EN Official Journal of the European Union L 85/12

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 203/2015

of 25 September 2015

amending Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) to the EEA Agreement [2017/510]

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) 2015/661 of 28 April 2015 concerning the authorisation of the preparation of endo-1,4-beta-xylanase and endo-1,3(4)-beta-glucanase produced by Talaromyces versatilis sp. nov. IMI CC 378536 and Talaromyces versatilis sp. nov. DSM 26702 as a feed additive for chickens for fattening, chickens reared for laying and minor poultry species for fattening and reared for laying (holder of the authorisation Adisseo France S.A.S.) (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(2) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/662 of 28 April 2015 concerning the authorisation of L-carnitine and L-carnitine L-tartrate as feed additives for all animal species (2) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(3) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/722 of 5 May 2015 concerning the authorisation of taurine as a feed additive for Canidae, Felidae, Mustelidae and carnivorous fish (3) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(4) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/723 of 5 May 2015 concerning the authorisation of biotin as a feed additive for all animal species (4) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(5) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/724 of 5 May 2015 concerning the authorisation of retinyl acetate, retinyl palmitate and retinyl propionate as feed additives for all animal species (5), as corrected by OJ L 130, 28.5.2015, p. 19, is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(6) 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.

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The following points are inserted after point 130 (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/518) of Chapter II of Annex I to the EEA Agreement:

‘131. 32015 R 0661: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/661 of 28 April 2015 concerning the authorisation of the preparation of endo-1,4-beta-xylanase and endo-1,3(4)-beta-glucanase produced by Talaromyces versatilis sp. nov. IMI CC 378536 and Talaromyces versatilis sp. nov. DSM 26702 as a feed additive for chickens for fattening, chickens reared for laying and minor poultry species for fattening and reared for laying (holder of the authorisation Adisseo France S.A.S.) (OJ L 110, 29.4.2015, p. 1).

132. 32015 R 0662: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/662 of 28 April 2015 concerning the authorisation of L-carnitine and L-carnitine L-tartrate as feed additives for all animal species (OJ L 110, 29.4.2015, p. 5).

133. 32015 R 0722: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/722 of 5 May 2015 concerning the authorisation of taurine as a feed additive for Canidae, Felidae, Mustelidae and carnivorous fish (OJ L 115, 6.5.2015, p. 18).

134. 32015 R 0723: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/723 of 5 May 2015 concerning the authorisation of biotin as a feed additive for all animal species (OJ L 115, 6.5.2015, p. 22).

135. 32015 R 0724: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/724 of 5 May 2015 concerning the authorisation of retinyl acetate, retinyl palmitate and retinyl propionate as feed additives for all animal species (OJ L 115, 6.5.2015, p. 25), as corrected by OJ L 130, 28.5.2015, p. 19.’

Article 2

The texts of Implementing Regulations (EU) 2015/661, (EU) 2015/662, (EU) 2015/722, (EU) 2015/723 and (EU) 2015/724, as corrected by OJ L 130, 28.5.2015, p. 19, 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 September 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, 25 September 2015. For the EEA Joint Committee The President Ingrid SCHULERUD

(1) OJ L 110, 29.4.2015, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 110, 29.4.2015, p. 5.

(3) OJ L 115, 6.5.2015, p. 18.

(4) OJ L 115, 6.5.2015, p. 22.

(5) OJ L 115, 6.5.2015, p. 25.

(*1) No constitutional requirements indicated.