DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 153/2023

of 13 June 2023

amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2023/2550]

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 Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/502 of 1 December 2022 amending Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the frequency of complete re-assessments of notified bodies ( 1 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(2) Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/503 of 1 December 2022 amending Regulation (EU) 2017/746 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the frequency of complete re-assessments of notified bodies ( 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

Chapter XXX of Annex II to the EEA Agreement shall be amended as follows:

The following indent is added in point 11 (Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council):

‘-

32023 R 0502 : Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/502 of 1 December 2022 ( OJ L 70, 8.3.2023, p. 1 ).’

The following indent is added in point 12 (Regulation (EU) 2017/746 of the European Parliament and of the Council):

‘-

32023 R 0503 : Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/503 of 1 December 2022 ( OJ L 70, 8.3.2023, p. 3 ).’

Article 2

The texts of Delegated Regulations (EU) 2023/502 and (EU) 2023/503 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 14 June 2023, 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, 13 June 2023.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Nicolas VON LINGEN

( 1 ) OJ L 70, 8.3.2023, p. 1 .

( 2 ) OJ L 70, 8.3.2023, p. 3 .

( *1 ) Constitutional requirements indicated.

ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2023/2550/oj

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