EN Official Journal of the European Union L 270/5

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 43/2016

of 18 March 2016

amending Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) to the EEA Agreement [2017/1873]

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) 2015/1408 of 19 August 2015 concerning the authorisation of DL-methionyl-DL-methionine as a feed additive for fish and crustaceans (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(2) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1414 of 20 August 2015 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 136/2012 concerning the authorisation of sodium bisulphate as feed additive for pets and for non-food producing animals (2) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(3) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1415 of 20 August 2015 concerning the authorisation of astaxanthin as a feed additive for fish, crustaceans and ornamental fish (3) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(4) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1416 of 20 August 2015 concerning the authorisation of sodium bisulphate as feed additive for all animal species (4) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(5) 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.

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

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

1. The following is added in point 2zzc (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 136/2012): ‘, as amended by: — 32015 R 1414: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1414 of 20 August 2015 (OJ L 220, 21.8.2015, p. 3).’

2. The following points are inserted after point 153 (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1399): ‘154. 32015 R 1408: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1408 of 19 August 2015 concerning the authorisation of DL-methionyl-DL-methionine as a feed additive for fish and crustaceans (OJ L 219, 20.8.2015, p. 3). 155. 32015 R 1415: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1415 of 20 August 2015 concerning the authorisation of astaxanthin as a feed additive for fish, crustaceans and ornamental fish (OJ L 220, 21.8.2015, p. 7). 156. 32015 R 1416: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1416 of 20 August 2015 concerning the authorisation of sodium bisulphate as feed additive for all animal species (OJ L 220, 21.8.2015, p. 11).’

Article 2

The texts of Implementing Regulations (EU) 2015/1408, (EU) 2015/1414, (EU) 2015/1415 and (EU) 2015/1416 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 19 March 2016, 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, 18 March 2016. For the EEA Joint Committee The President Claude MAERTEN

(1) OJ L 219, 20.8.2015, p. 3.

(2) OJ L 220, 21.8.2015, p. 3.

(3) OJ L 220, 21.8.2015, p. 7.

(4) OJ L 220, 21.8.2015, p. 11.

(*1) No constitutional requirements indicated.