Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 69/2019 of 29 March 2019 amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2020/822]
Date: 2019-03-29
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 69/2019
of 29 March 2019
         
amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2020/822]


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) 2018/917 of 27 June 2018 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 as regards the extension of the approval periods of the active substances alpha-cypermethrin, beflubutamid, benalaxyl, benthiavalicarb, bifenazate, boscalid, bromoxynil, captan, carvone, chlorpropham, cyazofamid, desmedipham, dimethoate, dimethomorph, diquat, ethephon, ethoprophos, etoxazole, famoxadone, fenamidone, fenamiphos, flumioxazine, fluoxastrobin, folpet, foramsulfuron, formetanate, Gliocladium catenulatum strain: J1446, isoxaflutole, metalaxyl-m, methiocarb, methoxyfenozide, metribuzin, milbemectin, oxasulfuron, Paecilomyces lilacinus strain 251, phenmedipham, phosmet, pirimiphos-methyl, propamocarb, prothioconazole, pymetrozine and s-metolachlor (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.












(2)


Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1019 of 18 July 2018 concerning the non-renewal of approval of the active substance oxasulfuron, 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) 2018/1043 of 24 July 2018 concerning the non-renewal of approval of the active substance fenamidone, 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 (3) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.












(4)


Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1061 of 26 July 2018 renewing the approval of the active substance carfentrazone-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 (4) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.












(5)


Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1075 of 27 July 2018 renewing the approval of the active substance Ampelomyces quisqualis strain AQ10, as a low-risk active substance, 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) 2018/1260 of 20 September 2018 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 as regards the extension of the approval periods of the active substances pyridaben, quinmerac and zinc phosphide (6) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.












(7)


Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1278 of 21 September 2018 approving the low-risk active substance Pasteuria nishizawae Pn1 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)


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 0917: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/917 of 27 June 2018 (OJ L 163, 28.6.2018, p. 13),










—



32018 R 1019: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1019 of 18 July 2018 (OJ L 183, 19.7.2018, p. 14),










—



32018 R 1043: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1043 of 24 July 2018 (OJ L 188, 25.7.2018, p. 9),










—



32018 R 1061: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1061 of 26 July 2018 (OJ L 190, 27.7.2018, p. 8),










—



32018 R 1075: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1075 of 27 July 2018 (OJ L 194, 31.7.2018, p. 36),










—



32018 R 1260: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1260 of 20 September 2018 (OJ L 238, 21.9.2018, p. 30),










—



32018 R 1278: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1278 of 21 September 2018 (OJ L 239, 24.9.2018, p. 4).’














(2)


The following points are inserted after point 13zzzzzzzzw (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1060):






‘13zzzzzzzzx.



32018 R 1019: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1019 of 18 July 2018 concerning the non-renewal of approval of the active substance oxasulfuron, 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 183, 19.7.2018, p. 14),










13zzzzzzzzy.



32018 R 1043: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1043 of 24 July 2018 concerning the non-renewal of approval of the active substance fenamidone, 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 188, 25.7.2018, p. 9),










13zzzzzzzzz.



32018 R 1061: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1061 of 26 July 2018 renewing the approval of the active substance carfentrazone-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 (OJ L 190, 27.7.2018, p. 8),










13zzzzzzzzza.



32018 R 1075: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1075 of 27 July 2018 renewing the approval of the active substance Ampelomyces quisqualis strain AQ10, as a low-risk active substance, 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 194, 31.7.2018, p. 36),










13zzzzzzzzzb.



32018 R 1278: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1278 of 21 September 2018 approving the low-risk active substance Pasteuria nishizawae Pn1 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 239, 24.9.2018, p. 4).’










Article 2
The texts of Implementing Regulations (EU) 2018/917, (EU) 2018/1019, (EU) 2018/1043, (EU) 2018/1061, (EU) 2018/1075, (EU) 2018/1260 and (EU) 2018/1278 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 March 2019, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made (8).


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 March 2019.


For the EEA Joint Committee


The President

Claude MAERTEN
            





(1)  
            OJ L 163, 28.6.2018, p. 13.

(2)  
            OJ L 183, 19.7.2018, p. 14.

(3)  
            OJ L 188, 25.7.2018, p. 9.

(4)  
            OJ L 190, 27.7.2018, p. 8.

(5)  
            OJ L 194, 31.7.2018, p. 36.

(6)  
            OJ L 238, 21.9.2018, p. 30.

(7)  
            OJ L 239, 24.9.2018, p. 4.

(8)  No constitutional requirements indicated.