# L_2017263EN.01000701.xml

| 12.10.2017 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | L 263/7 |
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12.10.2017

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 263/7

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DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 298/2015

of 11 December 2015

amending Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) and Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2017/1809]

THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (‘the EEA Agreement’), and in particular Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:

| (1) | Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/1040 of 30 June 2015 amending Annexes II, III and V to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards maximum residue levels for azoxystrobin, dimoxystrobin, fluroxypyr, methoxyfenozide, metrafenone, oxadiargyl and tribenuron in or on certain products (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement. |
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(1)

Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/1040 of 30 June 2015 amending Annexes II, III and V to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards maximum residue levels for azoxystrobin, dimoxystrobin, fluroxypyr, methoxyfenozide, metrafenone, oxadiargyl and tribenuron in or on certain products (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

| (2) | This Decision concerns legislation regarding feedingstuffs and foodstuffs. Legislation regarding feedingstuffs and foodstuffs 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 and the introduction to Chapter XII of Annex II to the EEA Agreement. This Decision is therefore not to apply to Liechtenstein. |
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(2)

This Decision concerns legislation regarding feedingstuffs and foodstuffs. Legislation regarding feedingstuffs and foodstuffs 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 and the introduction to Chapter XII of Annex II to the EEA Agreement. This Decision is therefore not to apply to Liechtenstein.

| (3) | Annexes I and II to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly, |
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(3)

Annexes I and II to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The following indent is added in point 40 (Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council) of Chapter II of Annex I to the EEA Agreement:

| ‘— | 32015 R 1040: Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/1040 of 30 June 2015 (OJ L 167, 1.7.2015, p. 10).’ |
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32015 R 1040: Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/1040 of 30 June 2015 (OJ L 167, 1.7.2015, p. 10).’

Article 2

The following indent is added in point 54zzy (Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council) of Chapter XII of Annex II to the EEA Agreement:

| ‘— | 32015 R 1040: Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/1040 of 30 June 2015 (OJ L 167, 1.7.2015, p. 10).’ |
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‘—

32015 R 1040: Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/1040 of 30 June 2015 (OJ L 167, 1.7.2015, p. 10).’

Article 3

The texts of Regulation (EU) 2015/1040 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 4

This Decision shall enter into force on 12 December 2015, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made (*1).

Article 5

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, 11 December 2015.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Oda SLETNES

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(1)  
  OJ L 167, 1.7.2015, p. 10.

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(*1)  No constitutional requirements indicated.

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