DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 53/2017

of 17 March 2017

amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2018/1817]

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) 2016/1936 of 4 November 2016 approving calcium oxide (burnt lime) as an existing active substance for use in biocidal products of product-types 2 and 3 (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The following point is inserted after point 12zzzzg (Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/1950) of Chapter XV of Annex II to the EEA Agreement:

‘12zzzzh.

32016 R 1936: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1936 of 4 November 2016 approving calcium oxide (burnt lime) as an existing active substance for use in biocidal products of product-types 2 and 3 (OJ L 299, 5.11.2016, p. 48).’

Article 2

The text of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1936 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 18 March 2017, 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, 17 March 2017.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Claude MAERTEN

(1) OJ L 299, 5.11.2016, p. 48.

(*1) No constitutional requirements indicated.