DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 294/2023

of 27 October 2023

amending Annex XX (Environment) to the EEA Agreement [2024/1152]

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 Decision (EU) 2023/1540 of 25 July 2023 amending and correcting Decision (EU) 2021/1870 establishing EU Ecolabel criteria for cosmetic products and animal care products (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The following is added in point 2y (Commission Decision (EU) 2021/1870) of Annex XX to the EEA Agreement:

‘, as amended by:

—	32023 D 1540: Commission Decision (EU) 2023/1540 of 25 July 2023 (OJ L 187, 26.7.2023, p. 76).’

Article 2

The text of Decision (EU) 2023/1540 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 187, 26.7.2023, p. 76.

(*1) No constitutional requirements indicated.