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| 23.9.2021 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | L 337/17 |
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23.9.2021

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 337/17

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DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 230/2018

of 5 December 2018

amending Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) and Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2021/1497]

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) 2018/415 of 16 March 2018 laying down additional responsibilities and tasks for the European Union reference laboratory for African horse sickness and amending Annex II to Council Directive 92/35/EEC, Annex II to Council Directive 2000/75/EC and Annex VII to Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement. |
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(1)

Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/415 of 16 March 2018 laying down additional responsibilities and tasks for the European Union reference laboratory for African horse sickness and amending Annex II to Council Directive 92/35/EEC, Annex II to Council Directive 2000/75/EC and Annex VII to Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

| (2) | Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/455 of 16 March 2018 laying down additional responsibilities and tasks for the European Union reference laboratory for fish and crustacean diseases and amending Annex VII to Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council (2) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement. |
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(2)

Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/455 of 16 March 2018 laying down additional responsibilities and tasks for the European Union reference laboratory for fish and crustacean diseases and amending Annex VII to Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council (2) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

| (3) | This Decision concerns legislation regarding veterinary matters, feedingstuffs and foodstuffs. Legislation regarding veterinary matters, 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 veterinary matters, feedingstuffs and foodstuffs. Legislation regarding veterinary matters, 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

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

| 1. | The following indent is added in points 4 (Council Directive 92/35/EEC) and 9a (Council Directive 2000/75/EC) in Part 3.1 of Chapter I:






  ‘- | 32018 R 0415: Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/415 of 16 March 2018 (OJ L 75, 19.3.2018, p. 18).’ |
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1.

The following indent is added in points 4 (Council Directive 92/35/EEC) and 9a (Council Directive 2000/75/EC) in Part 3.1 of Chapter I:

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32018 R 0415: Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/415 of 16 March 2018 (OJ L 75, 19.3.2018, p. 18).’

| 2. | The following indents are added in points 11 (Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council) in Part 1.1 of Chapter I and 31j (Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council) of Chapter II:






  ‘- | 32018 R 0415: Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/415 of 16 March 2018 (OJ L 75, 19.3.2018, p. 18), |
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2.

The following indents are added in points 11 (Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council) in Part 1.1 of Chapter I and 31j (Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council) of Chapter II:

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32018 R 0415: Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/415 of 16 March 2018 (OJ L 75, 19.3.2018, p. 18),

| - | 32018 R 0455: Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/455 of 16 March 2018 (OJ L 77, 20.3.2018, p. 4).’ |
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32018 R 0455: Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/455 of 16 March 2018 (OJ L 77, 20.3.2018, p. 4).’

Article 2

The following indents are added in point 54zzzi (Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council) of Chapter XII of Annex II to the EEA Agreement:

| ‘- | 32018 R 0415: Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/415 of 16 March 2018 (OJ L 75, 19.3.2018, p. 18), |
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32018 R 0415: Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/415 of 16 March 2018 (OJ L 75, 19.3.2018, p. 18),

| - | 32018 R 0455: Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/455 of 16 March 2018 (OJ L 77, 20.3.2018, p. 4).’ |
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32018 R 0455: Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/455 of 16 March 2018 (OJ L 77, 20.3.2018, p. 4).’

Article 3

The texts of Regulations (EU) 2018/415 and (EU) 2018/455 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 6 December 2018, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made (*).

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, 5 December 2018.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Oda Helen SLETNES

The Secretaries

To the EEA Joint Committee

Hege M. HOFF

Mikołaj KARŁOWSKI

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(1)  
  OJ L 75, 19.3.2018, p. 18.

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(2)  
  OJ L 77, 20.3.2018, p. 4.

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(*)  No constitutional requirements indicated.

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