DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 70/2022

of 18 March 2022

amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2022/1138]

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 Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/1398 of 4 June 2021 amending Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/654 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1628 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to the acceptance of approvals granted in accordance with Regulations Nos 49 and 96 of the Economic Commission for Europe of the United Nations (UNECE)  ( 1 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(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 1f (Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/654) of Chapter XXIV of Annex II to the EEA Agreement:

‘—

32021 R 1398 : Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/1398 of 4 June 2021 ( OJ L 299, 24.8.2021, p. 1 ).’

Article 2

The text of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/1398 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 19 March 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, 18 March 2022.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Nicolas VON LINGEN

( 1 )    OJ L 299, 24.8.2021, p. 1 .

( * )   No constitutional requirements indicated.