EN Official Journal of the European Union L 8/3

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 176/2015

of 10 July 2015

amending Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) to the EEA Agreement [2017/16]

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 Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/489 of 23 March 2015 concerning the authorisation of selenomethionine produced by Saccharomyces cerevisiae NCYC R645 as a feed additive for all animal species (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(2) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/502 of 24 March 2015 concerning the authorisation of the preparation of Saccharomyces cerevisiae NCYC R404 as a feed additive for dairy cows (holder of the authorisation Micro Bio-System Ltd) (2) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(3) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/518 of 26 March 2015 concerning the authorisation of the preparation of Enterococcus faecium NCIMB 10415 as a feed additive for chickens reared for laying, minor poultry species for fattening and minor poultry species reared for laying and amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 361/2011 as regards the compatibility with coccidiostats (holder of the authorisation DSM Nutritional Products Ltd represented by DSM Nutritional products Sp. z o.o) (3) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(4) This Decision concerns legislation regarding feedingstuffs. Legislation regarding feedingstuffs 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 to the EEA Agreement. This Decision is therefore not to apply to Liechtenstein.

(5) Annex I to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

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

(1) the following indent is added in point 2z (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 361/2011): ‘, as amended by: — 32015 R 0518: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/518 of 26 March 2015 (OJ L 82, 27.3.2015, p. 75).’;

(2) the following points are inserted after point 127 (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/264): ‘128. 32015 R 0489: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/489 of 23 March 2015 concerning the authorisation of selenomethionine produced by Saccharomyces cerevisiae NCYC R645 as a feed additive for all animal species (OJ L 78, 24.3.2015, p. 5). 129. 32015 R 0502: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/502 of 24 March 2015 concerning the authorisation of the preparation of Saccharomyces cerevisiae NCYC R404 as a feed additive for dairy cows (holder of the authorisation Micro Bio-System Ltd) (OJ L 79, 25.3.2015, p. 57). 130. 32015 R 0518: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/518 of 26 March 2015 concerning the authorisation of the preparation of Enterococcus faecium NCIMB 10415 as a feed additive for chickens reared for laying, minor poultry species for fattening and minor poultry species reared for laying and amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 361/2011 as regards the compatibility with coccidiostats (holder of the authorisation DSM Nutritional Products Ltd represented by DSM Nutritional products Sp. z o.o) (OJ L 82, 27.3.2015, p. 75).’.

Article 2

The texts of Implementing Regulations (EU) 2015/489, (EU) 2015/502 and (EU) 2015/518 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 11 July 2015, 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, 10 July 2015. For the EEA Joint Committee The President Atle LEIKVOLL

(1) OJ L 78, 24.3.2015, p. 5.

(2) OJ L 79, 25.3.2015, p. 57.

(3) OJ L 82, 27.3.2015, p. 75.

(*1) No constitutional requirements indicated.