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dossier | COM(2014)351 - EU position concerning an amendment to Annex II of the EEA Agreement. |
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document | COM(2014)351 ![]() |
date | September 25, 2014 |
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) | Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market and repealing Council Directives 79/117/EEC and 91/414/EEC (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement. |
(2) | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 of 25 May 2011 implementing Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the list of approved active substances (2), as corrected by OJ L 26, 28.1.2012, p. 38, is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement. |
(3) | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 541/2011 of 1 June 2011 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 implementing Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the list of approved active substances (3) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement. |
(4) | Commission Regulation (EU) No 544/2011 of 10 June 2011 implementing Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the data requirements for active substances (4) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement. |
(5) | Commission Regulation (EU) No 545/2011 of 10 June 2011 implementing Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the data requirements for plant protection products (5) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement. |
(6) | Commission Regulation (EU) No 546/2011 of 10 June 2011 implementing Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards uniform principles for evaluation and authorisation of plant protection products (6) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement. |
(7) | Commission Regulation (EU) No 547/2011 of 8 June 2011 implementing Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards labelling requirements for plant protection products (7) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement. |
(8) | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 844/2012 of 18 September 2012 setting out the provisions necessary for the implementation of the renewal procedure for active substances, as provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market (8) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement. |
(9) | Commission Regulation (EU) No 283/2013 of 1 March 2013 setting out the data requirements for active substances, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market (9) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement. |
(10) | Commission Regulation (EU) No 284/2013 of 1 March 2013 setting out the data requirements for plant protection products, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market (10) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement. |
(11) | Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 repeals Council Directives 79/117/EEC (11) and 91/414/EEC (12), which are incorporated into the EEA Agreement and which are consequently to be repealed under the EEA Agreement. |
(12) | Regulation (EU) No 283/2013 repeals Regulation (EU) No 544/2011, which is incorporated into the EEA Agreement and which is consequently to be repealed under the EEA Agreement. |
(13) | Regulation (EU) No 284/2013 repeals Regulation (EU) No 545/2011, which is incorporated into the EEA Agreement and which is consequently to be repealed under the EEA Agreement. |
(14) | 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:
1. | The following is inserted after point 12zzo (Commission Decision 2013/204/EU):
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2. | The text of point 13b (Commission Regulation (EU) No 544/2011) is replaced by the following: ‘32013 R 0283: Commission Regulation (EU) No 283/2013 of 1 March 2013 setting out the data requirements for active substances, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market (OJ L 93, 3.4.2013, p. 1).’ |
3. | The text of point 13c (Commission Regulation (EU) No 545/2011) is replaced by the following: ‘32013 R 0284: Commission Regulation (EU) No 284/2013 of 1 March 2013 setting out the data requirements for plant protection products, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market (OJ L 93, 3.4.2013, p. 85).’ |
Article 2
The text of points 6 (Council Directive 79/117/EEC) and 12a (Council Directive 91/414/EEC) in Chapter XV of Annex II to the EEA Agreement are deleted.
Article 3
The texts of Regulations (EC) No 1107/2009, (EU) No 540/2011, as corrected by OJ L 26, 28.1.2012, p. 38, (EU) No 541/2011, (EU) No 544/2011, (EU) No 545/2011, (EU) No 546/2011, (EU) No 547/2011, (EU) No 844/2012, (EU) No 283/2013 and (EU) No 284/2013 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 4
This Decision shall enter into force on […], provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made (*).
For Liechtenstein this JCD shall enter into force on the same day or on the day of entry into force of the Agreement between Liechtenstein and Austria laying down the cooperation in the field of authorisation procedures for plant protection products and adjuvants according to Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, whichever is the later.
Article 5
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, ….
For the EEA Joint Committee
The President
The Secretaries
To the EEA Joint Committee
(1) OJ L 309, 24.11.2009, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 153, 11.6.2011, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 153, 11.6.2011, p. 187.
(4) OJ L 155, 11.6.2011, p. 1.
(5) OJ L 155, 11.6.2011, p. 67.
(6) OJ L 155, 11.6.2011, p. 127.
(7) OJ L 155, 11.6.2011, p. 176.
(8) OJ L 252, 19.9.2012, p. 26.
(9) OJ L 93, 3.4.2013, p. 1.
(10) OJ L 93, 3.4.2013, p. 85.
(11) OJ L 33, 8.2.1979, p. 36.
(12) OJ L 230, 19.8.1991, p. 1.
(*) [No constitutional requirements indicated.] [Constitutional requirements indicated.]