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| 30.1.2020 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | L 26/9 |
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30.1.2020

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 26/9

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DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 39/2018

of 23 March 2018

amending Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) and Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2020/56]

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) 2017/2460 of 30 October 2017 amending Annex VII to Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council on official controls performed to ensure the verification of compliance with feed and food law, animal health and animal welfare rules, as regards the list of Union reference laboratories (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement. |
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(1)

Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/2460 of 30 October 2017 amending Annex VII to Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council on official controls performed to ensure the verification of compliance with feed and food law, animal health and animal welfare rules, as regards the list of Union reference laboratories (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

| (2) | Commission Regulation (EC) No 180/2008 of 28 February 2008 (2), which was incorporated into the EEA Agreement by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 115/2010 of 10 November 2010 (3), should also be added as an amending act to Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 in Chapter II of Annex I and Chapter XII of Annex II. |
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(2)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 180/2008 of 28 February 2008 (2), which was incorporated into the EEA Agreement by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 115/2010 of 10 November 2010 (3), should also be added as an amending act to Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 in Chapter II of Annex I and Chapter XII of Annex II.

| (3) | Commission Regulation (EC) No 737/2008 of 28 July 2008 (4), which was incorporated into the EEA Agreement by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 18/2010 of 1 March 2010 (5), should also be added as an amending act to Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 in Chapter II of Annex I and Chapter XII of Annex II. |
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(3)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 737/2008 of 28 July 2008 (4), which was incorporated into the EEA Agreement by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 18/2010 of 1 March 2010 (5), should also be added as an amending act to Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 in Chapter II of Annex I and Chapter XII of Annex II.

| (4) | 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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(4)

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.

| (5) | Annexes I and II to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly, |
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(5)

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 point 11 (Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council) in Part 1.1 of Chapter I:






  ‘— | 32017 R 2460: Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/2460 of 30 October 2017 (OJ L 348, 29.12.2017, p. 34).’ |
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(1)

The following indent is added in point 11 (Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council) in Part 1.1 of Chapter I:

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32017 R 2460: Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/2460 of 30 October 2017 (OJ L 348, 29.12.2017, p. 34).’

| (2) | The following indents are is added in point 31j (Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council) of Chapter II:






  ‘— | 32008 R 0180: Commission Regulation (EC) No 180/2008 of 28 February 2008 (OJ L 56, 29.2.2008, p. 4), |
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(2)

The following indents are is added in point 31j (Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council) of Chapter II:

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32008 R 0180: Commission Regulation (EC) No 180/2008 of 28 February 2008 (OJ L 56, 29.2.2008, p. 4),

| — | 32008 R 0737: Commission Regulation (EC) No 737/2008 of 28 July 2008 (OJ L 201, 30.7.2008, p. 29), |
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32008 R 0737: Commission Regulation (EC) No 737/2008 of 28 July 2008 (OJ L 201, 30.7.2008, p. 29),

| — | 32017 R 2460: Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/2460 of 30 October 2017 (OJ L 348, 29.12.2017, p. 34).’ |
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32017 R 2460: Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/2460 of 30 October 2017 (OJ L 348, 29.12.2017, p. 34).’

Article 2

The following indent is 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:

| ‘— | 32008 R 0180: Commission Regulation (EC) No 180/2008 of 28 February 2008 (OJ L 56, 29.2.2008, p. 4), |
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‘—

32008 R 0180: Commission Regulation (EC) No 180/2008 of 28 February 2008 (OJ L 56, 29.2.2008, p. 4),

| — | 32008 R 0737: Commission Regulation (EC) No 737/2008 of 28 July 2008 (OJ L 201, 30.7.2008, p. 29), |
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32008 R 0737: Commission Regulation (EC) No 737/2008 of 28 July 2008 (OJ L 201, 30.7.2008, p. 29),

| — | 32017 R 2460: Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/2460 of 30 October 2017 (OJ L 348, 29.12.2017, p. 34).’ |
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32017 R 2460: Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/2460 of 30 October 2017 (OJ L 348, 29.12.2017, p. 34).’

Article 3

The text of Regulation (EU) 2017/2460 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 24 March 2018, 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, 23 March 2018.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Claude MAERTEN

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(1)  
  OJ L 348, 29.12.2017, p. 34.

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(2)  
  OJ L 56, 29.2.2008, p. 4.

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(3)  
  OJ L 58, 3.3.2011, p. 69.

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(4)  
  OJ L 201, 30.7.2008, p. 29.

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(5)  
  OJ L 143, 10.6.2010, p. 4.

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(*1)  No constitutional requirements indicated.

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