DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 5/2019

of 8 February 2019

amending Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) and Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2020/924]

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) 2018/685 of 3 May 2018 amending Annexes II, III and IV to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards maximum residue levels for abamectin, beer, fluopyram, fluxapyroxad, maleic hydrazide, mustard seeds powder and tefluthrin in or on certain products (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(2) Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/686 of 4 May 2018 amending Annexes II and III to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards maximum residue levels for chlorpyrifos, chlorpyrifos-methyl and triclopyr in or on certain products (2) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(3) Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/687 of 4 May 2018 amending Annexes II and III to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards maximum residue levels for acibenzolar-S-methyl, benzovindiflupyr, bifenthrin, bixafen, chlorantraniliprole, deltamethrin, flonicamid, fluazifop-P, isofetamid, metrafenone, pendimethalin and teflubenzuron in or on certain products (3) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(4) This Decision concerns legislation regarding feedingstuffs and foodstuffs. Legislation regarding feedingstuffs 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.

(5) Annexes I and II to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1 The following indents are added in point 40 (Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council) of Chapter II of Annex I to the EEA Agreement: ‘— 32018 R 0685: Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/685 of 3 May 2018 (OJ L 121, 16.5.2018, p. 1), — 32018 R 0686: Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/686 of 4 May 2018 (OJ L 121, 16.5.2018, p. 30), — 32018 R 0687: Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/687 of 4 May 2018 (OJ L 121, 16.5.2018, p. 63).’

Article 2 The following indents are added in point 54zzy (Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council) of Chapter XII of Annex II to the EEA Agreement: ‘— 32018 R 0685: Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/685 of 3 May 2018 (OJ L 121, 16.5.2018, p. 1), — 32018 R 0686: Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/686 of 4 May 2018 (OJ L 121, 16.5.2018, p. 30), — 32018 R 0687: Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/687 of 4 May 2018 (OJ L 121, 16.5.2018, p. 63).’

Article 3 The texts of Regulations (EU) 2018/685, (EU) 2018/686 and (EU) 2018/687 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 9 February 2019, 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, 8 February 2019. For the EEA Joint Committee The President Claude MAERTEN

(1) OJ L 121, 16.5.2018, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 121, 16.5.2018, p. 30.

(3) OJ L 121, 16.5.2018, p. 63.

(*1) No constitutional requirements indicated.