Market Surveillance and Compliance of Products Regulation

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THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Articles 33 and 114 in conjunction with Article 218(9) thereof,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2894/94 of 28 November 1994 concerning arrangements for implementing the Agreement on the European Economic Area^note, and in particular Article 1(3) thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,Whereas:

(1)The Agreement on the European Economic Area^note (the ‘EEA Agreement’) entered into force on 1 January 1994.

(2)Pursuant to Article 98 of the EEA Agreement, the EEA Joint Committee may decide to amend, inter alia, Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement.

(3)Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 of the European Parliament and of the Council^note and Commission Implementing Regulations (EU) 2021/1121^note and (EU) 2022/1267^note should be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(4)Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly.

(5)The position of the Union within the EEA Joint Committee should therefore be based on the attached draft decision,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: