# L_2018305EN.01001501.xml

| 29.11.2018 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | L 305/15 |
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29.11.2018

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 305/15

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DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 51/2017

of 17 March 2017

amending Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) and Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2018/1815]

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) 2016/1822 of 13 October 2016 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 aclonifen, deltamethrin, fluazinam, methomyl, sulcotrione and thiodicarb in or on certain products (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement. |
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(1)

Commission Regulation (EU) 2016/1822 of 13 October 2016 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 aclonifen, deltamethrin, fluazinam, methomyl, sulcotrione and thiodicarb in or on certain products (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

| (2) | Commission Regulation (EU) 2016/1866 of 17 October 2016 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 3-decen-2-one, acibenzolar-S-methyl and hexachlorobenzene in or on certain products (2) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement. |
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(2)

Commission Regulation (EU) 2016/1866 of 17 October 2016 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 3-decen-2-one, acibenzolar-S-methyl and hexachlorobenzene in or on certain products (2) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

| (3) | 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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(3)

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.

| (4) | Annexes I and II to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly, |
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(4)

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The following indents are 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:

| ‘— | 32016 R 1822: Commission Regulation (EU) 2016/1822 of 13 October 2016 (OJ L 281, 18.10.2016, p. 1), |
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32016 R 1822: Commission Regulation (EU) 2016/1822 of 13 October 2016 (OJ L 281, 18.10.2016, p. 1),

| — | 32016 R 1866: Commission Regulation (EU) 2016/1866 of 17 October 2016 (OJ L 286, 21.10.2016, p. 4).’ |
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32016 R 1866: Commission Regulation (EU) 2016/1866 of 17 October 2016 (OJ L 286, 21.10.2016, p. 4).’

Article 2

The following indents are 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:

| ‘— | 32016 R 1822: Commission Regulation (EU) 2016/1822 of 13 October 2016 (OJ L 281, 18.10.2016, p. 1), |
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32016 R 1822: Commission Regulation (EU) 2016/1822 of 13 October 2016 (OJ L 281, 18.10.2016, p. 1),

| — | 32016 R 1866: Commission Regulation (EU) 2016/1866 of 17 October 2016 (OJ L 286, 21.10.2016, p. 4).’ |
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32016 R 1866: Commission Regulation (EU) 2016/1866 of 17 October 2016 (OJ L 286, 21.10.2016, p. 4).’

Article 3

The texts of Regulations (EU) 2016/1822 and (EU) 2016/1866 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 18 March 2017, 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, 17 March 2017.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Claude MAERTEN

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(1)  
  OJ L 281, 18.10.2016, p. 1.

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(2)  
  OJ L 286, 21.10.2016, p. 4.

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(*1)  No constitutional requirements indicated.

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