018, p. 9).










13zzzzzzzzu.



32018 R 0710: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/710 of 14 May 2018 renewing the approval of the active substance silthiofam 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 119, 15.5.2018, p. 31).










13zzzzzzzzv.



32018 R 0755: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/755 of 23 May 2018 renewing the approval of the active substance propyzamide, 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 128, 24.5.2018, p. 4).’










Article 2
The texts of Implementing Regulations (EU) 2018/660, (EU) 2018/670, (EU) 2018/679, (EU) 2018/690, (EU) 2018/691, (EU) 2018/692, (EU) 2018/710, (EU) 2018/755, (EU) 2018/783 and (EU) 2018/785 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 February 2019, 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, 8 February 2019.


For the EEA Joint Committee


The President

Claude MAERTEN
            





(1)  
            OJ L 110, 30.4.2018, p. 122.

(2)  
            OJ L 113, 3.5.2018, p. 1.

(3)  
            OJ L 114, 4.5.2018, p. 18.

(4)  
            OJ L 117, 8.5.2018, p. 3.

(5)  
            OJ L 117, 8.5.2018, p. 6.

(6)  
            OJ L 117, 8.5.2018, p. 9.

(7)  
            OJ L 119, 15.5.2018, p. 31.

(8)  
            OJ L 128, 24.5.2018, p. 4.

(9)  
            OJ L 132, 30.5.2018, p. 31.

(10)  
            OJ L 132, 30.5.2018, p. 40.

(*1)  No constitutional requirements indicated.