DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 89/2023

of 28 April 2023

amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2023/2244]

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 Regulation (EU) 2022/1438 of 31 August 2022 amending Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards specific criteria for the approval of active substances that are micro-organisms ( 1 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(2) Commission Regulation (EU) 2022/1439 of 31 August 2022 amending Regulation (EU) No 283/2013 as regards the information to be submitted for active substances and the specific data requirements for micro-organisms ( 2 ) , as corrected by OJ L 304, 24.11.2022, p. 94 , is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(3) Commission Regulation (EU) 2022/1440 of 31 August 2022 amending Regulation (EU) No 284/2013 as regards the information to be submitted for plant protection products and the specific data requirements for plant protection products containing micro-organisms ( 3 ) , as corrected by OJ L 304, 24.11.2022, p. 97 , is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(4) Commission Regulation (EU) 2022/1441 of 31 August 2022 amending Regulation (EU) No 546/2011 as regards specific uniform principles for evaluation and authorisation of plant protection products containing micro-organisms ( 4 ) , as corrected by OJ L 304, 24.11.2022, p. 100 , is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

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

The following indent is added in point 13 (Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council):

‘—

32022 R 1438 : Commission Regulation (EU) 2022/1438 of 31 August 2022 ( OJ L 227, 1.9.2022, p. 2 ).’

The following indent is added in point 13b (Commission Regulation (EU) No 283/2013):

‘—

32022 R 1439 : Commission Regulation (EU) 2022/1439 of 31 August 2022 ( OJ L 227, 1.9.2022, p. 8 ), as corrected by OJ L 304, 24.11.2022 .’

The following indent is added in point 13c (Commission Regulation (EU) No 284/2013):

‘—

32022 R 1440 : Commission Regulation (EU) 2022/1440 of 31 August 2022 ( OJ L 227, 1.9.2022, p. 38 ), as corrected by OJ L 304, 24.11.2022, p. 97 .’

The following indent is added in point 13d (Commission Regulation (EU) No 546/2011):

‘—

32022 R 1441 : Commission Regulation (EU) 2022/1441 of 31 August 2022 ( OJ L 227, 1.9.2022, p. 70 ), as corrected by OJ L 304, 24.11.2022, p. 100 .’

Article 2

The texts of Regulations (EU) 2022/1438, (EU) 2022/1439, as corrected by OJ L 304, 24.11.2022 , (EU) 2022/1440, as corrected by OJ L 304, 24.11.2022, p. 97 , and (EU) 2022/1441, as corrected by OJ L 304, 24.11.2022, p. 100 , 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 29 April 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, 28 April 2023.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Nicolas VON LINGEN

( 1 ) OJ L 227, 1.9.2022, p. 2 .

( 2 ) OJ L 227, 1.9.2022, p. 8 .

( 3 ) OJ L 227, 1.9.2022, p. 38 .

( 4 ) OJ L 227, 1.9.2022, p. 70 .

( *1 ) No constitutional requirements indicated.

ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2023/2244/oj

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