Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 216/2013 of 13 December 2013 amending Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) to the EEA Agreement
Date: 2013-12-13
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: European Economic Area, animal feedingstuffs, food safety, food supplement, market approval, plant health control, revision of an agreement




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Official Journal of the European Union


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            DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE
         
No 216/2013
of 13 December 2013
         
amending Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) 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 469/2013 of 22 May 2013 concerning the authorisation of DL-methionine, DL-methionine sodium salt, hydroxy analogue of methionine, calcium salt of hydroxy analogue of methionine, isopropyl ester of hydroxy analogue of methionine, DL-methionine protected with copolymer vinylpyridine/styrene and DL-methionine protected with ethylcellulose as feed additives (1), as corrected by OJ L 145, 31.5.2013, p. 37, is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.












(2)


Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 601/2013 of 24 June 2013 concerning the authorisation of cobalt(II) acetate tetrahydrate, cobalt(II) carbonate, cobalt(II) carbonate hydroxide (2:3) monohydrate, cobalt(II) sulphate heptahydrate and coated granulated cobalt(II) carbonate hydroxide (2:3) monohydrate as feed additives (2) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.












(3)


Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 667/2013 of 12 July 2013 concerning the authorisation of diclazuril as a feed additive for chickens reared for laying (holder of authorisation Eli Lilly and Company Ltd) and repealing Regulation (EC) No 162/2003 (3) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.












(4)


Commission Regulation (EU) No 691/2013 of 19 July 2013 amending Regulation (EC) No 152/2009 as regards methods of sampling and analysis (4) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.












(5)


Implementing Regulation (EU) No 667/2013 repeals Commission Regulation (EC) No 162/2003 (5) which is incorporated into the EEA Agreement and which is consequently to be repealed under the EEA Agreement.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
Chapter II of Annex I to the EEA Agreement shall be amended as follows:






(1)


the following indent is added in point 31o (Commission Regulation (EC) No 152/2009):






‘—



32013 R 0691: Commission Regulation (EU) No 691/2013 of 19 July 2013 (OJ L 197, 20.7.2013, p. 1).’;














(2)


the following points are inserted after point 83 (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 413/2013):






‘84.



32013 R 0469: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 469/2013 of 22 May 2013 concerning the authorisation of DL-methionine, DL-methionine sodium salt, hydroxy analogue of methionine, calcium salt of hydroxy analogue of methionine, isopropyl ester of hydroxy analogue of methionine, DL-methionine protected with copolymer vinylpyridine/styrene and DL-methionine protected with ethylcellulose as feed additives (OJ L 136, 23.5.2013, p. 1), as corrected by OJ L 145, 31.5.2013, p. 37.










85.



32013 R 0601: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 601/2013 of 24 June 2013 concerning the authorisation of cobalt(II) acetate tetrahydrate, cobalt(II) carbonate, cobalt(II) carbonate hydroxide (2:3) monohydrate, cobalt(II) sulphate heptahydrate and coated granulated cobalt(II) carbonate hydroxide (2:3) monohydrate as feed additives (OJ L 172, 25.6.2013, p. 14).










86.



32013 R 0667: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 667/2013 of 12 July 2013 concerning the authorisation of diclazuril as a feed additive for chickens reared for laying (holder of authorisation Eli Lilly and Company Ltd) and repealing Regulation (EC) No 162/2003 (OJ L 192, 13.7.2013, p. 35).’;














(3)


the text of point 37 (Commission Regulation (EC) No 162/2003) shall be deleted.






Article 2
The texts of Implementing Regulations (EU) No 469/2013, as corrected by OJ L 145, 31.5.2013, p. 37, (EU) No 601/2013 and (EU) No 667/2013 and Regulation (EU) No 691/2013 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 14 December 2013, 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, 13 December 2013.


For the EEA Joint Committee


The President

Thórir IBSEN
            





(1)  
            OJ L 136, 23.5.2013, p. 1.

(2)  
            OJ L 172, 25.6.2013, p. 14.

(3)  
            OJ L 192, 13.7.2013, p. 35.

(4)  
            OJ L 197, 20.7.2013, p. 1.

(5)  
            OJ L 26, 31.1.2003, p. 3.

(*1)  No constitutional requirements indicated.