DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 106/2021

of 19 March 2021

amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2024/92]

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 Regulation (EU) 2020/1685 of 12 November 2020 amending Regulation (EU) No 37/2010 to classify the substance bupivacaine as regards its maximum residue limit ( 1 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(2) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1712 of 16 November 2020 amending Regulation (EU) No 37/2010 to classify the substance lidocaine as regards its maximum residue limit ( 2 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The following indents are added in point 13 (Commission Regulation (EU) No 37/2010) of Chapter XIII of Annex II to the EEA Agreement:

‘-

32020 R 1685 : Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1685 of 12 November 2020 ( OJ L 379, 13.11.2020, p. 44 ),

- 32020 R 1712 : Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1712 of 16 November 2020 ( OJ L 384, 17.11.2020, p. 3 ).’

Article 2

The texts of Implementing Regulations (EU) 2020/1685 and (EU) 2020/1712 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 ) .

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 379, 13.11.2020, p. 44 .

( 2 ) OJ L 384, 17.11.2020, p. 3 .

( *1 ) No constitutional requirements indicated.

ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2024/92/oj

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