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| 3.9.2015 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | L 230/15 |
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3.9.2015

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 230/15

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DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 217/2014

of 24 October 2014

amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2015/1441]

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 Delegated Regulation (EU) No 78/2014 of 22 November 2013 amending Annexes II and III to Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the provision of food information to consumers, as regards certain cereals causing allergies or intolerances and foods with added phytosterols, phytosterol esters, phytostanols or phytostanol esters (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement. |
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(1)

Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 78/2014 of 22 November 2013 amending Annexes II and III to Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the provision of food information to consumers, as regards certain cereals causing allergies or intolerances and foods with added phytosterols, phytosterol esters, phytostanols or phytostanol esters (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

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

| (3) | Annex II to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly, |
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(3)

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The following indent is added in point 86 (Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council) of Chapter XII of Annex II to the EEA Agreement:

| ‘— | 32014 R 0078: Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 78/2014 of 22 November 2013 (OJ L 27, 30.1.2014, p. 7).’. |
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32014 R 0078: Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 78/2014 of 22 November 2013 (OJ L 27, 30.1.2014, p. 7).’.

Article 2

The text of Delegated Regulation (EU) No 78/2014 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 1 November 2014, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made (*1), or on the day of the entry into force of Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 214/2014 of 24 October 2014 (2), whichever is the later.

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, 24 October 2014.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Kurt JÄGER

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(1)  
  OJ L 27, 30.1.2014, p. 7.

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(*1)  No constitutional requirements indicated.

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(2)  See page 10 of this Official Journal.

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