DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 373/2021

of 10 December 2021

amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2024/713]

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 Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/115 of 27 November 2020 amending Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2019/1021 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), its salts and PFOA-related compounds (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 indent is added in point 12w (Regulation (EU) 2019/1021 of the European Parliament and of the Council) of Chapter XV of Annex II to the EEA Agreement:

‘—	32021 R 0115: Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/115 of 27 November 2020 (OJ L 36, 2.2.2021, p. 7).’

Article 2

The text of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/115 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 11 December 2021, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made (*1), or on the day of the entry into force of Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 372/2021 of 10 December 2021 (2), whichever is the later.

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, 10 December 2021.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Rolf Einar FIFE

(1) OJ L 36, 2.2.2021, p. 7.

(*1) No constitutional requirements indicated.

(2) OJ L, 2024/680, 14.3.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2024/680/oj.