DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 21/2022

of 4 February 2022

amending Annex XX (Environment) to the EEA Agreement [2022/1069]

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 Decision (EU) 2021/1870 of 22 October 2021 establishing the EU Ecolabel criteria for cosmetic products and animal care products ( 1 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(2) Commission Decision (EU) 2021/1871 of 22 October 2021 amending Decision 2014/312/EU establishing the ecological criteria for the award of the EU Ecolabel for indoor and outdoor paints and varnishes ( 2 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(3) Decision (EU) 2021/1870 repeals Commission Decision 2014/893/EU ( 3 ) , which is incorporated into the EEA Agreement and which is consequently to be repealed under the EEA Agreement.

(4) Annex XX to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Annex XX to the EEA Agreement shall be amended as follows:

The following indent is added in point 2v (Commission Decision 2014/312/EU):

‘—

32021 D 1871 : Commission Decision (EU) 2021/1871 of 22 October 2021 ( OJ L 379, 26.10.2021, p. 49 ).’

The text of point 2y (Commission Decision 2014/893/EU) is replaced by the following:

‘ 32021 D 1870 : Commission Decision (EU) 2021/1870 of 22 October 2021 establishing the EU Ecolabel criteria for cosmetic products and animal care products ( OJ L 379, 26.10.2021, p. 8 ).’

Article 2

The texts of Decisions (EU) 2021/1870 and (EU) 2021/1871 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 5 February 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, 4 February 2022.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Nicolas VON LINGEN

( 1 ) OJ L 379, 26.10.2021, p. 8 .

( 2 ) OJ L 379, 26.10.2021, p. 49 .

( 3 ) Commission Decision 2014/893/EU of 9 December 2014 establishing the ecological criteria for the award of the EU Ecolabel for rinse-off cosmetic products ( OJ L 354, 11.12.2014, p. 47 ).

( * ) No constitutional requirements indicated.