DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 161/2024

of 5 July 2024

amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2024/2559]

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) 2023/2513 of 16 November 2023 concerning the non-renewal of the approval of the active substance triflusulfuron-methyl, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council, and amending Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 ( 1 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(2) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/2589 of 21 November 2023 renewing the approval of the active substance aluminium ammonium sulfate in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council and amending Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 ( 2 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(3) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/2591 of 21 November 2023 renewing the approval of the active substance ethephon in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council and amending Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 ( 3 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(4) 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 2513 : Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/2513 of 16 November 2023 ( OJ L, 2023/2513, 17.11.2023 ),

— 32023 R 2589 : Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/2589 of 21 November 2023 ( OJ L, 2023/2589, 22.11.2023 ),

— 32023 R 2591 : Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/2591 of 21 November 2023 ( OJ L, 2023/2591, 22.11.2023 ).’

The following points are inserted after point 13zzzzzzzzzzzzzze (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/2456):

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32023 R 2513 : Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/2513 of 16 November 2023 concerning the non-renewal of the approval of the active substance triflusulfuron-methyl, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council, and amending Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 ( OJ L, 2023/2513, 17.11.2023 ).

13zzzzzzzzzzzzzzg.

32023 R 2589 : Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/2589 of 21 November 2023 renewing the approval of the active substance aluminium ammonium sulfate in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council and amending Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 ( OJ L, 2023/2589, 22.11.2023 ).

13zzzzzzzzzzzzzzh.

32023 R 2591 : Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/2591 of 21 November 2023 renewing the approval of the active substance ethephon in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council and amending Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 ( OJ L, 2023/2591, 22.11.2023 ).’

Article 2

The texts of Implementing Regulations (EU) 2023/2513, (EU) 2023/2589 and (EU) 2023/2591 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 July 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, 5 July 2024.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Anders H. EIDE

( 1 ) OJ L, 2023/2513, 17.11.2023 .

( 2 ) OJ L, 2023/2589, 22.11.2023 .

( 3 ) OJ L, 2023/2591, 22.11.2023 .

( *1 ) No constitutional requirements indicated.

ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2024/2559/oj

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