# L_2019174EN.01002101.xml

| 27.6.2019 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | L 174/21 |
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27.6.2019

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 174/21

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DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 163/2017

of 22 September 2017

amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2019/1051]

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) 2017/1270 of 14 July 2017 amending Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the use of potassium carbonate (E 501) on peeled, cut and shredded fruit and vegetables (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement. |
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(1)

Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/1270 of 14 July 2017 amending Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the use of potassium carbonate (E 501) on peeled, cut and shredded fruit and vegetables (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

| (2) | Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/1271 of 14 July 2017 amending Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the use of use of silicon dioxide (E 551) in potassium nitrate (E 252) (2) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement. |
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(2)

Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/1271 of 14 July 2017 amending Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the use of use of silicon dioxide (E 551) in potassium nitrate (E 252) (2) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

| (3) | 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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(3)

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.

| (4) | Annex II to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly, |
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(4)

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The following indents are added in point 54zzzzr (Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council) of Chapter XII of Annex II to the EEA Agreement:

| ‘— | 32017 R 1270: Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/1270 of 14 July 2017 (OJ L 184, 15.7.2017, p. 1), |
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32017 R 1270: Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/1270 of 14 July 2017 (OJ L 184, 15.7.2017, p. 1),

| — | 32017 R 1271: Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/1271 of 14 July 2017 (OJ L 184, 15.7.2017, p. 3).’ |
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32017 R 1271: Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/1271 of 14 July 2017 (OJ L 184, 15.7.2017, p. 3).’

Article 2

The texts of Regulations (EU) 2017/1270 and (EU) 2017/1271 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 23 September 2017, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made (*1).

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, 22 September 2017.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Sabine MONAUNI

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(1)  
  OJ L 184, 15.7.2017, p. 1.

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(2)  
  OJ L 184, 15.7.2017, p. 3.

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(*1)  No constitutional requirements indicated.

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