EN Official Journal of the European Union L 300/13

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 74/2016

of 29 April 2016

amending Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) and Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2017/2024]

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) 2015/1608 of 24 September 2015 amending Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards maximum residue levels for capric acid, paraffin oil (CAS 64742-46-7), paraffin oil (CAS 72623-86-0), paraffin oil (CAS 8042-47-5), paraffin oil (CAS 97862-82-3), lime sulphur and urea in or on certain products (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(2) Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/1760 of 1 October 2015 amending Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1334/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards removal from the Union list of the flavouring substance p-mentha-1,8-dien-7-al (2) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(3) 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.

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The following indent is 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:

‘— 32015 R 1608: Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/1608 of 24 September 2015 (OJ L 249, 25.9.2015, p. 14).’

Article 2

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

(1) the following indent is added in point 54zzy (Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council): ‘— 32015 R 1608: Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/1608 of 24 September 2015 (OJ L 249, 25.9.2015, p. 14).’;

(2) the following indent is added in point 54zzzzs (Regulation (EC) No 1334/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council): ‘— 32015 R 1760: Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/1760 of 1 October 2015 (OJ L 257, 2.10.2015, p. 27).’

Article 3

The texts of Regulations (EU) 2015/1608 and (EU) 2015/1760 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 30 April 2016, 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, 29 April 2016. For the EEA Joint Committee The President Claude MAERTEN

(1) OJ L 249, 25.9.2015, p. 14.

(2) OJ L 257, 2.10.2015, p. 27.

(*1) No constitutional requirements indicated.