EN Official Journal of the European Union L 211/19

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 13/2014

of 14 February 2014

amending 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 723/2013 of 26 July 2013 amending Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the use of extracts of rosemary (E 392) in certain low fat meat and fish products (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(2) Commission Regulation (EU) No 724/2013 of 26 July 2013 amending Regulation (EU) No 231/2012 as regards specifications on several polyols (2) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(3) Commission Regulation (EU) No 738/2013 of 30 July 2013 amending Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the use of certain additives in seaweed based fish roe analogues (3) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(4) Commission Regulation (EU) No 739/2013 of 30 July 2013 amending Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the use of Stigmasterol-rich plant sterols as a stabiliser in ready-to-freeze alcoholic cocktails, and the Annex to Commission Regulation (EU) No 231/2012 as regards specifications for Stigmasterol-rich plant sterols food additive (4) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(5) 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.

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Chapter XII of Annex II to the EEA Agreement shall be amended as follows:

(1) the following indents are added in point 54zzzzr (Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council): ‘— 32013 R 0723: Commission Regulation (EU) No 723/2013 of 26 July 2013 (OJ L 202, 27.7.2013, p. 8), — 32013 R 0738: Commission Regulation (EU) No 738/2013 of 30 July 2013 (OJ L 204, 31.7.2013, p. 32), — 32013 R 0739: Commission Regulation (EU) No 739/2013 of 30 July 2013 (OJ L 204, 31.7.2013, p. 35).’;

(2) the following indents are added in point 69 (Commission Regulation (EU) No 231/2012): ‘— 32013 R 0724: Commission Regulation (EU) No 724/2013 of 26 July 2013 (OJ L 202, 27.7.2013, p. 11), — 32013 R 0739: Commission Regulation (EU) No 739/2013 of 30 July 2013 (OJ L 204, 31.7.2013, p. 35).’

Article 2

The texts of Regulations (EU) No 723/2013, (EU) No 724/2013, (EU) No 738/2013 and (EU) No 739/2013 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 3

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 (5).

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, 14 February 2014. For the EEA Joint Committee The President Gianluca GRIPPA

(1) OJ L 202, 27.7.2013, p. 8.

(2) OJ L 202, 27.7.2013, p. 11.

(3) OJ L 204, 31.7.2013, p. 32.

(4) OJ L 204, 31.7.2013, p. 35.

(5) No constitutional requirements indicated.