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| 22.9.2022 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | L 246/63 |

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DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 121/2022

of 29 April 2022

amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2022/1565]

THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (‘the EEA Agreement’), and in particular Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:

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| (1) | Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2021/1978 of 11 August 2021 amending, for the purposes of adapting to scientific and technical progress, Annex IV to Directive 2011/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards an exemption for the use of bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP), butyl benzyl phthalate (BBP), dibutyl phthalate (DBP) and diisobutyl phthalate (DIBP) in spare parts recovered from and used for the repair or refurbishment of medical devices [(1)](#ntr1-L_2022246EN.01006301-E0001) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement. |

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| (2) | Annex II to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly, |

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The following indent is added in point 12q (Directive 2011/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council) of Chapter XV of Annex II to the EEA Agreement:

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| ‘— | 32021 L 1978: Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2021/1978 of 11 August 2021 ([OJ L 402, 15.11.2021, p. 65](./../../../legal-content/EN/AUTO/?uri=OJ:L:2021:402:TOC)).’ |

Article 2

The text of Delegated Directive (EU) 2021/1978 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 April 2022, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made [(\*)](#ntr*-L_2022246EN.01006301-E0002).

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 April 2022.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Nicolas VON LINGEN

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