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| 17.7.2014 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | L 211/9 |
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17.7.2014

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 211/9

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DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 6/2014

of 14 February 2014

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

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) No 786/2013 of 16 August 2013 amending Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the permitted limits of yessotoxins in live bivalve molluscs (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement. |
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(1)

Commission Regulation (EU) No 786/2013 of 16 August 2013 amending Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the permitted limits of yessotoxins in live bivalve molluscs (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

| (2) | Commission Regulation (EU) No 913/2013 of 23 September 2013 amending Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the use of sweeteners in certain fruit or vegetable spreads (2) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement. |
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(2)

Commission Regulation (EU) No 913/2013 of 23 September 2013 amending Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the use of sweeteners in certain fruit or vegetable spreads (2) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

| (3) | This Decision concerns legislation regarding veterinary matters and foodstuffs. Legislation regarding veterinary matters 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 and foodstuffs. Legislation regarding veterinary matters 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 indent is added in point 17 (Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council) in Part 6.1 of Chapter I of Annex I to the EEA Agreement:

| ‘— | 32013 R 0786: Commission Regulation (EU) No 786/2013 of 16 August 2013 (OJ L 220, 17.8.2013, p. 14).’ |
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Article 2

The following indent is 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:

| ‘— | 32013 R 0913: Commission Regulation (EU) No 913/2013 of 23 September 2013 (OJ L 252, 24.9.2013, p. 11).’ |
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Article 3

The texts of Regulations (EU) No 786/2013 and (EU) No 913/2013 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 15 February 2014, 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, 14 February 2014.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Gianluca GRIPPA

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(1)  
  OJ L 220, 17.8.2013, p. 14.

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(2)  
  OJ L 252, 24.9.2013, p. 11.

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(*1)  No constitutional requirements indicated.

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