DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 288/2021

of 29 October 2021

amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2024/557]

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) 2020/1763 of 25 November 2020 approving formaldehyde 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 12zzzzzzt (Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/103) of Chapter XV of Annex II to the EEA Agreement:

‘12zzzzzzu.

32020 R 1763: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1763 of 25 November 2020 approving formaldehyde as an existing active substance for use in biocidal products of product-types 2 and 3 (OJ L 397, 26.11.2020, p. 17).’

Article 2

The text of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1763 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 30 October 2021, 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, 29 October 2021.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Rolf Einar FIFE

(1) OJ L 397, 26.11.2020, p. 17.

(*1) No constitutional requirements indicated.