DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 69/2021

of 5 February 2021

amending Annex XIX (Consumer protection) to the EEA Agreement [2024/56]

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) Directive (EU) 2019/2161 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 November 2019 amending Council Directive 93/13/EEC and Directives 98/6/EC, 2005/29/EC and 2011/83/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the better enforcement and modernisation of Union consumer protection rules ( 1 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

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

1. The following is added in points 1a (Directive 98/6/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council) and 7g (Directive 2005/29/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council):

‘, as amended by:

— 32019 L 2161 : Directive (EU) 2019/2161 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( OJ L 328, 18.12.2019, p. 7 ).’

2. The following indent is added in points 7a (Council Directive 93/13/EEC) and 7i (Directive 2011/83/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council):

‘-

32019 L 2161 : Directive (EU) 2019/2161 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( OJ L 328, 18.12.2019, p. 7 ).’

Article 2

The text of Directive (EU) 2019/2161 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 6 February 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, 5 February 2021.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Clara GANSLANDT

( 1 ) OJ L 328, 18.12.2019, p. 7 .

( *1 ) Constitutional requirements indicated.

ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2024/56/oj

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