EN
L 267/50
Official Journal of the European Union
13.10.2022
DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 197/2022 of 10 June 2022 amending Annex XVII (Intellectual property) to the EEA Agreement [2022/1897]
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)
Regulation (EU) 2019/933 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 May 2019 amending Regulation (EC) No 469/2009 concerning the supplementary protection certificate for medicinal products (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.
(2)
By virtue of Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 92/2017 of 5 May 2017 (2), Liechtenstein shall not deliver any supplementary protection certificates for medicinal products as laid down in Regulation (EC) No 469/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council (3).
Therefore, Regulation (EU) 2019/933 does not apply to Liechtenstein.
(3)
Annex XVII to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1 Point 6 (Regulation (EC) No 469/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council) of Annex XVII to the EEA Agreement shall be amended as follows: 1.
The following is added: ‘, as amended by, — 32019 R 0933: Regulation (EU) 2019/933 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 May 2019 (OJ L 153, 11.6.2019, p. 1).’ 2.
Adaptations (a) to (c) are renumbered as adaptations (b) to (d), respectively. 3.
The following adaptation is inserted before adaptation (b): ‘(a) In Article 5(10), as regards the EFTA States, the words “1 July 2019” shall read “the date of entry into force of Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 197/2022 of 10 June 2022”.’ 4.
The following adaptation is inserted after adaptation (d): ‘(e) As regards the EFTA States, Annex -I shall read as follows: “Logo This logo shall appear in black and in such a size as to be sufficiently visible.
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(1) OJ L 153, 11.6.2019, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 36, 7.2.2019, p. 41.
(3) OJ L 152, 16.6.2009, p. 1.