2024/1132

16.5.2024

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 268/2023

of 27 October 2023

amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2024/1132]

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) 2023/114 of 16 January 2023 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 as regards the extension of the approval periods of the active substances benzovindiflupyr, buprofezin, cyflufenamid, fluazinam, flutolanil, lambda-cyhalothrin, mecoprop-P, mepiquat, metiram, metsulfuron-methyl, phosphane and pyraclostrobin ( 1 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(2) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/115 of 16 January 2023 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 as regards the extension of the approval period of the active substance dimoxystrobin ( 2 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(3) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/116 of 16 January 2023 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 as regards the extension of the approval period of the active substance oxamyl ( 3 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(4) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/149 of 20 January 2023 concerning the non-renewal of the approval of the active substance benfluralin, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market, and amending the Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 ( 4 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(5) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/223 of 27 January 2023 renewing the approval of the active substance Pseudomonas chlororaphis strain MA 342 in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market, and amending the Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 ( 5 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(6) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/199 of 30 January 2023 approving the low-risk active substance Trichoderma atroviride AT10 in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market, and amending Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 ( 6 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(7) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/200 of 30 January 2023 concerning the non-approval of lemon essential oil ( Citrus limon essential oil) as a basic substance in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market ( 7 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(8) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/216 of 1 February 2023 approving the low-risk active substance Trichoderma atroviride AGR2 in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market, and amending Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 ( 8 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(9) 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 indents are added in point 13a (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011):

‘—

32023 R 0114 : Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/114 of 16 January 2023 ( OJ L 15, 17.1.2023, p. 9 ),

— 32023 R 0115 : Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/115 of 16 January 2023 ( OJ L 15, 17.1.2023, p. 13 ),

— 32023 R 0116 : Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/116 of 16 January 2023 ( OJ L 15, 17.1.2023, p. 15 ),

— 32023 R 0149 : Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/149 of 20 January 2023 ( OJ L 20, 23.1.2023, p. 30 ),

— 32023 R 0223 : Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/223 of 27 January 2023 ( OJ L 32, 3.2.2023, p. 5 ),

— 32023 R 0199 : Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/199 of 30 January 2023 ( OJ L 27, 31.1.2023, p. 22 ),

— 32023 R 0216 : Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/216 of 1 February 2023 ( OJ L 30, 2.2.2023, p. 7 ).’

The following points are added after point 13zzzzzzzzzzzzze (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1429):

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32023 R 0149 : Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/149 of 20 January 2023 concerning the non-renewal of the approval of the active substance benfluralin, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market, and amending the Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 ( OJ L 20, 23.1.2023, p. 30 ).

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32023 R 0223 : Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/223 of 27 January 2023 renewing the approval of the active substance Pseudomonas chlororaphis strain MA 342 in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market, and amending the Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 ( OJ L 32, 3.2.2023, p. 5 ).

13zzzzzzzzzzzzzh.

32023 R 0199 : Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/199 of 30 January 2023 approving the low-risk active substance Trichoderma atroviride AT10 in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market, and amending Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 ( OJ L 27, 31.1.2023, p. 22 ).

13zzzzzzzzzzzzzi.

32023 R 0200 : Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/200 of 30 January 2023 concerning the non-approval of lemon essential oil ( Citrus limon essential oil) as a basic substance in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market ( OJ L 27, 31.1.2023, p. 26 ).

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32023 R 0216 : Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/216 of 1 February 2023 approving the low-risk active substance Trichoderma atroviride AGR2 in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market, and amending Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 ( OJ L 30, 2.2.2023, p. 7 ).’

Article 2

The texts of Implementing Regulations (EU) 2023/114, (EU) 2023/115, (EU) 2023/116, (EU) 2023/149, (EU) 2023/223, (EU) 2023/199, (EU) 2023/200 and (EU) 2023/216 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 28 October 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, 27 October 2023.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Pascal SCHAFHAUSER

( 1 ) OJ L 15, 17.1.2023, p. 9 .

( 2 ) OJ L 15, 17.1.2023, p. 13 .

( 3 ) OJ L 15, 17.1.2023, p. 15 .

( 4 ) OJ L 20, 23.1.2023, p. 30 .

( 5 ) OJ L 32, 3.2.2023, p. 5 .

( 6 ) OJ L 27, 31.1.2023, p. 22 .

( 7 ) OJ L 27, 31.1.2023, p. 26 .

( 8 ) OJ L 30, 2.2.2023, p. 7 .

( *1 ) No constitutional requirements indicated.

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