Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 120/2019 of 8 May 2019 amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2022/2018]
Date: 2019-05-08
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 120/2019
of 8 May 2019
         
amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2022/2018]


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) 2018/1262 of 20 September 2018 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, clomazone, cypermethrin, daminozide, deltamethrin, dimethenamid-p, diuron, fludioxonil, flufenacet, flurtamone, fosthiazate, indoxacarb, MCPA, MCPB, prosulfocarb, thiophanate-methyl and tribenuron (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.












(2)


Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1264 of 20 September 2018 renewing the approval of the active substance pethoxamid 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 (2) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.












(3)


Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1265 of 20 September 2018 approving the active substance fenpicoxamid 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) 2018/1266 of 20 September 2018 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 as regards the extension of the approval periods of the active substances 1-decanol, 6-benzyladenine, aluminium sulfate, azadirachtin, bupirimate, carboxin, clethodim, cycloxydim, dazomet, diclofop, dithianon, dodine, fenazaquin, fluometuron, flutriafol, hexythiazox, hymexazol, indolylbutyric acid, isoxaben, lime sulphur, metaldehyde, paclobutrazol, pencycuron, sintofen, tau-fluvalinate and tebufenozide (4) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.












(5)


Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1294 of 26 September 2018 concerning the non-approval of Landes pine tar as a basic 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 (5) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.












(6)


Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1295 of 26 September 2018 approving the basic substance Onion oil 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) 2018/1495 of 8 October 2018 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 as regards the conditions of approval of the active substance malathion (7) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.












(8)


Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1500 of 9 October 2018 concerning the non-renewal of approval of the active substance thiram, and prohibiting the use and sale of seeds treated with plant protection products containing thiram, 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 (8) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.












(9)


Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1501 of 9 October 2018 concerning the non-renewal of approval of the active substance pymetrozine, 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 (9) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.












(10)


Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1532 of 12 October 2018 concerning the non-renewal of approval of the active substance diquat, 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 (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 1262: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1262 of 20 September 2018 (OJ L 238, 21.9.2018, p. 62),










—



32018 R 1264: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1264 of 20 September 2018 (OJ L 238, 21.9.2018, p. 71),










—



32018 R 1265: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1265 of 20 September 2018 (OJ L 238, 21.9.2018, p. 77),










—



32018 R 1266: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1266 of 20 September 2018 (OJ L 238, 21.9.2018, p. 81),










—



32018 R 1295: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1295 of 26 September 2018 (OJ L 243, 27.9.2018, p. 7),










—



32018 R 1495: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1495 of 8 October 2018 (OJ L 253, 9.10.2018, p. 1),










—



32018 R 1500: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1500 of 9 October 2018 (OJ L 254, 10.10.2018, p. 1),










—



32018 R 1501: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1501 of 9 October 2018 (OJ L 254, 10.10.2018, p. 4),










—



32018 R 1532: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1532 of 12 October 2018 (OJ L 257, 15.10.2018, p. 10).’














(2)


The following points are inserted after point 13zzzzzzzzzb (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1278):






‘13zzzzzzzzzc.



32018 R 1264: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1264 of 20 September 2018 renewing the approval of the active substance pethoxamid 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 238, 21.9.2018, p. 71).










13zzzzzzzzzd.



32018 R 1265: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1265 of 20 September 2018 approving the active substance fenpicoxamid 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 238, 21.9.2018, p. 77).










13zzzzzzzzze.



32018 R 1294: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1294 of 26 September 2018 concerning the non-approval of Landes pine tar as a basic 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 (OJ L 243, 27.9.2018, p. 5).










13zzzzzzzzzf.



32018 R 1295: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1295 of 26 September 2018 approving the basic substance Onion oil 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 243, 27.9.2018, p. 7).










13zzzzzzzzzg.



32018 R 1500: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1500 of 9 October 2018 concerning the non-renewal of approval of the active substance thiram, and prohibiting the use and sale of seeds treated with plant protection products containing thiram, 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 254, 10.10.2018, p. 1).










13zzzzzzzzzh.



32018 R 1501: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1501 of 9 October 2018 concerning the non-renewal of approval of the active substance pymetrozine, 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 254, 10.10.2018, p. 4).










13zzzzzzzzzi.



32018 R 1532: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1532 of 12 October 2018 concerning the non-renewal of approval of the active substance diquat, 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 257, 15.10.2018, p. 10).’










Article 2
The texts of Implementing Regulations (EU) 2018/1262, (EU) 2018/1264, (EU) 2018/1265, (EU) 2018/1266, (EU) 2018/1294, (EU) 2018/1295, (EU) 2018/1495, (EU) 2018/1500, (EU) 2018/1501 and (EU) 2018/1532 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 1 June 2019, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made (*).


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 May 2019.


For the EEA Joint Committee


The President

Claude MAERTEN
            





(1)  
            OJ L 238, 21.9.2018, p. 62.

(2)  
            OJ L 238, 21.9.2018, p. 71.

(3)  
            OJ L 238, 21.9.2018, p. 77.

(4)  
            OJ L 238, 21.9.2018, p. 81.

(5)  
            OJ L 243, 27.9.2018, p. 5.

(6)  
            OJ L 243, 27.9.2018, p. 7.

(7)  
            OJ L 253, 9.10.2018, p. 1.

(8)  
            OJ L 254, 10.10.2018, p. 1.

(9)  
            OJ L 254, 10.10.2018, p. 4.

(10)  
            OJ L 257, 15.10.2018, p. 10.

(*)  No constitutional requirements indicated.