DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 346/2021

of 10 December 2021

amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2024/668]

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) 2021/1068 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 June 2021 amending Regulation (EU) 2016/1628 as regards its transitional provisions for certain machinery fitted with engines in the power ranges greater than or equal to 56 kW and less than 130 kW, and greater than or equal to 300 kW, in order to address the impact of the COVID-19 crisis ( 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 1i (Regulation (EU) 2016/1628 of the European Parliament and of the Council) of Chapter XXIV of Annex II to the EEA Agreement:

‘-

32021 R 1068 : Regulation (EU) 2021/1068 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 June 2021 ( OJ L 230, 30.6.2021, p. 1 ).’

Article 2

The text of Regulation (EU) 2021/1068 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 11 December 2021, 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, 10 December 2021.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Rolf Einar FIFE

( 1 ) OJ L 230, 30.6.2021, p. 1 .

( *1 ) No constitutional requirements indicated.

ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2024/668/oj

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