DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 34/2020

of 20 March 2020

amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2023/348]

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) 2019/716 of 30 April 2019 amending Implementing Regulations (EU) No 22/2013 and (EU) No 540/2011 as regards the conditions of approval of the active substance cyflumetofen ( 1 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(2) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1589 of 26 September 2019 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 as regards the extension of the approval periods of the active substances amidosulfuron, beta-cyfluthrin, bifenox, chlorotoluron, clofentezine, clomazone, cypermethrin, daminozide, deltamethrin, dicamba, difenoconazole, diflubenzuron, diflufenican, fenoxaprop-P, fenpropidin, fludioxonil, flufenacet, fosthiazate, indoxacarb, lenacil, MCPA, MCPB, nicosulfuron, picloram, prosulfocarb, pyriproxyfen, thiophanate-methyl, triflusulfuron and tritosulfuron ( 2 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(3) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1605 of 27 September 2019 approving the low-risk active substance Bacillus subtilis strain IAB/BS03, 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) 2019/1690 of 9 October 2019 renewing the approval of the active substance alpha-cypermethrin, 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 ( 4 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(5) 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:

The following indents are added in point 13a (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011):

‘—

32019 R 0716 : Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/716 of 30 April 2019 ( OJ L 122, 10.5.2019, p. 39 ),

— 32019 R 1589 : Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1589 of 26 September 2019 ( OJ L 248, 27.9.2019, p. 24 ),

— 32019 R 1605 : Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1605 of 27 September 2019 ( OJ L 250, 30.9.2019, p. 49 ),

— 32019 R 1690 : Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1690 of 9 October 2019 ( OJ L 259, 10.10.2019, p. 2 ).’

The following is added in point 13zx (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 22/2013):

‘, as amended by:

— 32019 R 0716 : Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/716 of 30 April 2019 ( OJ L 122, 10.5.2019, p. 39 ).’

The following points are inserted after point 13zzzzzzzzzzh (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1138):

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32019 R 1605 : Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1605 of 27 September 2019 approving the low-risk active substance Bacillus subtilis strain IAB/BS03, 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 250, 30.9.2019, p. 49 ).

13zzzzzzzzzzj.

32019 R 1690 : Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1690 of 9 October 2019 renewing the approval of the active substance alpha-cypermethrin, 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 259, 10.10.2019, p. 2 ).’

Article 2

The texts of Implementing Regulations (EU) 2019/716, (EU) 2019/1589, (EU) 2019/1605 and (EU) 2019/1690 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 21 March 2020, 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, 20 March 2020.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Clara GANSLANDT

( 1 ) OJ L 122, 10.5.2019, p. 39 .

( 2 ) OJ L 248, 27.9.2019, p. 24 .

( 3 ) OJ L 250, 30.9.2019, p. 49 .

( 4 ) OJ L 259, 10.10.2019, p. 2 .

( *1 ) No constitutional requirements indicated.