EN Official Journal of the European Union L 92/38

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 212/2013

of 8 November 2013

amending Protocol 47 (on the abolition of technical barriers to trade in wine) to the EEA Agreement

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) No 579/2012 of 29 June 2012 amending Regulation (EC) No 607/2009 laying down certain detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 479/2008 as regards protected designations of origin and geographical indications, traditional terms, labelling and presentation of certain wine sector products (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(2) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1185/2012 of 11 December 2012 amending Regulation (EC) No 607/2009 laying down certain detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 479/2008 as regards protected designations of origin and geographical indications, traditional terms, labelling and presentation of certain wine sector products (2) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(3) This Decision concerns legislation regarding wine. Legislation regarding wine 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 seventh paragraph of the introduction to Protocol 47 to the EEA Agreement. This Decision is therefore not to apply to Liechtenstein.

(4) Protocol 47 to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Appendix 1 to Protocol 47 to the EEA Agreement shall be amended as follows:

(1) the following indents are added in point 11 (Commission Regulation (EC) No 607/2009): ‘— 32012 R 0579: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 579/2012 of 29 June 2012 (OJ L 171, 30.6.2012, p. 4). — 32012 R 1185: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1185/2012 of 11 December 2012 (OJ L 338, 12.12.2012, p. 18).’ ;

(2) the text of the adaptation in point 11 is replaced by the following: ‘The provisions of the Regulation shall, for the purposes of this Agreement, be read with the following adaptations: (a) The following shall be added in Article 70a: “The EFTA States shall, when concerned, follow the procedures set out in Article 70a(1)(b), 70a(2) and 70a(4).” (b) The following shall be added in the table in Part A of Annex X: “in Norwegian ‘sulfitter’ or ‘svoveldioksid’ ‘egg’, ‘eggprotein’, ‘eggprodukt’, ‘egglysozym’ or ‘eggalbumin’ ‘melk’, ‘melkeprodukt’, ‘melkekasein’ or ‘melkeprotein’ ” (c) The following shall be added in the table in Annex Xa: “NO ‘bearbeidingsvirksomhet’ or ‘vinprodusent’ ‘bearbeidet av’ ” ’

Article 2

The texts of Implementing Regulations (EU) No 579/2012 and (EU) No 1185/2012 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 9 November 2013, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made (3).

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, 8 November 2013. For the EEA Joint Committee The President Thórir IBSEN

(1) OJ L 171, 30.6.2012, p. 4.

(2) OJ L 338, 12.12.2012, p. 18.

(3) No constitutional requirements indicated.