DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 66/2024

of 15 March 2024

amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2024/1580]

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) Regulation (EU) 2019/1148 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 on the marketing and use of explosives precursors, amending Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 and repealing Regulation (EU) No 98/2013 ( 1 ) , as corrected by OJ L 231, 6.9.2019, p. 30 , is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(2) Regulation (EU) 2019/1148 repeals Regulation (EU) No 98/2013 ( 2 ) which is incorporated into the EEA Agreement and which is consequently to be repealed under the EEA Agreement.

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

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

The following indent is added in point 12zc (Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council) of Chapter XV:

‘—

32019 R 1148 : Regulation (EU) 2019/1148 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 ( OJ L 186, 11.7.2019, p. 1 ), as corrected by OJ L 231, 6.9.2019, p. 30 .’

The text of point 12zzq (Regulation (EU) No 98/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council) of Chapter XV is replaced by the following:

‘ 32019 R 1148 : Regulation (EU) 2019/1148 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 on the marketing and use of explosives precursors, amending Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 and repealing Regulation (EU) No 98/2013 ( OJ L 186, 11.7.2019, p. 1 ), as corrected by OJ L 231, 6.9.2019, p. 30 .’

The text of point 6 (Regulation (EU) No 98/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council) of Chapter XXIX is replaced by the following:

Article 2

The text of Regulation (EU) 2019/1148, as corrected by OJ L 231, 6.9.2019, p. 30 , 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 16 March 2024, 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, 15 March 2024.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Nicolas VON LINGEN

( 1 ) OJ L 186, 11.7.2019, p. 1 .

( 2 ) OJ L 315, 30.11.2017, p. 78 .

( *1 ) No constitutional requirements indicated.

ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2024/1580/oj

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