DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 124/2021

of 19 March 2021

amending Annex XIX (Consumer protection) to the EEA Agreement [2024/118]

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 Decision (EU) 2019/2212 of 20 December 2019 on a pilot project to implement certain administrative cooperation provisions set out in Regulation (EU) 2017/2394 of the European Parliament and of the Council on cooperation between authorities responsible for the enforcement of consumer protection laws by means of the Internal Market Information System ( 1 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(2) Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/2213 of 20 December 2019 laying down the practical and operational arrangements for the functioning of the electronic database established pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2017/2394 of the European Parliament and of the Council as respects certain communications under that Regulation ( 2 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(3) Annex XIX to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The following points are inserted after point 7fa (Commission Decision 2007/76/EC) of Annex XIX to the EEA Agreement:

‘7fb.

32019 D 2212 : Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/2212 of 20 December 2019 on a pilot project to implement certain administrative cooperation provisions set out in Regulation (EU) 2017/2394 of the European Parliament and of the Council on cooperation between authorities responsible for the enforcement of consumer protection laws by means of the Internal Market Information System ( OJ L 332, 23.12.2019, p. 159 ).

7fc.

32019 D 2213 : Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/2213 of 20 December 2019 laying down the practical and operational arrangements for the functioning of the electronic database established pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2017/2394 of the European Parliament and of the Council as respects certain communications under that Regulation ( OJ L 332, 23.12.2019, p. 163 ).’

Article 2

The texts of Implementing Decisions (EU) 2019/2212 and (EU) 2019/2213 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 20 March 2021, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made ( *1 ) , or on the day of the entry into force of Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 172/2019 of 14 June 2019 ( 3 ) , whichever is the later.

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, 19 March 2021.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Clara GANSLANDT

( 1 ) OJ L 332, 23.12.2019, p. 159 .

( 2 ) OJ L 332, 23.12.2019, p. 163 .

( *1 ) No constitutional requirements indicated.

( 3 ) OJ L 291, 10.11.2022, p. 60 .

ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2024/118/oj

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