DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 48/2022

of 18 March 2022

amending Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) and Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2022/1116]

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) 2020/1772 of 26 November 2020 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2469 laying down administrative and scientific requirements for applications referred to in Article 10 of Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 of the European Parliament and of the Council on novel foods (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(2) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1773 of 26 November 2020 amending Regulation (EC) No 429/2008 on detailed rules for the implementation of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the preparation and the presentation of applications and the assessment and the authorisation of feed additives (2) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(3) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1823 of 2 December 2020 amending Regulation (EU) No 234/2011 implementing Regulation (EC) No 1331/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a common authorisation procedure for food additives, food enzymes and food flavourings (3) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(4) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1824 of 2 December 2020 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2468 laying down administrative and scientific requirements concerning traditional foods from third countries in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 of the European Parliament and of the Council on novel foods (4) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(5) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/148 of 8 February 2021 amending Regulation (EU) No 257/2010 setting up a programme for the re-evaluation of approved food additives in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on food additives (5) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(6) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/842 of 26 May 2021 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 307/2012 as regards transparency and confidentiality requirements for the EU risk assessment of substances under scrutiny (6) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(7) 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.

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1 The following is added in point 3b (Commission Regulation (EC) No 429/2008) of Chapter II of Annex I to the EEA Agreement: ‘, as amended by: — 32020 R 1773: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1773 of 26 November 2020 (OJ L 398, 27.11.2020, p. 19).’

Article 3 The texts of Implementing Regulations (EU) 2020/1772, (EU) 2020/1773, (EU) 2020/1823, (EU) 2020/1824, (EU) 2021/148 and (EU) 2021/842 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 19 March 2022, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made (*), or on the day of the entry into force of Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 234/2021 of 24 September 2021 (7), whichever is the later.

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, 18 March 2022. For the EEA Joint Committee The President Nicolas VON LINGEN

(1) OJ L 398, 27.11.2020, p. 13.

(2) OJ L 398, 27.11.2020, p. 19.

(3) OJ L 406, 3.12.2020, p. 43.

(4) OJ L 406, 3.12.2020, p. 51.

(5) OJ L 44, 9.2.2021, p. 3.

(6) OJ L 186, 27.5.2021, p. 16.

(*) No constitutional requirements indicated.

(7) Not yet published in the Official Journal.