2025/745

8.5.2025

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 20/2025

of 7 February 2025

amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2025/745]

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) 2024/2576 of 2 October 2024 approving 2-methyl-4-oxo-3-(prop-2- ynyl)cyclopent-2-en-1-yl 2,2-dimethyl-3-(2-methylprop-1-enyl)cyclopropanecarboxylate (prallethrin) as an existing active substance for use in biocidal products of product-type 18 in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( 1 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(2) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2635 of 3 October 2024 approving silver zinc zeolite as an existing active substance for use in biocidal products of product-types 2, 7 and 9 in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( 2 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(3) Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2024/2401 of 12 September 2024 repealing Implementing Decision (EU) 2023/2101 postponing the expiry date of the approval of sulfuryl fluoride for use in biocidal products of product-types 8 and 18 ( 3 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(4) Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2024/2410 of 13 September 2024 postponing the expiry date of the approval of dinotefuran for use in biocidal products of product-type 18 in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( 4 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(5) Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2024/2416 of 13 September 2024 postponing the expiry date of the approval of pyriproxyfen for use in biocidal products of product-type 18 in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( 5 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(6) Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2024/2417 of 13 September 2024 postponing the expiry date of the approval of alkyl (C 12-16 ) dimethylbenzyl ammonium chloride for use in biocidal products of product-type 8 in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( 6 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(7) Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2024/2421 of 13 September 2024 postponing the expiry date of the approval of formaldehyde for use in biocidal products of product-types 2 and 3 in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( 7 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(8) Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2024/2460 of 16 September 2024 postponing the expiry date of the approval of metofluthrin for use in biocidal products of product-type 18 in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( 8 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(9) Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2024/2712 of 23 October 2024 on the unresolved objections regarding the conditions for granting an authorisation for the biocidal product Phenogen in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( 9 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(10) Implementing Decision (EU) 2024/2401 repeals Implementing Decision (EU) 2023/2101 ( 10 ) , which is incorporated into the EEA Agreement and which is consequently to be repealed under the EEA Agreement.

(11) 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:

The following points are inserted after point 12zzzzzzzzzzzc (Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2024/2411):

‘12zzzzzzzzzzzd.

32024 R 2576 : Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2576 of 2 October 2024 approving 2-methyl-4-oxo-3-(prop-2- ynyl)cyclopent-2-en-1-yl 2,2-dimethyl-3-(2-methylprop-1-enyl)cyclopropanecarboxylate (prallethrin) as an existing active substance for use in biocidal products of product-type 18 in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( OJ L, 2024/2576, 3.10.2024 ).

12zzzzzzzzzzze.

32024 R 2635 : Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2635 of 3 October 2024 approving silver zinc zeolite as an existing active substance for use in biocidal products of product-types 2, 7 and 9 in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( OJ L, 2024/2635, 4.10.2024 ).

12zzzzzzzzzzzf.

32024 D 2410 : Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2024/2410 of 13 September 2024 postponing the expiry date of the approval of dinotefuran for use in biocidal products of product-type 18 in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( OJ L, 2024/2410, 16.9.2024 ).

12zzzzzzzzzzzg.

32024 D 2416 : Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2024/2416 of 13 September 2024 postponing the expiry date of the approval of pyriproxyfen for use in biocidal products of product-type 18 in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( OJ L, 2024/2416, 16.9.2024 ).

12zzzzzzzzzzzh.

32024 D 2417 : Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2024/2417 of 13 September 2024 postponing the expiry date of the approval of alkyl (C 12-16 ) dimethylbenzyl ammonium chloride for use in biocidal products of product-type 8 in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( OJ L, 2024/2417, 16.9.2024 ).

12zzzzzzzzzzzi.

32024 D 2421 : Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2024/2421 of 13 September 2024 postponing the expiry date of the approval of formaldehyde for use in biocidal products of product-types 2 and 3 in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( OJ L, 2024/2421, 16.9.2024 ).

12zzzzzzzzzzzj.

32024 D 2460 : Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2024/2460 of 16 September 2024 postponing the expiry date of the approval of metofluthrin for use in biocidal products of product-type 18 in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( OJ L, 2024/2460, 17.9.2024 ).

12zzzzzzzzzzzk.

32024 D 2712 : Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2024/2712 of 23 October 2024 on the unresolved objections regarding the conditions for granting an authorisation for the biocidal product Phenogen in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( OJ L, 2024/2712, 28.10.2024 ).’

The text of point 12zzzzzzzzzq (Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2023/2101) is deleted.

Article 2

The texts of Implementing Regulations (EU) 2024/2576 and (EU) 2024/2635 and Implementing Decisions (EU) 2024/2401, (EU) 2024/2410, (EU) 2024/2416, (EU) 2024/2417, (EU) 2024/2421, (EU) 2024/2460 and (EU) 2024/2712 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 8 February 2025, 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, 7 February 2025.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Nicolas VON LINGEN

( 1 ) OJ L, 2024/2576, 3.10.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2024/2576/oj .

( 2 ) OJ L, 2024/2635, 4.10.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2024/2635/oj .

( 3 ) OJ L, 2024/2401, 13.9.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec_impl/2024/2401/oj .

( 4 ) OJ L, 2024/2410, 16.9.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec_impl/2024/2410/oj .

( 5 ) OJ L, 2024/2416, 16.9.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec_impl/2024/2416/oj .

( 6 ) OJ L, 2024/2417, 16.9.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec_impl/2024/2417/oj .

( 7 ) OJ L, 2024/2421, 16.9.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec_impl/2024/2421/oj .

( 8 ) OJ L, 2024/2460, 17.9.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec_impl/2024/2460/oj .

( 9 ) OJ L, 2024/2712, 28.10.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec_impl/2024/2712/oj .

( 10 ) OJ L 241, 29.9.2023, p. 147 .

( *1 ) No constitutional requirements indicated.

ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2025/745/oj

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