Council Decision (EU) 2024/2957 of 21 November 2024 on the position to be adopted on behalf of the European Union within the Joint Committee established by the Agreement between European Economic Community and the Swiss Confederation, with regard to a decision concerning the amendment of Protocol 3 to that Agreement as regards permeability between the Regional Convention on pan-Euro-Mediterranean preferential rules of origin and the Transitional rules of origin

January 13, 2026
Official Journalof the European Union ENL series
2024/2957 29.11.2024
(1) The Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Swiss Confederation (the ‘Agreement’) was concluded by the Union by Council Regulation (EEC) No 2840/72(1)and entered into force on 1 January 1973.
(2) Pursuant to Article 29 of the Agreement, the Joint Committee established under that Article (the ‘Joint Committee’) may take decisions in the cases provided for in the Agreement. Pursuant to Article 4 of Protocol 3 to the Agreement, the Joint Committee may decide to amend the provisions of that Protocol.
(3) At its next meeting, the Joint Committee is to take a decision on an amendment of Protocol 3 to the Agreement.
(4) It is appropriate to establish the position to be adopted on the Union’s behalf within the Joint Committee as the decision of the Joint Committee will have legal effects.
(5) The Regional Convention on pan-Euro-Mediterranean preferential rules of origin (the ‘Convention’) was concluded by the Union by Council Decision 2013/94/EU(2)and entered into force in relation to the Union on 1 May 2012. By Decision (EU) 2019/2198(3), the Council supported the amendment of the Convention providing for a new set of modernised and more flexible rules of origin (the ‘amendment of the Convention’). The amendment of the Convention will enter into force on 1 January 2025.
(6) At the technical meeting held in Brussels on 5 February 2020, the majority of the Contracting Parties to the Convention agreed to implement an alternative set of rules of origin based on the amendment of the Convention on a transitional, bilateral basis (the ‘Transitional rules’). The Transitional rules apply in parallel with the rules of the Convention, pending the entry into force of the amendment of the Convention.
(7) The application of the Transitional rules ensures the adaptation of the trade flows and customs practices pending the entry into force of the amendment of the Convention.
(8) Since 1 September 2021, a number of bilateral protocols on rules of origin among several Contracting Parties to the Convention(4)have entered into force, rendering the Transitional rules applicable. As regards the Swiss Confederation (‘Switzerland’), Protocol 3 to the Agreement was replaced by a new Protocol 3 by Decision No 2/2021 of the EU-Switzerland Joint Committee(5). The Transitional rules are set out in Appendix A to that new Protocol 3.
(9) The objective of the Transitional rules is to provide for less strict rules, making it easier for goods to qualify for preferential originating status. As the Transitional rules are, in general, less strict than those of the Convention, goods fulfilling the rules of origin set out in the Convention could also qualify as originating under the Transitional rules, with the exception of certain agricultural products classified under Chapters 2, 4 to 15 and 16 (except for processed fishery products) and Chapters 17 to 24 of the Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System. The Transitional rules are applicable in parallel with the rules of origin set out in the Convention, thus creating two distinct zones of cumulation of origin. In that context, it can happen that goods fall under both sets of rules of origin simultaneously. According to the principle of permeability under Article 21(1), point (d), of Appendix A to Protocol 3 to the Agreement (‘permeability’), goods which have acquired originating status under one set of rules of origin can be also considered as originating under the other set of rules of origin. In order to facilitate the application of permeability between the Convention and the Transitional rules, Article 8 of Appendix A to Protocol 3 to the Agreement should be amended.
(10) The position of the Union within the Joint Committee should therefore be based on the attached draft decision,
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 207(4), first subparagraph, in conjunction with Article 218(9) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
Whereas:
(1) The Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Swiss Confederation (the ‘Agreement’) was concluded by the Union by Council Regulation (EEC) No 2840/72 (1) and entered into force on 1 January 1973.
(2) Pursuant to Article 29 of the Agreement, the Joint Committee established under that Article (the ‘Joint Committee’) may take decisions in the cases provided for in the Agreement. Pursuant to Article 4 of Protocol 3 to the Agreement, the Joint Committee may decide to amend the provisions of that Protocol.
(3) At its next meeting, the Joint Committee is to take a decision on an amendment of Protocol 3 to the Agreement.
(4) It is appropriate to establish the position to be adopted on the Union’s behalf within the Joint Committee as the decision of the Joint Committee will have legal effects.
(5) The Regional Convention on pan-Euro-Mediterranean preferential rules of origin (the ‘Convention’) was concluded by the Union by Council Decision 2013/94/EU (2) and entered into force in relation to the Union on 1 May 2012. By Decision (EU) 2019/2198 (3), the Council supported the amendment of the Convention providing for a new set of modernised and more flexible rules of origin (the ‘amendment of the Convention’). The amendment of the Convention will enter into force on 1 January 2025.
(6) At the technical meeting held in Brussels on 5 February 2020, the majority of the Contracting Parties to the Convention agreed to implement an alternative set of rules of origin based on the amendment of the Convention on a transitional, bilateral basis (the ‘Transitional rules’). The Transitional rules apply in parallel with the rules of the Convention, pending the entry into force of the amendment of the Convention.
(7) The application of the Transitional rules ensures the adaptation of the trade flows and customs practices pending the entry into force of the amendment of the Convention.
(8) Since 1 September 2021, a number of bilateral protocols on rules of origin among several Contracting Parties to the Convention (4) have entered into force, rendering the Transitional rules applicable. As regards the Swiss Confederation (‘Switzerland’), Protocol 3 to the Agreement was replaced by a new Protocol 3 by Decision No 2/2021 of the EU-Switzerland Joint Committee (5). The Transitional rules are set out in Appendix A to that new Protocol 3.
(9) The objective of the Transitional rules is to provide for less strict rules, making it easier for goods to qualify for preferential originating status. As the Transitional rules are, in general, less strict than those of the Convention, goods fulfilling the rules of origin set out in the Convention could also qualify as originating under the Transitional rules, with the exception of certain agricultural products classified under Chapters 2, 4 to 15 and 16 (except for processed fishery products) and Chapters 17 to 24 of the Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System. The Transitional rules are applicable in parallel with the rules of origin set out in the Convention, thus creating two distinct zones of cumulation of origin. In that context, it can happen that goods fall under both sets of rules of origin simultaneously. According to the principle of permeability under Article 21(1), point (d), of Appendix A to Protocol 3 to the Agreement (‘permeability’), goods which have acquired originating status under one set of rules of origin can be also considered as originating under the other set of rules of origin. In order to facilitate the application of permeability between the Convention and the Transitional rules, Article 8 of Appendix A to Protocol 3 to the Agreement should be amended.
(10) The position of the Union within the Joint Committee should therefore be based on the attached draft decision,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
The position to be adopted on the Union’s behalf within the Joint Committee established by the Agreement between European Economic Community and the Swiss Confederation (the ‘Agreement’) at its next meeting, with regard to a decision concerning the amendment of Protocol 3 to the Agreement as regards permeability between the Regional Convention on pan-Euro-Mediterranean preferential rules of origin on the one hand and the Transitional rules of origin included in Appendix A to Protocol 3 to the Agreement on the other hand, shall be based on the draft decision of the Joint Committee attached to this Decision.
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption and shall expire on 31 December 2025.

Council Decision (EU) 2024/2955 of 21 November 2024 on the position to be adopted on behalf of the European Union within the Stabilisation and Association Council established by the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and Bosnia and Herzegovina, of the other part, with regard to a decision concerning the amendment of Protocol 2 to that Agreement as regards permeability between the Regional Convention on pan-Euro-Mediterranean preferential rules of origin and the Transitional rules of origin

January 13, 2026
Official Journalof the European Union ENL series
2024/2955 29.11.2024
(1) The Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and Bosnia and Herzegovina, of the other part (the ‘Agreement’) was concluded by the Union by Council and Commission Decision (EU, Euratom) 2015/998(1)and entered into force on 1 June 2015.
(2) Pursuant to Article 117 of the Agreement, the Stabilisation and Association Council established under Article 115 of the Agreement (the ‘Stabilisation and Association Council’) may take decisions within the scope of the Agreement. Pursuant to Article 4 of Protocol 2 to the Agreement, the Stabilisation and Association Council may decide to amend the provisions of that Protocol.
(3) At its next meeting, the Stabilisation and Association Council is to take a decision on an amendment of Protocol 2 to the Agreement.
(4) It is appropriate to establish the position to be adopted on the Union’s behalf within the Stabilisation and Association Council as the decision of the Stabilisation and Association Council will have legal effects.
(5) The Regional Convention on pan-Euro-Mediterranean preferential rules of origin (the ‘Convention’) was concluded by the Union by Council Decision 2013/94/EU(2)and entered into force in relation to the Union on 1 May 2012. By Decision (EU) 2019/2198(3), the Council supported the amendment of the Convention providing for a new set of modernised and more flexible rules of origin (the ‘amendment of the Convention’). The amendment of the Convention will enter into force on 1 January 2025.
(6) At the technical meeting held in Brussels on 5 February 2020, the majority of the Contracting Parties to the Convention agreed to implement an alternative set of rules of origin based on the amendment of the Convention on a transitional, bilateral basis (the ‘Transitional rules’). The Transitional rules apply in parallel with the rules of the Convention, pending the entry into force of the amendment of the Convention.
(7) The application of the Transitional rules ensures the adaptation of the trade flows and customs practices pending the entry into force of the amendment of the Convention.
(8) Since 1 September 2021, a number of bilateral protocols on rules of origin among several Contracting Parties to the Convention(4)have entered into force, rendering the Transitional rules applicable. As regards Bosnia and Herzegovina, Protocol 2 to the Agreement was replaced by a new Protocol 2 by Decision No 1/2023 of the EU-Bosnia and Herzegovina Stabilisation and Association Council(5). The Transitional rules are set out in Appendix A to that new Protocol 2.
(9) The objective of the Transitional rules is to provide for less strict rules, making it easier for goods to qualify for preferential originating status. As the Transitional rules are, in general, less strict than those of the Convention, goods fulfilling the rules of origin set out in the Convention could also qualify as originating under the Transitional rules, with the exception of certain agricultural products classified under Chapters 2, 4 to 15 and 16 (except for processed fishery products) and Chapters 17 to 24 of the Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System. The Transitional rules are applicable in parallel with the rules of origin set out in the Convention, thus creating two distinct zones of cumulation of origin. In that context, it can happen that goods fall under both sets of rules of origin simultaneously. According to the principle of permeability under Article 21(1), point (d), of Appendix A to Protocol 2 to the Agreement (‘permeability’), goods which have acquired originating status under one set of rules of origin can be also considered as originating under the other set of rules of origin. In order to facilitate the application of permeability between the Convention and the Transitional rules, Article 8 of Appendix A to Protocol 2 to the Agreement should be amended.
(10) The position of the Union within the Stabilisation and Association Council should therefore be based on the attached draft decision,
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 207(4), first subparagraph, in conjunction with Article 218(9) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
Whereas:
(1) The Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and Bosnia and Herzegovina, of the other part (the ‘Agreement’) was concluded by the Union by Council and Commission Decision (EU, Euratom) 2015/998 (1) and entered into force on 1 June 2015.
(2) Pursuant to Article 117 of the Agreement, the Stabilisation and Association Council established under Article 115 of the Agreement (the ‘Stabilisation and Association Council’) may take decisions within the scope of the Agreement. Pursuant to Article 4 of Protocol 2 to the Agreement, the Stabilisation and Association Council may decide to amend the provisions of that Protocol.
(3) At its next meeting, the Stabilisation and Association Council is to take a decision on an amendment of Protocol 2 to the Agreement.
(4) It is appropriate to establish the position to be adopted on the Union’s behalf within the Stabilisation and Association Council as the decision of the Stabilisation and Association Council will have legal effects.
(5) The Regional Convention on pan-Euro-Mediterranean preferential rules of origin (the ‘Convention’) was concluded by the Union by Council Decision 2013/94/EU (2) and entered into force in relation to the Union on 1 May 2012. By Decision (EU) 2019/2198 (3), the Council supported the amendment of the Convention providing for a new set of modernised and more flexible rules of origin (the ‘amendment of the Convention’). The amendment of the Convention will enter into force on 1 January 2025.
(6) At the technical meeting held in Brussels on 5 February 2020, the majority of the Contracting Parties to the Convention agreed to implement an alternative set of rules of origin based on the amendment of the Convention on a transitional, bilateral basis (the ‘Transitional rules’). The Transitional rules apply in parallel with the rules of the Convention, pending the entry into force of the amendment of the Convention.
(7) The application of the Transitional rules ensures the adaptation of the trade flows and customs practices pending the entry into force of the amendment of the Convention.
(8) Since 1 September 2021, a number of bilateral protocols on rules of origin among several Contracting Parties to the Convention (4) have entered into force, rendering the Transitional rules applicable. As regards Bosnia and Herzegovina, Protocol 2 to the Agreement was replaced by a new Protocol 2 by Decision No 1/2023 of the EU-Bosnia and Herzegovina Stabilisation and Association Council (5). The Transitional rules are set out in Appendix A to that new Protocol 2.
(9) The objective of the Transitional rules is to provide for less strict rules, making it easier for goods to qualify for preferential originating status. As the Transitional rules are, in general, less strict than those of the Convention, goods fulfilling the rules of origin set out in the Convention could also qualify as originating under the Transitional rules, with the exception of certain agricultural products classified under Chapters 2, 4 to 15 and 16 (except for processed fishery products) and Chapters 17 to 24 of the Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System. The Transitional rules are applicable in parallel with the rules of origin set out in the Convention, thus creating two distinct zones of cumulation of origin. In that context, it can happen that goods fall under both sets of rules of origin simultaneously. According to the principle of permeability under Article 21(1), point (d), of Appendix A to Protocol 2 to the Agreement (‘permeability’), goods which have acquired originating status under one set of rules of origin can be also considered as originating under the other set of rules of origin. In order to facilitate the application of permeability between the Convention and the Transitional rules, Article 8 of Appendix A to Protocol 2 to the Agreement should be amended.
(10) The position of the Union within the Stabilisation and Association Council should therefore be based on the attached draft decision,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
The position to be adopted on the Union’s behalf within the Stabilisation and Association Council established by the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and Bosnia and Herzegovina, of the other part (the ‘Agreement’) at its next meeting, with regard to a decision concerning the amendment of Protocol 2 to the Agreement as regards permeability between the Regional Convention on pan-Euro-Mediterranean preferential rules of origin on the one hand and the Transitional rules of origin included in Appendix A to Protocol 2 to the Agreement on the other hand, shall be based on the draft decision of the Stabilisation and Association Council attached to this Decision.
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption and shall expire on 31 December 2025.

Commission Decision (EU) 2024/2951 of 29 November 2024 on the Union-wide quantity of allowances to be issued under the EU ETS for buildings, road transport and additional sectors for 2027

January 13, 2026
Official Journalof the European Union ENL series
2024/2951 3.12.2024
(1) In accordance with Article 30c(1) of Directive 2003/87/EC, the Commission is to publish, by 1 January 2025, the Union-wide quantity of allowances issued under Chapter IVa of that Directive for the year 2027.
(2) Pursuant to Article 30c(1) of Directive 2003/87/EC, the Union-wide quantity of allowances is to be determined by reference to the value of the 2024 emission limits, calculated on the basis of the reference emissions under Article 4(2) of Regulation (EU) 2018/842 of the European Parliament and of the Council(2)for the sectors covered by Chapter IVa of Directive 2003/87/EC, and by applying the linear reduction trajectory for all emissions within the scope of that Regulation.
(3) The emission limits for 2024 according to Article 4(2) of Regulation (EU) 2018/842 are defined by a linear trajectory from 2022 to 2030, starting at the 2022 emission limits, which in turn are defined under that Regulation by a linear trajectory that is based on the average of each Member States’ greenhouse gas emissions in 2016, 2017 and 2018.
(4) Pursuant to Article 4(3), second subparagraph of Regulation (EU) 2018/842, the annual emission allocations in accordance with the 2022 emission limits are determined on the basis of the comprehensively reviewed national greenhouse gas inventory data for the years 2016, 2017 and 2018, submitted by Member States pursuant to Article 7 of Regulation (EU) No 525/2013(3).
(5) The reference emissions for sectors covered by Chapter IVa of Directive 2003/87/EC were established on the basis of the arithmetic average of the comprehensively reviewed national greenhouse gas inventory data for the years 2016, 2017 and 2018.
(6) The reference emissions for sectors covered by Chapter IVa of Directive 2003/87/EC include the EEA EFTA States, in accordance with the Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 335/2023(4).
(7) The carbon dioxide emissions from activities explicitly excluded under Annex III to Directive 2003/87/EC were deducted from the comprehensively reviewed carbon dioxide emission values of the national inventories. Furthermore, Annex III to Directive 2003/87/EC provides for modifications to source categories 1A1 and 1A3b, as defined in the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories(5). These modifications were taken into account to calculate the value of the reference emissions for sectors covered by Chapter IVa of Directive 2003/87/EC.
(8) The 2024 emission limits for the sectors covered by Chapter IVa of Directive 2003/87/EC were calculated by applying to the reference emissions a linear reduction trajectory based on all emissions within the scope of Regulation (EU) 2018/842, starting at their average in 2016, 2017 and 2018 and ending at the 2024 emission limits under that Regulation, on the basis of the 2024 emission allocations published in Annex II of the Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2023/1319(6). On this basis, the 2024 emission limits referred to in Article 30c(1) of Directive 2003/87/EC should amount to 1 223 481 445 tonnes of carbon dioxide.
(9) Pursuant to Article 30c(1) of Directive 2003/87/EC, the Union-wide quantity of allowances issued for 2027 under Chapter IVa of Directive 2003/87/EC is to decrease each year after 2024 by a linear reduction factor of 5,10 %. On this basis, the Union-wide quantity of allowances for 2027 referred to in Article 30c(1) of Directive 2003/87/EC should amount to 1 036 288 784,
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 2003 establishing a system for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Union and amending Council Directive 96/61/EC (1), and in particular Article 30c(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) In accordance with Article 30c(1) of Directive 2003/87/EC, the Commission is to publish, by 1 January 2025, the Union-wide quantity of allowances issued under Chapter IVa of that Directive for the year 2027.
(2) Pursuant to Article 30c(1) of Directive 2003/87/EC, the Union-wide quantity of allowances is to be determined by reference to the value of the 2024 emission limits, calculated on the basis of the reference emissions under Article 4(2) of Regulation (EU) 2018/842 of the European Parliament and of the Council (2) for the sectors covered by Chapter IVa of Directive 2003/87/EC, and by applying the linear reduction trajectory for all emissions within the scope of that Regulation.
(3) The emission limits for 2024 according to Article 4(2) of Regulation (EU) 2018/842 are defined by a linear trajectory from 2022 to 2030, starting at the 2022 emission limits, which in turn are defined under that Regulation by a linear trajectory that is based on the average of each Member States’ greenhouse gas emissions in 2016, 2017 and 2018.
(4) Pursuant to Article 4(3), second subparagraph of Regulation (EU) 2018/842, the annual emission allocations in accordance with the 2022 emission limits are determined on the basis of the comprehensively reviewed national greenhouse gas inventory data for the years 2016, 2017 and 2018, submitted by Member States pursuant to Article 7 of Regulation (EU) No 525/2013 (3).
(5) The reference emissions for sectors covered by Chapter IVa of Directive 2003/87/EC were established on the basis of the arithmetic average of the comprehensively reviewed national greenhouse gas inventory data for the years 2016, 2017 and 2018.
(6) The reference emissions for sectors covered by Chapter IVa of Directive 2003/87/EC include the EEA EFTA States, in accordance with the Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 335/2023 (4).
(7) The carbon dioxide emissions from activities explicitly excluded under Annex III to Directive 2003/87/EC were deducted from the comprehensively reviewed carbon dioxide emission values of the national inventories. Furthermore, Annex III to Directive 2003/87/EC provides for modifications to source categories 1A1 and 1A3b, as defined in the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (5). These modifications were taken into account to calculate the value of the reference emissions for sectors covered by Chapter IVa of Directive 2003/87/EC.
(8) The 2024 emission limits for the sectors covered by Chapter IVa of Directive 2003/87/EC were calculated by applying to the reference emissions a linear reduction trajectory based on all emissions within the scope of Regulation (EU) 2018/842, starting at their average in 2016, 2017 and 2018 and ending at the 2024 emission limits under that Regulation, on the basis of the 2024 emission allocations published in Annex II of the Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2023/1319 (6). On this basis, the 2024 emission limits referred to in Article 30c(1) of Directive 2003/87/EC should amount to 1 223 481 445 tonnes of carbon dioxide.
(9) Pursuant to Article 30c(1) of Directive 2003/87/EC, the Union-wide quantity of allowances issued for 2027 under Chapter IVa of Directive 2003/87/EC is to decrease each year after 2024 by a linear reduction factor of 5,10 %. On this basis, the Union-wide quantity of allowances for 2027 referred to in Article 30c(1) of Directive 2003/87/EC should amount to 1 036 288 784,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
For 2027, the Union-wide quantity of allowances referred to in Article 30(c)(1) of Directive 2003/87/EC shall amount to 1 036 288 784.
This Decision shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2024/2950 of 29 November 2024 postponing the expiry date of the approval of N,N-diethyl-meta-toluamide for use in biocidal products of product-type 19 in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council

January 13, 2026
Official Journalof the European Union ENL series
2024/2950 3.12.2024
(1) N,N-diethyl-meta-toluamide was included in Annex I to Directive 98/8/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council(2)as an active substance for use in biocidal products of product-type 19, subject to the conditions set out in that Annex.
(2) In accordance with Article 86 of Regulation (EU) No 528/2012, N,N-diethyl-meta-toluamide was deemed to have been approved under that Regulation on the date of its inclusion in Annex I to Directive 98/8/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council. That approval was to expire on 31 July 2022.
(3) On 26 January 2021, an application was submitted in accordance with Article 13(1) of Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 for the renewal of the approval of N,N-diethyl-meta-toluamide for use in biocidal products of product-type 19 (‘the application’).
(4) On 4 June 2021, the evaluating competent authority of France informed the Commission that it had decided, pursuant to Article 14(1) of Regulation (EU) No 528/2012, that a full evaluation of the application was necessary. Pursuant to Article 8(1) of that Regulation, the evaluating competent authority is to perform a full evaluation of the application within 365 days of its validation.
(5) The evaluating competent authority may, as appropriate, require the applicant to provide sufficient data to carry out the evaluation, in accordance with Article 8(2) of Regulation (EU) No 528/2012. In that event, the 365-day period is suspended for a period that may not exceed 180 days in total unless a longer suspension is justified by the nature of the data requested or by exceptional circumstances.
(6) Within 270 days of receipt of a recommendation from the evaluating competent authority, the European Chemicals Agency (‘the Agency’) is to prepare and submit to the Commission an opinion on renewal of the approval of the active substance in accordance with Article 14(3) of Regulation (EU) No 528/2012.
(7) Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/2146(3)postponed the expiry date of the approval of N,N-diethyl-meta-toluamide for use in biocidal products of product-type 19 to 31 January 2025, in order to allow sufficient time for the examination of the application.
(8) On 26 June 2024, the evaluating competent authority informed the Commission that it expects to submit the renewal assessment report to the Agency in the third quarter of 2025.
(9) Consequently, for reasons beyond the control of the applicant, the approval is likely to expire before a decision has been taken on its renewal. It is therefore appropriate to further postpone the expiry date of the approval for a period of time sufficient to finalise the examination of the application. Taking into account the time-limits for evaluation by the evaluating competent authority, for the preparation and submission by the Agency of its opinion, and the time needed for the Commission to decide whether the approval of N,N-diethyl-meta-toluamide for use in biocidal products of product-type 19 may be renewed, the expiry date should be postponed to 31 January 2027.
(10) After the further postponement of the expiry date of the approval, N,N-diethyl-meta-toluamide remains approved for use in biocidal products of product-type 19 subject to the conditions set out in Annex I to Directive 98/8/EC,
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 May 2012 concerning the making available on the market and use of biocidal products (1), and in particular Article 14(5) thereof,
After consulting the Standing Committee on Biocidal Products,
Whereas:
(1) N,N-diethyl-meta-toluamide was included in Annex I to Directive 98/8/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (2) as an active substance for use in biocidal products of product-type 19, subject to the conditions set out in that Annex.
(2) In accordance with Article 86 of Regulation (EU) No 528/2012, N,N-diethyl-meta-toluamide was deemed to have been approved under that Regulation on the date of its inclusion in Annex I to Directive 98/8/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council. That approval was to expire on 31 July 2022.
(3) On 26 January 2021, an application was submitted in accordance with Article 13(1) of Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 for the renewal of the approval of N,N-diethyl-meta-toluamide for use in biocidal products of product-type 19 (‘the application’).
(4) On 4 June 2021, the evaluating competent authority of France informed the Commission that it had decided, pursuant to Article 14(1) of Regulation (EU) No 528/2012, that a full evaluation of the application was necessary. Pursuant to Article 8(1) of that Regulation, the evaluating competent authority is to perform a full evaluation of the application within 365 days of its validation.
(5) The evaluating competent authority may, as appropriate, require the applicant to provide sufficient data to carry out the evaluation, in accordance with Article 8(2) of Regulation (EU) No 528/2012. In that event, the 365-day period is suspended for a period that may not exceed 180 days in total unless a longer suspension is justified by the nature of the data requested or by exceptional circumstances.
(6) Within 270 days of receipt of a recommendation from the evaluating competent authority, the European Chemicals Agency (‘the Agency’) is to prepare and submit to the Commission an opinion on renewal of the approval of the active substance in accordance with Article 14(3) of Regulation (EU) No 528/2012.
(7) Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/2146 (3) postponed the expiry date of the approval of N,N-diethyl-meta-toluamide for use in biocidal products of product-type 19 to 31 January 2025, in order to allow sufficient time for the examination of the application.
(8) On 26 June 2024, the evaluating competent authority informed the Commission that it expects to submit the renewal assessment report to the Agency in the third quarter of 2025.
(9) Consequently, for reasons beyond the control of the applicant, the approval is likely to expire before a decision has been taken on its renewal. It is therefore appropriate to further postpone the expiry date of the approval for a period of time sufficient to finalise the examination of the application. Taking into account the time-limits for evaluation by the evaluating competent authority, for the preparation and submission by the Agency of its opinion, and the time needed for the Commission to decide whether the approval of N,N-diethyl-meta-toluamide for use in biocidal products of product-type 19 may be renewed, the expiry date should be postponed to 31 January 2027.
(10) After the further postponement of the expiry date of the approval, N,N-diethyl-meta-toluamide remains approved for use in biocidal products of product-type 19 subject to the conditions set out in Annex I to Directive 98/8/EC,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
The expiry date of the approval of N,N-diethyl-meta-toluamide for use in biocidal products of product-type 19 set out in Annex I to Directive 98/8/EC is postponed to 31 January 2027.
This Decision shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Commission Decision (EU) 2024/2949 of 29 November 2024 renewing the mandates of three existing members and appointing five new members of the European Statistical Advisory Committee

January 13, 2026
Official Journalof the European Union ENL series
2024/2949 2.12.2024
(1) The European Statistical Advisory Committee (‘the Committee’) is to comprise 24 members.
(2) According to Article 4(1), point (a) of Decision No 234/2008/EC, 12 members of the Committee are to be appointed by the Commission, after consulting the European Parliament and the Council.
(3) The Commission by Decision 2019/C 63/05(2)of 14 February 2019 appointed eight members of the Committee for a term of five years.
(4) One of those eight members resigned and was replaced for the remainder of their term of office pursuant to Commission Decision (EU) 2021/722(3).
(5) The mandates of the eight members ended on 8 May 2024. Three of the members have agreed to the renewal of their mandates.
(6) Member States have provided the Commission, at its request, with a list of candidates with well-established qualifications in the field of statistics, for the purpose of appointing the new members of the Committee.
(7) In the selection of the five new members, the Commission has endeavoured to ensure that they represent, in equal measure, users, respondents and other stakeholders in Union statistics (including the scientific community, social partners and civil society).
(8) The Commission consulted the European Parliament and the Council on the renewals of mandate and the new appointments, and those institutions gave a positive opinion,
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Decision No 234/2008/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2008 establishing the European Statistical Advisory Committee and repealing Council Decision 91/116/EEC (1), and in particular Article 4(1), point (a) and Article 5 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The European Statistical Advisory Committee (‘the Committee’) is to comprise 24 members.
(2) According to Article 4(1), point (a) of Decision No 234/2008/EC, 12 members of the Committee are to be appointed by the Commission, after consulting the European Parliament and the Council.
(3) The Commission by Decision 2019/C 63/05 (2) of 14 February 2019 appointed eight members of the Committee for a term of five years.
(4) One of those eight members resigned and was replaced for the remainder of their term of office pursuant to Commission Decision (EU) 2021/722 (3).
(5) The mandates of the eight members ended on 8 May 2024. Three of the members have agreed to the renewal of their mandates.
(6) Member States have provided the Commission, at its request, with a list of candidates with well-established qualifications in the field of statistics, for the purpose of appointing the new members of the Committee.
(7) In the selection of the five new members, the Commission has endeavoured to ensure that they represent, in equal measure, users, respondents and other stakeholders in Union statistics (including the scientific community, social partners and civil society).
(8) The Commission consulted the European Parliament and the Council on the renewals of mandate and the new appointments, and those institutions gave a positive opinion,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
The mandates of Ms Marie Bohata, Ms Audronė Jakaitiene and Mr Peter van der Heijden as members of the European Statistical Advisory Committee are renewed for a term of five years, starting on 1 December 2024 and ending on 30 November 2029.
Mr Arne C. Bathke, Mr Kai Carstensen, Mr Jani Erola, Mr Jānis Hermanis, and Mr Pedro Magalhães are hereby appointed as members of the European Statistical Advisory Committee, starting on 1 December 2024 and ending on 30 November 2029.
This Decision shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2024/2948 of 29 November 2024 on the non-approval of certain active substances for use in biocidal products in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council

January 13, 2026
Official Journalof the European Union ENL series
2024/2948 3.12.2024
(1) Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1062/2014(2)establishes in its Annex II a list of active substance/product-type combinations included in the review programme of existing active substances in biocidal products.
(2) For a number of active substance/product-type combinations included in that list, all the participants have withdrawn or are considered to have withdrawn their support in a timely manner.
(3) In accordance with Article 14(1) of Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1062/2014, the European Chemicals Agency (‘the Agency’) published an open invitation to take over the role of participant for those active substance/product-type combinations for which the role of participant had not previously been taken over. For those combinations no notification has been submitted to the Agency within the time limit provided for by Article 14(2) of Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1062/2014. Therefore, those active substance/product-type combinations, in accordance with Article 20, first paragraph, point (b), of that Delegated Regulation, should not be approved for use in biocidal products. Those active substance/product-type combinations are the following:(a)silver adsorbed on silicon dioxide (as a nanomaterial in the form of a stable aggregate with primary particles in the nanoscale) (product-type 9);(b)p-[(Diiodomethyl)sulphonyl]toluene (product-types 6, 7, 9, 10). (a) silver adsorbed on silicon dioxide (as a nanomaterial in the form of a stable aggregate with primary particles in the nanoscale) (product-type 9); (b) p-[(Diiodomethyl)sulphonyl]toluene (product-types 6, 7, 9, 10).
(a) silver adsorbed on silicon dioxide (as a nanomaterial in the form of a stable aggregate with primary particles in the nanoscale) (product-type 9);
(b) p-[(Diiodomethyl)sulphonyl]toluene (product-types 6, 7, 9, 10).
(a) silver adsorbed on silicon dioxide (as a nanomaterial in the form of a stable aggregate with primary particles in the nanoscale) (product-type 9);
(b) p-[(Diiodomethyl)sulphonyl]toluene (product-types 6, 7, 9, 10).
(4) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Biocidal Products,
Entry Number in Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 1062/2014 Substance name Rapporteur Member State EC number CAS number Product-type(s)
1017 Silver adsorbed on silicon dioxide (as a nanomaterial in the form of a stable aggregate with primary particles in the nanoscale) SE Not available Not available 9
554 p-[(Diiodomethyl)sulphonyl]toluene CH 243-468-3 20018-09-1 6, 7, 9, 10
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 May 2012 concerning the making available on the market and use of biocidal products (1), and in particular Article 89(1), third subparagraph, thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1062/2014 (2) establishes in its Annex II a list of active substance/product-type combinations included in the review programme of existing active substances in biocidal products.
(2) For a number of active substance/product-type combinations included in that list, all the participants have withdrawn or are considered to have withdrawn their support in a timely manner.
(3) In accordance with Article 14(1) of Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1062/2014, the European Chemicals Agency (‘the Agency’) published an open invitation to take over the role of participant for those active substance/product-type combinations for which the role of participant had not previously been taken over. For those combinations no notification has been submitted to the Agency within the time limit provided for by Article 14(2) of Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1062/2014. Therefore, those active substance/product-type combinations, in accordance with Article 20, first paragraph, point (b), of that Delegated Regulation, should not be approved for use in biocidal products. Those active substance/product-type combinations are the following:
(a)
silver adsorbed on silicon dioxide (as a nanomaterial in the form of a stable aggregate with primary particles in the nanoscale) (product-type 9);
(b)
p-[(Diiodomethyl)sulphonyl]toluene (product-types 6, 7, 9, 10).
(4) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Biocidal Products,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
The active substances listed in the Annex are not approved for the product-types indicated therein.
This Decision shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Active substance/product-type combinations not approved:

Entry Number in Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 1062/2014
Substance name
Rapporteur Member State
EC number
CAS number
Product-type(s) 1017
Silver adsorbed on silicon dioxide (as a nanomaterial in the form of a stable aggregate with primary particles in the nanoscale)
SE
Not available
Not available
9
554
p-[(Diiodomethyl)sulphonyl]toluene
CH
243-468-3
20018-09-1
6, 7, 9, 10

Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2024/2946 of 29 November 2024 not granting a Union authorisation for the biocidal product family BPF H2O2 HAG in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council (notified under document C(2024) 8356)

January 13, 2026
Official Journalof the European Union ENL series
2024/2946 2.12.2024
(1) On 26 January 2017, Hagleitner Hygiene International GmbH submitted to the European Chemicals Agency (‘the Agency’) an application in accordance with Article 43(1) of Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 for Union authorisation of a biocidal product family named ‘BPF H2O2 HAG’ of product-type 4, as described in Annex V to that Regulation, providing written confirmation that the competent authority of Austria had agreed to evaluate the application. The application was recorded under case number BC-RV029472-09 in the Register for Biocidal Products.
(2) ‘BPF H2O2 HAG’ contains hydrogen peroxide as the active substance, which is included in the Union list of approved active substances referred to in Article 9(2) of Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 for product-type 4.
(3) On 30 November 2023, the evaluating competent authority submitted, in accordance with Article 44(1) of Regulation (EU) No 528/2012, an assessment report and the conclusions of its evaluation to the Agency. Prior to that submission to the Agency, on 13 October 2023, Hagleitner Hygiene International GmbH was given the opportunity to provide written comments on the draft assessment report and the conclusions within 30 days, in accordance with Article 44(1), second subparagraph, of Regulation (EU) No 528/2012. Hagleitner Hygiene International GmbH provided comments on 11 November 2023. The evaluating competent authority took due account of the comments when finalising its evaluation and provided responses to the comments on 29 November 2023.
(4) During the Agency’s opinion-forming process, Hagleitner Hygiene International GmbH was given the opportunity to be involved in the process in accordance with the Agency’s working procedure for Union authorisation applications(2). On 29 May 2024, the final opinion was adopted by the Biocidal Products Committee of the Agency(3).
(5) On 26 June 2024, the Agency submitted to the Commission its opinion on the application for Union authorisation of ‘BPF H2O2 HAG’ together with the assessment report, in accordance with Article 44(3) of Regulation (EU) No 528/2012. The Agency concludes in that opinion that ‘BPF H2O2 HAG’ falls within the definition of a biocidal product family laid down in Article 3(1), point (s), of Regulation (EU) No 528/2012, and is, in principle, eligible for Union authorisation in accordance with Article 42(1) of that Regulation but that it does not meet the conditions laid down in Article 19(1), point (b)(i), Article 19(1), point (d), Article 19(3) and Article 19(6) of that Regulation.
(6) In particular, the Agency considers that sufficient efficacy as required by Article 19(1), point (b)(i), of Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 is not shown due to the lack of relevant efficacy studies demonstrating sufficient efficacy at the intended concentration under required conditions. In addition, it could not be concluded that the physical and chemical properties of the biocidal product family have been determined and deemed acceptable for the purpose of the appropriate use and transport of the products in accordance with Article 19(1), point (d), of Regulation (EU) No 528/2012, with regard to acidity/alkalinity, long term storage stability, degree of dissolution and dilution stability, and due to a lack of information allowing for a conclusion on the corrosiveness to metals and on the auto-ignition temperature for the biocidal product family. Due to the missing data on the efficacy and physico-chemical properties, it is considered that information for the relevant use of the products has not been submitted in accordance with Article 20 of Regulation (EU) No 528/2012, as required by Article 19(3) of that Regulation. The conditions for the authorisation of a biocidal product family laid down in Article 19(6) of Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 are not considered to be fulfilled since sufficient efficacy of the biocidal product family ‘BPF H2O2 HAG’ was not proven for the intended use. The Agency therefore proposes not to authorise the biocidal product family ‘BPF H2O2 HAG’.
(7) The Commission concurs with the opinion of the Agency and considers that ‘BPF H2O2 HAG’ does not meet the conditions laid down in Article 19(1), point (b)(i), Article 19(1), point (d), in conjunction with Article 19(6) of Regulation (EU) No 528/2012. It is therefore appropriate to not grant a Union authorisation for ‘BPF H2O2 HAG’.
(8) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Biocidal Products,
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 May 2012 concerning the making available on the market and use of biocidal products (1), and in particular Article 44(5), first subparagraph, thereof,
Whereas:
(1) On 26 January 2017, Hagleitner Hygiene International GmbH submitted to the European Chemicals Agency (‘the Agency’) an application in accordance with Article 43(1) of Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 for Union authorisation of a biocidal product family named ‘BPF H2O2 HAG’ of product-type 4, as described in Annex V to that Regulation, providing written confirmation that the competent authority of Austria had agreed to evaluate the application. The application was recorded under case number BC-RV029472-09 in the Register for Biocidal Products.
(2) ‘BPF H2O2 HAG’ contains hydrogen peroxide as the active substance, which is included in the Union list of approved active substances referred to in Article 9(2) of Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 for product-type 4.
(3) On 30 November 2023, the evaluating competent authority submitted, in accordance with Article 44(1) of Regulation (EU) No 528/2012, an assessment report and the conclusions of its evaluation to the Agency. Prior to that submission to the Agency, on 13 October 2023, Hagleitner Hygiene International GmbH was given the opportunity to provide written comments on the draft assessment report and the conclusions within 30 days, in accordance with Article 44(1), second subparagraph, of Regulation (EU) No 528/2012. Hagleitner Hygiene International GmbH provided comments on 11 November 2023. The evaluating competent authority took due account of the comments when finalising its evaluation and provided responses to the comments on 29 November 2023.
(4) During the Agency’s opinion-forming process, Hagleitner Hygiene International GmbH was given the opportunity to be involved in the process in accordance with the Agency’s working procedure for Union authorisation applications (2). On 29 May 2024, the final opinion was adopted by the Biocidal Products Committee of the Agency (3).
(5) On 26 June 2024, the Agency submitted to the Commission its opinion on the application for Union authorisation of ‘BPF H2O2 HAG’ together with the assessment report, in accordance with Article 44(3) of Regulation (EU) No 528/2012. The Agency concludes in that opinion that ‘BPF H2O2 HAG’ falls within the definition of a biocidal product family laid down in Article 3(1), point (s), of Regulation (EU) No 528/2012, and is, in principle, eligible for Union authorisation in accordance with Article 42(1) of that Regulation but that it does not meet the conditions laid down in Article 19(1), point (b)(i), Article 19(1), point (d), Article 19(3) and Article 19(6) of that Regulation.
(6) In particular, the Agency considers that sufficient efficacy as required by Article 19(1), point (b)(i), of Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 is not shown due to the lack of relevant efficacy studies demonstrating sufficient efficacy at the intended concentration under required conditions. In addition, it could not be concluded that the physical and chemical properties of the biocidal product family have been determined and deemed acceptable for the purpose of the appropriate use and transport of the products in accordance with Article 19(1), point (d), of Regulation (EU) No 528/2012, with regard to acidity/alkalinity, long term storage stability, degree of dissolution and dilution stability, and due to a lack of information allowing for a conclusion on the corrosiveness to metals and on the auto-ignition temperature for the biocidal product family. Due to the missing data on the efficacy and physico-chemical properties, it is considered that information for the relevant use of the products has not been submitted in accordance with Article 20 of Regulation (EU) No 528/2012, as required by Article 19(3) of that Regulation. The conditions for the authorisation of a biocidal product family laid down in Article 19(6) of Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 are not considered to be fulfilled since sufficient efficacy of the biocidal product family ‘BPF H2O2 HAG’ was not proven for the intended use. The Agency therefore proposes not to authorise the biocidal product family ‘BPF H2O2 HAG’.
(7) The Commission concurs with the opinion of the Agency and considers that ‘BPF H2O2 HAG’ does not meet the conditions laid down in Article 19(1), point (b)(i), Article 19(1), point (d), in conjunction with Article 19(6) of Regulation (EU) No 528/2012. It is therefore appropriate to not grant a Union authorisation for ‘BPF H2O2 HAG’.
(8) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Biocidal Products,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
A Union authorisation is not granted to Hagleitner Hygiene International GmbH for the making available on the market and use of the biocidal product family ‘BPF H2O2 HAG’.
This Decision is addressed to Hagleitner Hygiene International GmbH, Lunastraße 5, 5700 Zell am See, Austria.

Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2024/2945 of 29 November 2024 postponing the expiry date of the approval of tralopyril for use in biocidal products of product-type 21 in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council

January 13, 2026
Official Journalof the European Union ENL series
2024/2945 2.12.2024
(1) Tralopyril was approved as an active substance for use in biocidal products of product-type 21 by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1091/2014(2)subject to the conditions set out in the Annex to that Regulation.
(2) The approval of tralopyril for use in biocidal products of product-type 21 (‘the approval’) is to expire on 31 March 2025. On 27 September 2023, an application was submitted in accordance with Article 13(1) of Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 for the renewal of the approval of tralopyril for use in biocidal products of product-type 21 (‘the application’).
(3) On 2 January 2024, the evaluating competent authority of Norway informed the Commission that it had decided, pursuant to Article 14(1) of Regulation (EU) No 528/2012, that a full evaluation of the application was necessary. Pursuant to Article 8(1) of that Regulation, the evaluating competent authority is to perform a full evaluation of the application within 365 days of its validation.
(4) The evaluating competent authority may, as appropriate, require the applicant to provide sufficient data to carry out the evaluation, in accordance with Article 8(2) of Regulation (EU) No 528/2012. In that event, the 365-day period is suspended for a period that may not exceed 180 days in total unless a longer suspension is justified by the nature of the data requested or by exceptional circumstances.
(5) Within 270 days of receipt of a recommendation from the evaluating competent authority, the European Chemicals Agency (‘the Agency’) is to prepare and submit to the Commission an opinion on renewal of the approval of the active substance in accordance with Article 14(3) of Regulation (EU) No 528/2012.
(6) Consequently, for reasons beyond the control of the applicant, the approval is likely to expire before a decision has been taken on its renewal. It is therefore appropriate to postpone the expiry date of the approval for a period of time sufficient to enable the examination of the application. Taking into account the time-limits for evaluations by the evaluating competent authority, for preparation and submission by the Agency of its opinion and the time needed for the Commission to decide whether the approval of tralopyril for use in biocidal products of product-type 21 may be renewed, the expiry date should be postponed to 30 September 2027.
(7) After the postponement of the expiry date of the approval, tralopyril remains approved for use in biocidal products of product-type 21 subject to the conditions set out in Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1091/2014,
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 May 2012 concerning the making available on the market and use of biocidal products (1), and in particular Article 14(5) thereof,
After consulting the Standing Committee on Biocidal Products,
Whereas:
(1) Tralopyril was approved as an active substance for use in biocidal products of product-type 21 by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1091/2014 (2) subject to the conditions set out in the Annex to that Regulation.
(2) The approval of tralopyril for use in biocidal products of product-type 21 (‘the approval’) is to expire on 31 March 2025. On 27 September 2023, an application was submitted in accordance with Article 13(1) of Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 for the renewal of the approval of tralopyril for use in biocidal products of product-type 21 (‘the application’).
(3) On 2 January 2024, the evaluating competent authority of Norway informed the Commission that it had decided, pursuant to Article 14(1) of Regulation (EU) No 528/2012, that a full evaluation of the application was necessary. Pursuant to Article 8(1) of that Regulation, the evaluating competent authority is to perform a full evaluation of the application within 365 days of its validation.
(4) The evaluating competent authority may, as appropriate, require the applicant to provide sufficient data to carry out the evaluation, in accordance with Article 8(2) of Regulation (EU) No 528/2012. In that event, the 365-day period is suspended for a period that may not exceed 180 days in total unless a longer suspension is justified by the nature of the data requested or by exceptional circumstances.
(5) Within 270 days of receipt of a recommendation from the evaluating competent authority, the European Chemicals Agency (‘the Agency’) is to prepare and submit to the Commission an opinion on renewal of the approval of the active substance in accordance with Article 14(3) of Regulation (EU) No 528/2012.
(6) Consequently, for reasons beyond the control of the applicant, the approval is likely to expire before a decision has been taken on its renewal. It is therefore appropriate to postpone the expiry date of the approval for a period of time sufficient to enable the examination of the application. Taking into account the time-limits for evaluations by the evaluating competent authority, for preparation and submission by the Agency of its opinion and the time needed for the Commission to decide whether the approval of tralopyril for use in biocidal products of product-type 21 may be renewed, the expiry date should be postponed to 30 September 2027.
(7) After the postponement of the expiry date of the approval, tralopyril remains approved for use in biocidal products of product-type 21 subject to the conditions set out in Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1091/2014,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
The expiry date of the approval of tralopyril for use in biocidal products of product-type 21 set out in Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1091/2014, is postponed to 30 September 2027.
This Decision shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2024/2944 of 28 November 2024 on the harmonised standards for appliances burning gaseous fuels drafted in support of Regulation (EU) 2016/426 of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2024/224

January 13, 2026
Official Journalof the European Union ENL series
2024/2944 2.12.2024
(1) In accordance with Article 13 of Regulation (EU) 2016/426 of the European Parliament and of the Council(2), appliances and fittings which are in conformity with harmonised standards or parts thereof, the references of which have been published in theOfficial Journal of the European Union, are to be presumed to be in conformity with the essential requirements covered by those standards or parts thereof set out in that Regulation.
(2) By Commission Implementing Decision C(2023)4789(3), the Commission made a request to the European Committee for Standardization (CEN) and to the European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization (Cenelec) for the revision of existing harmonised standards drafted on the basis of standardisation mandate M/BC/CEN/06-89 of 29 April 1990 to ensure that they continue to reflect the generally acknowledged state of the art in order to meet the essential health and safety requirements set out in Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2016/426.
(3) On the basis of the request set out in Implementing Decision C(2023)4789, CEN revised the following harmonised standards, the references of which are published in theOfficial Journal of the European Unionby Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2024/224(4): EN 30-1-1:2021, EN 30-1-2:2023, EN 88-1:2022, EN 203-1:2021, EN 203-2-1:2021, EN 203-2-2:2021, EN 203-2-4:2021, EN 257:2022, EN 549:2019+A1:2023, EN 751-3:2022, EN 1106:2022, EN 1854:2022, EN 15502-1:2021, EN 15502-2-1:2022 and EN 16898:2022. As a result, CEN adopted the following revised harmonised standards, respectively: EN 30-1-1:2021+A1:2023, EN 30-1-2:2023+A1:2024, EN 88-1:2022+A1:2023, EN 203-1:2021+A1:2023, EN 203-2-1:2021+A1:2023, EN 203-2-2:2021+A1:2023, EN 203-2-4:2021+A1:2023, EN 257:2022+A1:2023, EN 549:2019+A2:2024, EN 751-3:2022+A1:2023, EN 1106:2022+A1:2023, EN 1854:2022+A1:2023, EN 15502-1:2021+A1:2023, EN 15502-2-1:2022+A1:2023 and EN 16898:2022+A1:2023.
(4) The Commission, together with CEN, has assessed whether the harmonised standards revised by CEN comply with the request set out in Implementing Decision C(2023)4789.
(5) The reference of harmonised standard EN 30-1-1:2021 on the general safety for domestic cooking appliances burning gas was published by Implementing Decision (EU) 2024/224 with restrictions. Harmonised standard EN 30-1-1:2021+A1:2023 does not address those restrictions.
(6) The harmonised standards revised by CEN on the basis of the request set out in Implementing Decision C(2023)4789, except for harmonised standard EN 30-1-1:2021+A1:2023, satisfy the requirements which they aim to cover and which are set out in Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2016/426. It is therefore appropriate to publish the references of those standards in theOfficial Journal of the European Union.
(7) Harmonised standard EN 30-1-1:2021+A1:2023 satisfies the requirements which it aims to cover and which are set out in Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2016/426, except for the requirements set out in points 3.2.4 and 3.4.4 of Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2016/426. It is therefore appropriate to publish the reference of that standard in theOfficial Journal of the European Unionwith restrictions.
(8) In the interests of clarity, rationality and simplification, a complete list of references of harmonised standards drafted in support of Regulation (EU) 2016/426 and satisfying the requirements they aim to cover should be published in a single act. The references of harmonised standards drafted in support of Regulation (EU) 2016/426 are currently published by Implementing Decision (EU) 2024/224. Consequently, it is necessary to replace Implementing Decision (EU) 2024/224 by a new decision.
(9) Compliance with a harmonised standard confers a presumption of conformity with the corresponding essential requirements set out in Union harmonisation legislation from the date of publication of the reference of such standard in theOfficial Journal of the European Union. This Decision should therefore enter into force on the date of its publication,
No Reference of the standard
1. EN 30-1-1:2021+A1:2023Domestic cooking appliances burning gas – Part 1-1: Safety – GeneralRestrictions:(a)EN 30-1-1:2021+A1:2023 does not cover the essential requirement set out in point 3.2.4 of Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2016/426;(b)EN 30-1-1:2021+A1:2023 covers the essential requirement set out in point 3.4.4 of Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2016/426 as regards carbon monoxide but does not cover that requirement as regards other harmful concentrations of substances likely to present a danger to health. (a) EN 30-1-1:2021+A1:2023 does not cover the essential requirement set out in point 3.2.4 of Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2016/426; (b) EN 30-1-1:2021+A1:2023 covers the essential requirement set out in point 3.4.4 of Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2016/426 as regards carbon monoxide but does not cover that requirement as regards other harmful concentrations of substances likely to present a danger to health.
(a) EN 30-1-1:2021+A1:2023 does not cover the essential requirement set out in point 3.2.4 of Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2016/426;
(b) EN 30-1-1:2021+A1:2023 covers the essential requirement set out in point 3.4.4 of Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2016/426 as regards carbon monoxide but does not cover that requirement as regards other harmful concentrations of substances likely to present a danger to health.
2. EN 30-1-2:2023+A1:2024Domestic cooking appliances burning gas – Part 1-2: Safety – Appliances having forced-convection ovens
3. EN 88-1:2022+A1:2023Safety and control devices for gas burners and gas burning appliances – Part 1: Pressure regulators for inlet pressures up to and including 50 kPa
4. EN 203-1:2021+A1:2023Gas heated catering equipment – Part 1: General safety requirements
5. EN 203-2-1:2021+A1:2023Gas heated catering equipment – Part 2-1: Specific requirements – Open burners and wok burners
6. EN 203-2-2:2021+A1:2023Gas heated catering equipment – Part 2-2: Specific requirements – Ovens
7. EN 203-2-4:2021+A1:2023Gas heated catering equipment – Part 2-4: Specific requirements – Fryers
8. EN 257:2022+A1:2023Mechanical thermostats for gas-burning appliances
9. EN 549:2019+A2:2024Rubber materials for seals and diaphragms for gas appliances and gas equipment
10. EN 751-3:2022+A1:2023Sealing materials for metallic threaded joints in contact with 1st, 2nd and 3rd family gases and hot water – Part 3: Unsintered PTFE tapes and PTFE strings
11. EN 1106:2022+A1:2023Manually operated taps for gas burning appliances
12. EN 1854:2022+A1:2023Safety and control devices for burners and appliances burning gaseous and/or liquid fuels – Pressure sensing devices for gas burners and gas burning appliances
13. EN 15502-1:2021+A1:2023Gas-fired heating boilers – Part 1: General requirements and tests
14. EN 15502-2-1:2022+A1:2023Gas-fired central heating boilers – Part 2-1: Specific standard for type C appliances and type B2, B3 and B5 appliances of a nominal heat input not exceeding 1 000 kW
15. EN 16898:2022+A1:2023Safety and control devices for gas burners and gas burning appliances – Gas filters having a maximum working pressure up to and including 600 kPa
(a) EN 30-1-1:2021+A1:2023 does not cover the essential requirement set out in point 3.2.4 of Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2016/426;
(b) EN 30-1-1:2021+A1:2023 covers the essential requirement set out in point 3.4.4 of Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2016/426 as regards carbon monoxide but does not cover that requirement as regards other harmful concentrations of substances likely to present a danger to health.
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 on European standardisation, amending Council Directives 89/686/EEC and 93/15/EEC and Directives 94/9/EC, 94/25/EC, 95/16/EC, 97/23/EC, 98/34/EC, 2004/22/EC, 2007/23/EC, 2009/23/EC and 2009/105/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Council Decision 87/95/EEC and Decision No 1673/2006/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (1), and in particular Article 10(6) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) In accordance with Article 13 of Regulation (EU) 2016/426 of the European Parliament and of the Council (2), appliances and fittings which are in conformity with harmonised standards or parts thereof, the references of which have been published in the Official Journal of the European Union, are to be presumed to be in conformity with the essential requirements covered by those standards or parts thereof set out in that Regulation.
(2) By Commission Implementing Decision C(2023)4789 (3), the Commission made a request to the European Committee for Standardization (CEN) and to the European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization (Cenelec) for the revision of existing harmonised standards drafted on the basis of standardisation mandate M/BC/CEN/06-89 of 29 April 1990 to ensure that they continue to reflect the generally acknowledged state of the art in order to meet the essential health and safety requirements set out in Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2016/426.
(3) On the basis of the request set out in Implementing Decision C(2023)4789, CEN revised the following harmonised standards, the references of which are published in the Official Journal of the European Union by Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2024/224 (4): EN 30-1-1:2021, EN 30-1-2:2023, EN 88-1:2022, EN 203-1:2021, EN 203-2-1:2021, EN 203-2-2:2021, EN 203-2-4:2021, EN 257:2022, EN 549:2019+A1:2023, EN 751-3:2022, EN 1106:2022, EN 1854:2022, EN 15502-1:2021, EN 15502-2-1:2022 and EN 16898:2022. As a result, CEN adopted the following revised harmonised standards, respectively: EN 30-1-1:2021+A1:2023, EN 30-1-2:2023+A1:2024, EN 88-1:2022+A1:2023, EN 203-1:2021+A1:2023, EN 203-2-1:2021+A1:2023, EN 203-2-2:2021+A1:2023, EN 203-2-4:2021+A1:2023, EN 257:2022+A1:2023, EN 549:2019+A2:2024, EN 751-3:2022+A1:2023, EN 1106:2022+A1:2023, EN 1854:2022+A1:2023, EN 15502-1:2021+A1:2023, EN 15502-2-1:2022+A1:2023 and EN 16898:2022+A1:2023.
(4) The Commission, together with CEN, has assessed whether the harmonised standards revised by CEN comply with the request set out in Implementing Decision C(2023)4789.
(5) The reference of harmonised standard EN 30-1-1:2021 on the general safety for domestic cooking appliances burning gas was published by Implementing Decision (EU) 2024/224 with restrictions. Harmonised standard EN 30-1-1:2021+A1:2023 does not address those restrictions.
(6) The harmonised standards revised by CEN on the basis of the request set out in Implementing Decision C(2023)4789, except for harmonised standard EN 30-1-1:2021+A1:2023, satisfy the requirements which they aim to cover and which are set out in Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2016/426. It is therefore appropriate to publish the references of those standards in the Official Journal of the European Union.
(7) Harmonised standard EN 30-1-1:2021+A1:2023 satisfies the requirements which it aims to cover and which are set out in Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2016/426, except for the requirements set out in points 3.2.4 and 3.4.4 of Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2016/426. It is therefore appropriate to publish the reference of that standard in the Official Journal of the European Union with restrictions.
(8) In the interests of clarity, rationality and simplification, a complete list of references of harmonised standards drafted in support of Regulation (EU) 2016/426 and satisfying the requirements they aim to cover should be published in a single act. The references of harmonised standards drafted in support of Regulation (EU) 2016/426 are currently published by Implementing Decision (EU) 2024/224. Consequently, it is necessary to replace Implementing Decision (EU) 2024/224 by a new decision.
(9) Compliance with a harmonised standard confers a presumption of conformity with the corresponding essential requirements set out in Union harmonisation legislation from the date of publication of the reference of such standard in the Official Journal of the European Union. This Decision should therefore enter into force on the date of its publication,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
The references of harmonised standards for appliances burning gaseous fuels and fittings drafted in support of Regulation (EU) 2016/426, listed in the Annex to this Decision, are hereby published in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Implementing Decision (EU) 2024/224 is repealed.
This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

No
Reference of the standard 1. EN 30-1-1:2021+A1:2023
Domestic cooking appliances burning gas – Part 1-1: Safety – General
Restrictions:
(a) EN 30-1-1:2021+A1:2023 does not cover the essential requirement set out in point 3.2.4 of Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2016/426;
(b) EN 30-1-1:2021+A1:2023 covers the essential requirement set out in point 3.4.4 of Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2016/426 as regards carbon monoxide but does not cover that requirement as regards other harmful concentrations of substances likely to present a danger to health. 2. EN 30-1-2:2023+A1:2024
Domestic cooking appliances burning gas – Part 1-2: Safety – Appliances having forced-convection ovens 3. EN 88-1:2022+A1:2023
Safety and control devices for gas burners and gas burning appliances – Part 1: Pressure regulators for inlet pressures up to and including 50 kPa 4. EN 203-1:2021+A1:2023
Gas heated catering equipment – Part 1: General safety requirements 5. EN 203-2-1:2021+A1:2023
Gas heated catering equipment – Part 2-1: Specific requirements – Open burners and wok burners 6. EN 203-2-2:2021+A1:2023
Gas heated catering equipment – Part 2-2: Specific requirements – Ovens 7. EN 203-2-4:2021+A1:2023
Gas heated catering equipment – Part 2-4: Specific requirements – Fryers 8. EN 257:2022+A1:2023
Mechanical thermostats for gas-burning appliances 9. EN 549:2019+A2:2024
Rubber materials for seals and diaphragms for gas appliances and gas equipment 10. EN 751-3:2022+A1:2023
Sealing materials for metallic threaded joints in contact with 1st, 2nd and 3rd family gases and hot water – Part 3: Unsintered PTFE tapes and PTFE strings 11. EN 1106:2022+A1:2023
Manually operated taps for gas burning appliances 12. EN 1854:2022+A1:2023
Safety and control devices for burners and appliances burning gaseous and/or liquid fuels – Pressure sensing devices for gas burners and gas burning appliances 13. EN 15502-1:2021+A1:2023
Gas-fired heating boilers – Part 1: General requirements and tests 14. EN 15502-2-1:2022+A1:2023
Gas-fired central heating boilers – Part 2-1: Specific standard for type C appliances and type B2, B3 and B5 appliances of a nominal heat input not exceeding 1 000 kW 15. EN 16898:2022+A1:2023
Safety and control devices for gas burners and gas burning appliances – Gas filters having a maximum working pressure up to and including 600 kPa

Decision (EU) 2024/2940 of the European Central Bank of 14 November 2024 amending Decision (EU) 2023/135 (ECB/2022/51), Decision (EU) 2015/287 (ECB/2014/61), and Decisions ECB/2013/53, ECB/2010/34, ECB/2008/33, ECB/2007/22 and ECB/2006/30 on the paying-up of capital, transfer of foreign reserve assets, and contributions to the European Central Bank’s reserves and provisions by, respectively, Hrvatska narodna banka, Lietuvos bankas, Latvijas Banka, Eesti Pank, Národná banka Slovenska, the Central Bank of Cyprus and the Central Bank of Malta, and Banka Slovenije (ECB/2024/35)

January 13, 2026
Official Journalof the European Union ENL series
2024/2940 11.12.2024
(1) Article 30.3 of the Statute of the ESCB provides that the European Central Bank (ECB) must credit each NCB of a Member State whose currency is the euro with a claim equivalent to the foreign reserve assets that it has transferred to the ECB. This claim is remunerated at the reference rate set out in Decision (EU) 2016/2248 of the European Central Bank (ECB/2016/36)(1), as amended by Decision (EU) 2024/2939 of the European Central Bank (ECB/2024/33)(2). The remuneration applies to the claims equivalent to the foreign reserve assets transferred to the ECB of Hrvatska narodna banka, Lietuvos bankas, Latvijas Banka, Eesti Pank, Národná banka Slovenska, the Central Bank of Cyprus and the Central Bank of Malta, and Banka Slovenije.
(2) In order to promptly apply an adequate remuneration, this Decision should enter into force on 1 January 2025.
(3) Therefore, Decision (EU) 2023/135 of the European Central Bank (ECB/2022/51)(3), Decision (EU) 2015/287 of the European Central Bank (ECB/2014/61)(4), and Decisions ECB/2013/53(5), ECB/2010/34(6), ECB/2008/33(7), ECB/2007/22(8)and ECB/2006/30(9)of the European Central Bank should be amended accordingly,
THE GOVERNING COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to the Statute of the European System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank, and in particular Article 30.3 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 30.3 of the Statute of the ESCB provides that the European Central Bank (ECB) must credit each NCB of a Member State whose currency is the euro with a claim equivalent to the foreign reserve assets that it has transferred to the ECB. This claim is remunerated at the reference rate set out in Decision (EU) 2016/2248 of the European Central Bank (ECB/2016/36) (1), as amended by Decision (EU) 2024/2939 of the European Central Bank (ECB/2024/33) (2). The remuneration applies to the claims equivalent to the foreign reserve assets transferred to the ECB of Hrvatska narodna banka, Lietuvos bankas, Latvijas Banka, Eesti Pank, Národná banka Slovenska, the Central Bank of Cyprus and the Central Bank of Malta, and Banka Slovenije.
(2) In order to promptly apply an adequate remuneration, this Decision should enter into force on 1 January 2025.
(3) Therefore, Decision (EU) 2023/135 of the European Central Bank (ECB/2022/51) (3), Decision (EU) 2015/287 of the European Central Bank (ECB/2014/61) (4), and Decisions ECB/2013/53 (5), ECB/2010/34 (6), ECB/2008/33 (7), ECB/2007/22 (8) and ECB/2006/30 (9) of the European Central Bank should be amended accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Amendment to Decision (EU) 2023/135 (ECB/2022/51)

Article 4(2) of Decision (EU) 2023/135 (ECB/2022/51) is replaced by the following:

‘2. The claim credited by the ECB to Hrvatska narodna banka shall be remunerated from the settlement date. The interest accruing shall be calculated on a daily basis, using the actual-over-360 day-count method of calculation, at a rate equivalent to 85 % of the reference rate as defined in Article 1(j) of Decision (EU) 2016/2248 (ECB/2016/36), as amended by Decision (EU) 2024/2939 of the European Central Bank (ECB/2024/33) (*1).

Amendment to Decision (EU) 2015/287 (ECB/2014/61)

Article 4(2) of Decision (EU) 2015/287 (ECB/2014/61) is replaced by the following:

‘2. The claim credited by the ECB to Lietuvos bankas shall be remunerated from the settlement date. The interest accruing shall be calculated on a daily basis, using the actual-over-360 day-count method of calculation, at a rate equivalent to 85 % of the reference rate as defined in Article 1(j) of Decision (EU) 2016/2248 (ECB/2016/36), as amended by Decision (EU) 2024/2939 of the European Central Bank (ECB/2024/33) (*2).

Amendment to Decision ECB/2013/53

Article 4(2) of Decision ECB/2013/53 is replaced by the following:

‘2. The claim credited by the ECB to Latvijas Banka shall be remunerated from the settlement date. The interest accruing shall be calculated on a daily basis, using the actual-over-360 day-count method of calculation, at a rate equivalent to 85 % of the reference rate as defined in Article 1(j) of Decision (EU) 2016/2248 (ECB/2016/36), as amended by Decision (EU) 2024/2939 of the European Central Bank (ECB/2024/33) (*3).

Amendment to Decision ECB/2010/34

Article 4(2) of Decision ECB/2010/34 is replaced by the following:

‘2. The claim credited by the ECB to Eesti Pank shall be remunerated from the settlement date. The interest accruing shall be calculated on a daily basis, using the actual-over-360 day-count method of calculation, at a rate equivalent to 85 % of the reference rate as defined in Article 1(j) of Decision (EU) 2016/2248 (ECB/2016/36), as amended by Decision (EU) 2024/2939 of the European Central Bank (ECB/2024/33) (*4).

Amendment to Decision ECB/2008/33

Article 4(2) of Decision ECB/2008/33 is replaced by the following:

‘2. The claim credited by the ECB to Národná banka Slovenska shall be remunerated from the settlement date. The interest accruing shall be calculated on a daily basis, using the actual-over-360 day-count method of calculation, at a rate equivalent to 85 % of the reference rate as defined in Article 1(j) of Decision (EU) 2016/2248 (ECB/2016/36), as amended by Decision (EU) 2024/2939 of the European Central Bank (ECB/2024/33) (*5).

Amendment to Decision ECB/2007/22

Article 4(2) of Decision ECB/2007/22 is replaced by the following:

‘2. The claims credited by the ECB to the Central Bank of Cyprus and the Central Bank of Malta shall be remunerated from the settlement date. The interest accruing shall be calculated on a daily basis, using the actual-over-360 day-count method of calculation, at a rate equivalent to 85 % of the reference rate as defined in Article 1(j) of Decision (EU) 2016/2248 (ECB/2016/36), as amended by Decision (EU) 2024/2939 of the European Central Bank (ECB/2024/33) (*6).

Amendment to Decision ECB/2006/30

Article 4(2) of Decision ECB/2006/30 is replaced by the following:

‘2. The claim credited by the ECB to Banka Slovenije shall be remunerated from the settlement date. The interest accruing shall be calculated on a daily basis, using the actual-over-360 day-count method of calculation, at a rate equivalent to 85 % of the reference rate as defined in Article 1(j) of Decision (EU) 2016/2248 (ECB/2016/36), as amended by Decision (EU) 2024/2939 of the European Central Bank (ECB/2024/33) (*7).

Entry into force

This Decision shall enter into force on 1 January 2025.