Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 36/2014 of 8 April 2014 amending Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) and Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement
Date: 2014-04-08
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: European Economic Area, chemical product, food safety, foodstuff, market approval, plant health control, plant health product, 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 36/2014
of 8 April 2014
         
amending Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) and Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) 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 480/2013 of 24 May 2013 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 788/2012 as regards the period of analysis of certain pesticides performed on a voluntary basis (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.












(2)


Commission Regulation (EU) No 772/2013 of 8 August 2013 amending Annexes II, III and V to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards maximum residue levels for diphenylamine in or on certain products (2) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.












(3)


Commission Regulation (EU) No 777/2013 of 12 August 2013 amending Annexes II, III and V to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards maximum residue levels for clodinafop, clomazone, diuron, ethalfluralin, ioxynil, iprovalicarb, maleic hydrazide, mepanipyrim, metconazole, prosulfocarb and tepraloxydim in or on certain products (3) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.












(4)


Commission Regulation (EU) No 834/2013 of 30 August 2013 amending Annexes II and III to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards maximum residue levels for acequinocyl, bixafen, diazinon, difenoconazole, etoxazole, fenhexamid, fludioxonil, isopyrazam, lambda-cyhalothrin, profenofos and prothioconazole in or on certain products (4) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.












(5)


Commission Regulation (EU) No 985/2013 of 14 October 2013 amending and correcting Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1334/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards certain flavouring substances (5) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.












(6)


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.












(7)


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





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
The following indents are 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:






‘—



32013 R 0772: Commission Regulation (EU) No 772/2013 of 8 August 2013 (OJ L 217, 13.8.2013, p. 1),










—



32013 R 0777: Commission Regulation (EU) No 777/2013 of 12 August 2013 (OJ L 221, 17.8.2013, p. 1),










—



32013 R 0834: Commission Regulation (EU) No 834/2013 of 30 August 2013 (OJ L 233, 31.8.2013, p. 11).’.






Article 2
Chapter XII of Annex II to the EEA Agreement shall be amended as follows:






(1)


the following indents are added in point 54zzy (Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council):






‘—



32013 R 0772: Commission Regulation (EU) No 772/2013 of 8 August 2013 (OJ L 217, 13.8.2013, p. 1),










—



32013 R 0777: Commission Regulation (EU) No 777/2013 of 12 August 2013 (OJ L 221, 17.8.2013, p. 1),










—



32013 R 0834: Commission Regulation (EU) No 834/2013 of 30 August 2013 (OJ L 233, 31.8.2013, p. 11).’;














(2)


the following indent is added in point 54zzzzs (Regulation (EC) No 1334/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council):






‘—



32013 R 0985: Commission Regulation (EU) No 985/2013 of 14 October 2013 (OJ L 273, 15.10.2013, p. 18).’;














(3)


the following is added in point 74 (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 788/2012):

                              ‘, as amended by:






—



32013 R 0480: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 480/2013 of 24 May 2013 (OJ L 139, 25.5.2013, p. 4).’.










Article 3
The texts of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 480/2013 and Regulations (EU) No 772/2013, (EU) No 777/2013, (EU) No 834/2013 and (EU) No 985/2013 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 4
This Decision shall enter into force on 9 April 2014, 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, 8 April 2014.


For the EEA Joint Committee


The President

Gianluca GRIPPA
            





(1)  
            OJ L 139, 25.5.2013, p. 4.

(2)  
            OJ L 217, 13.8.2013, p. 1.

(3)  
            OJ L 221, 17.8.2013, p. 1.

(4)  
            OJ L 233, 31.8.2013, p. 11.

(5)  
            OJ L 273, 15.10.2013, p. 18.

(*1)  No constitutional requirements indicated.