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| 7.4.2016 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | L 93/7 |
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7.4.2016

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 93/7

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DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 4/2015

of 25 February 2015

amending Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) to the EEA Agreement [2016/492]

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) No 847/2014 of 4 August 2014 concerning the authorisation of DL-selenomethionine as a feed additive for all animal species (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement. |
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(1)

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 847/2014 of 4 August 2014 concerning the authorisation of DL-selenomethionine as a feed additive for all animal species (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

| (2) | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 848/2014 of 4 August 2014 concerning the authorisation of L-valine produced by Corynebacterium glutamicum as a feed additive for all animal species and amending Regulation (EC) No 403/2009 as regards the labelling of the feed additive L-valine (2) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement. |
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(2)

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 848/2014 of 4 August 2014 concerning the authorisation of L-valine produced by Corynebacterium glutamicum as a feed additive for all animal species and amending Regulation (EC) No 403/2009 as regards the labelling of the feed additive L-valine (2) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

| (3) | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 849/2014 of 4 August 2014 concerning the authorisation of the preparations of Pediococcus acidilactici NCIMB 30005, Lactobacillus paracasei NCIMB 30151 and Lactobacillus plantarum DSMZ 16627 as feed additives for all animal species (3) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement. |
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(3)

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 849/2014 of 4 August 2014 concerning the authorisation of the preparations of Pediococcus acidilactici NCIMB 30005, Lactobacillus paracasei NCIMB 30151 and Lactobacillus plantarum DSMZ 16627 as feed additives for all animal species (3) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

| (4) | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 852/2014 of 5 August 2014 concerning the authorisation of L-methionine as a feed additive for all animal species (4) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement. |
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(4)

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 852/2014 of 5 August 2014 concerning the authorisation of L-methionine as a feed additive for all animal species (4) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

| (5) | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 862/2014 of 7 August 2014 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 496/2011 as regards the name of the holder of the authorisation of the feed additive sodium benzoate (5) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement. |
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(5)

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 862/2014 of 7 August 2014 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 496/2011 as regards the name of the holder of the authorisation of the feed additive sodium benzoate (5) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

| (6) | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 863/2014 of 7 August 2014 amending Regulations (EC) No 1730/2006 and (EC) No 1138/2007 as regards the name of the holder of the authorisation of the feed additive benzoic acid (VevoVitall) (6) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement. |
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(6)

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 863/2014 of 7 August 2014 amending Regulations (EC) No 1730/2006 and (EC) No 1138/2007 as regards the name of the holder of the authorisation of the feed additive benzoic acid (VevoVitall) (6) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

| (7) | This Decision concerns legislation regarding feedingstuffs. Legislation regarding feedingstuffs shall not apply to Liechtenstein as long as the application of the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products is extended to Liechtenstein, as specified in the sectoral adaptations to Annex I to the EEA Agreement. This Decision is therefore not to apply to Liechtenstein. |
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(7)

This Decision concerns legislation regarding feedingstuffs. Legislation regarding feedingstuffs shall not apply to Liechtenstein as long as the application of the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products is extended to Liechtenstein, as specified in the sectoral adaptations to Annex I to the EEA Agreement. This Decision is therefore not to apply to Liechtenstein.

| (8) | Annex I to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly, |
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(8)

Annex I to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Chapter II of Annex I to the EEA Agreement shall be amended as follows:

| 1. | The following indent is added in points 1zzzc (Commission Regulation (EC) No 1730/2006) and 1zzzz (Commission Regulation (EC) No 1138/2007):






  ‘— | 32014 R 0863: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 863/2014 of 7 August 2014 (OJ L 235, 8.8.2014, p. 14).’ |
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1.

The following indent is added in points 1zzzc (Commission Regulation (EC) No 1730/2006) and 1zzzz (Commission Regulation (EC) No 1138/2007):

‘—

32014 R 0863: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 863/2014 of 7 August 2014 (OJ L 235, 8.8.2014, p. 14).’

| 2. | The following is added in point 1zzzzza (Commission Regulation (EC) No 403/2009):

  ‘, as amended by:






  — | 32014 R 0848: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 848/2014 of 4 August 2014 (OJ L 232, 5.8.2014, p. 13).’ |
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2.

The following is added in point 1zzzzza (Commission Regulation (EC) No 403/2009):

‘, as amended by:

—

32014 R 0848: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 848/2014 of 4 August 2014 (OJ L 232, 5.8.2014, p. 13).’

| 3. | The following indent is added in point 2ze (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 496/2011):






  ‘— | 32014 R 0862: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 862/2014 of 7 August 2014 (OJ L 235, 8.8.2014, p. 12).’ |
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3.

The following indent is added in point 2ze (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 496/2011):

‘—

32014 R 0862: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 862/2014 of 7 August 2014 (OJ L 235, 8.8.2014, p. 12).’

| 4. | The following points are inserted after point 108 (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 754/2014):






  ‘109. | 32014 R 0847: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 847/2014 of 4 August 2014 concerning the authorisation of DL-selenomethionine as a feed additive for all animal species (OJ L 232, 5.8.2014, p. 10), |
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4.

The following points are inserted after point 108 (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 754/2014):

‘109.

32014 R 0847: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 847/2014 of 4 August 2014 concerning the authorisation of DL-selenomethionine as a feed additive for all animal species (OJ L 232, 5.8.2014, p. 10),

| 110. | 32014 R 0848: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 848/2014 of 4 August 2014 concerning the authorisation of L-valine produced by Corynebacterium glutamicum as a feed additive for all animal species and amending Regulation (EC) No 403/2009 as regards the labelling of the feed additive L-valine (OJ L 232, 5.8.2014, p. 13), |
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110.

32014 R 0848: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 848/2014 of 4 August 2014 concerning the authorisation of L-valine produced by Corynebacterium glutamicum as a feed additive for all animal species and amending Regulation (EC) No 403/2009 as regards the labelling of the feed additive L-valine (OJ L 232, 5.8.2014, p. 13),

| 111. | 32014 R 0849: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 849/2014 of 4 August 2014 concerning the authorisation of the preparations of Pediococcus acidilactici NCIMB 30005, Lactobacillus paracasei NCIMB 30151 and Lactobacillus plantarum DSMZ 16627 as feed additives for all animal species (OJ L 232, 5.8.2014, p. 16), |
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111.

32014 R 0849: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 849/2014 of 4 August 2014 concerning the authorisation of the preparations of Pediococcus acidilactici NCIMB 30005, Lactobacillus paracasei NCIMB 30151 and Lactobacillus plantarum DSMZ 16627 as feed additives for all animal species (OJ L 232, 5.8.2014, p. 16),

| 112. | 32014 R 0852: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 852/2014 of 5 August 2014 concerning the authorisation of L-methionine as a feed additive for all animal species (OJ L 233, 6.8.2014, p. 22).’ |
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112.

32014 R 0852: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 852/2014 of 5 August 2014 concerning the authorisation of L-methionine as a feed additive for all animal species (OJ L 233, 6.8.2014, p. 22).’

Article 2

The texts of Implementing Regulations (EU) No 847/2014, (EU) No 848/2014, (EU) No 849/2014, (EU) No 852/2014, (EU) No 862/2014 and (EU) No 863/2014 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 February 2015, 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 February 2015.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Gianluca GRIPPA

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(1)  
  OJ L 232, 5.8.2014, p. 10.

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(2)  
  OJ L 232, 5.8.2014, p. 13.

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(3)  
  OJ L 232, 5.8.2014, p. 16.

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(4)  
  OJ L 233, 6.8.2014, p. 22.

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(5)  
  OJ L 235, 8.8.2014, p. 12.

5

(6)  
  OJ L 235, 8.8.2014, p. 14.

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(*1)  No constitutional requirements indicated.

*1

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