EN Official Journal of the European Union L 93/18

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 11/2015

of 25 February 2015

amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2016/499]

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 488/2014 of 12 May 2014 amending Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006 as regards maximum levels of cadmium in foodstuffs (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(2) Commission Regulation (EU) No 589/2014 of 2 June 2014 laying down methods of sampling and analysis for the control of levels of dioxins, dioxin-like PCBs and non-dioxin-like PCBs in certain foodstuffs and repealing Regulation (EU) No 252/2012 (2) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(3) Commission Regulation (EU) No 601/2014 of 4 June 2014 amending Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the food categories of meat and the use of certain food additives in meat preparations (3) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(4) Commission Regulation (EU) No 923/2014 of 25 August 2014 amending Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the use of aluminium lakes of riboflavins (E 101) and cochineal, carminic acid, carmines (E 120) in certain food categories and Annex to Regulation (EU) No 231/2012 as regards the specifications for riboflavins (E 101) (4) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(5) Commission Recommendation 2014/118/EU of 3 March 2014 on the monitoring of traces of brominated flame retardants in food (5) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(6) Regulation (EU) No 589/2014 repeals Commission Regulation (EU) No 252/2012 (6), which is incorporated into the EEA Agreement and which is consequently to be repealed under the EEA Agreement.

(7) 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.

(8) 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 indent is added in point 54zzzz (Commission Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006): ‘— 32014 R 0488: Commission Regulation (EU) No 488/2014 of 12 May 2014 (OJ L 138, 13.5.2014, p. 75).’;

(2) the following indents are added in point 54zzzzr (Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council): ‘— 32014 R 0601: Commission Regulation (EU) No 601/2014 of 4 June 2014 (OJ L 166, 5.6.2014, p. 11), — 32014 R 0923: Commission Regulation (EU) No 923/2014 of 25 August 2014 (OJ L 252, 26.8.2014, p. 11).’;

(3) the following indent is added in point 69 (Commission Regulation (EU) No 231/2012): ‘— 32014 R 0923: Commission Regulation (EU) No 923/2014 of 25 August 2014 (OJ L 252, 26.8.2014, p. 11).’;

(4) the following point is inserted after point 86 (Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council): ‘87. 32014 R 0589: Commission Regulation (EU) No 589/2014 of 2 June 2014 laying down methods of sampling and analysis for the control of levels of dioxins, dioxin-like PCBs and non-dioxin-like PCBs in certain foodstuffs and repealing Regulation (EU) No 252/2012 (OJ L 164, 3.6.2014, p. 18).’;

(5) under the heading ‘ACTS OF WHICH THE CONTRACTING PARTIES SHALL TAKE NOTE’ the following point is added after point 16 (Commission Recommendation 2013/647/EU): ‘17. 32014 H 0118: Commission Recommendation 2014/118/EU of 3 March 2014 on the monitoring of traces of brominated flame retardants in food (OJ L 65, 5.3.2014, p. 39).’;

(6) the text of point 70 (Commission Regulation (EU) No 252/2012) is deleted.

Article 2

The texts of Regulations (EU) No 488/2014, (EU) No 589/2014, (EU) No 601/2014, (EU) No 923/2014 and Recommendation 2014/118/EU 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 26 February 2015, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made (*).

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, 25 February 2015. For the EEA Joint Committee The President Gianluca GRIPPA

(1) OJ L 138, 13.5.2014, p. 75.

(2) OJ L 164, 3.6.2014, p. 18.

(3) OJ L 166, 5.6.2014, p. 11.

(4) OJ L 252, 26.8.2014, p. 11.

(5) OJ L 65, 5.3.2014, p. 39.

(6) OJ L 84, 23.3.2012, p. 1.

(*) No constitutional requirements indicated.