DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 237/2024

of 25 October 2024

amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2025/232]

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 Regulation (EU) 2024/858 of 14 March 2024 amending Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the use of the nanomaterials Styrene/Acrylates copolymer, Sodium Styrene/Acrylates copolymer, Copper, Colloidal Copper, Hydroxyapatite, Gold, Colloidal Gold, Gold Thioethylamino Hyaluronic Acid, Acetyl heptapeptide-9 Colloidal gold, Platinum, Colloidal Platinum, Acetyl tetrapeptide-17 Colloidal Platinum and Colloidal Silver in cosmetics products ( 1 ) , as corrected by OJ L, 2024/90467, 31.7.2024 , 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 indent is added in point 1a (Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council) of Chapter XVI of Annex II to the EEA Agreement:

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32024 R 0858 : Commission Regulation (EU) 2024/858 of 14 March 2024 ( OJ L, 2024/858, 15.3.2024 ), as corrected by OJ L, 2024/90467, 31.7.2024 .’

Article 2

The text of Regulation (EU) 2024/858, as corrected by OJ L, 2024/90467, 31.7.2024 , 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 26 October 2024, 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, 25 October 2024.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Anders H. EIDE

( 1 ) OJ L, 2024/858, 15.3.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/858/oj .

( *1 ) No constitutional requirements indicated.

ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2025/232/oj

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