DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 122/2022

of 29 April 2022

amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2022/1566]

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 Regulation (EU) 2021/2045 of 23 November 2021 amending Annex XIV to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH)  ( 1 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(2) Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/1962 of 12 August 2021 correcting Annex VI to Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures  ( 2 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(3) Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2021/1979 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) in plastic components in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) detector coils  ( 3 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(4) Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2021/1980 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) in ion-selective electrodes for analysing human body fluids and/or dialysate fluids  ( 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:

(1) The following indents are added in point 12q (Directive 2011/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council):

‘—

32021 L 1979 : Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2021/1979 of 11 August 2021 ( OJ L 402, 15.11.2021, p. 69 ),

— 32021 L 1980 : Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2021/1980 of 11 August 2021 ( OJ L 402, 15.11.2021, p. 73 ).’

(2) The following indent is added in point 12zc (Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council):

‘—

32021 R 2045 : Commission Regulation (EU) 2021/2045 of 23 November 2021 ( OJ L 418, 24.11.2021, p. 6 ).’

(3) The following indent is added in point 12zze (Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council):

‘—

32021 R 1962 : Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/1962 of 12 August 2021 ( OJ L 400, 12.11.2021, p. 16 ).’

Article 2

The texts of Regulation (EU) 2021/2045, Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/1962 and Delegated Directives (EU) 2021/1979 and (EU) 2021/1980 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  ( * ) .

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

( 1 )    OJ L 418, 24.11.2021, p. 6 .

( 2 )    OJ L 400, 12.11.2021, p. 16 .

( 3 )    OJ L 402, 15.11.2021, p. 69 .

( 4 )    OJ L 402, 15.11.2021, p. 73 .

( * )   No constitutional requirements indicated.