Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 257/2014 of 12 December 2014 amending Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) and Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2015/2124]
Date: 2014-12-12
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: European Economic Area, animal feedingstuffs, animal product, crop production, food inspection, food safety, foodstuff, pesticide, pesticide residue, revision of an agreement




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            DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE
         
No 257/2014
of 12 December 2014
         
amending Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) and Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2015/2124]


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 Regulation (EU) No 491/2014 of 5 May 2014 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 ametoctradin, azoxystrobin, cycloxydim, cyfluthrin, dinotefuran, fenbuconazole, fenvalerate, fludioxonil, fluopyram, flutriafol, fluxapyroxad, glufosinate-ammonium, imidacloprid, indoxacarb, MCPA, methoxyfenozide, penthiopyrad, spinetoram and trifloxystrobin in or on certain products (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.












(2)


Commission Regulation (EU) No 588/2014 of 2 June 2014 amending Annexes III and IV to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards maximum residue levels for orange oil, Phlebiopsis gigantea, gibberellic acid, Paecilomyces fumosoroseus strain FE 9 901, Spodoptera littoralis nucleopolyhedrovirus, Spodoptera exigua nuclear polyhedrosis virus, Bacillus firmus I-1582, s-abscisic acid, L-ascorbic acid and Helicoverpa armigera nucleopolyhedrovirus in or on certain products (2) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.












(3)


Commission Regulation (EU) No 617/2014 of 3 June 2014 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 ethoxysulfuron, metsulfuron-methyl, nicosulfuron, prosulfuron, rimsulfuron, sulfosulfuron and thifensulfuron-methyl in or on certain products (3) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.












(4)


Commission Regulation (EU) No 703/2014 of 19 June 2014 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 acibenzolar-S-methyl, ethoxyquin, flusilazole, isoxaflutole, molinate, propoxycarbazone, pyraflufen-ethyl, quinoclamine and warfarin in or on certain products (4) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.












(5)


Commission Regulation (EU) No 737/2014 of 24 June 2014 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 2-phenylphenol, chlormequat, cyflufenamid, cyfluthrin, dicamba, fluopicolide, flutriafol, fosetyl, indoxacarb, isoprothiolane, mandipropamid, metaldehyde, metconazole, phosmet, picloram, propyzamide, pyriproxyfen, saflufenacil, spinosad and trifloxystrobin in or on certain products (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:






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32014 R 0491: Commission Regulation (EU) No 491/2014 of 5 May 2014 (OJ L 146, 16.5.2014, p. 1),










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32014 R 0588: Commission Regulation (EU) No 588/2014 of 2 June 2014 (OJ L 164, 3.6.2014, p. 16),










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32014 R 0617: Commission Regulation (EU) No 617/2014 of 3 June 2014 (OJ L 171, 11.6.2014, p. 1),










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32014 R 0703: Commission Regulation (EU) No 703/2014 of 19 June 2014 (OJ L 186, 26.6.2014, p. 1),










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32014 R 0737: Commission Regulation (EU) No 737/2014 of 24 June 2014 (OJ L 202, 10.7.2014, p. 1).’






Article 2
The following indents are added in point 54zzy (Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council) of Chapter XII of Annex II to the EEA Agreement:






‘—



32014 R 0491: Commission Regulation (EU) No 491/2014 of 5 May 2014 (OJ L 146, 16.5.2014, p. 1),










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32014 R 0588: Commission Regulation (EU) No 588/2014 of 2 June 2014 (OJ L 164, 3.6.2014, p. 16),










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32014 R 0617: Commission Regulation (EU) No 617/2014 of 3 June 2014 (OJ L 171, 11.6.2014, p. 1),










—



32014 R 0703: Commission Regulation (EU) No 703/2014 of 19 June 2014 (OJ L 186, 26.6.2014, p. 1),










—



32014 R 0737: Commission Regulation (EU) No 737/2014 of 24 June 2014 (OJ L 202, 10.7.2014, p. 1).’






Article 3
The texts of Regulations (EU) No 491/2014, (EU) No 588/2014, (EU) No 617/2014, (EU) No 703/2014 and (EU) No 737/2014 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 13 December 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, 12 December 2014.


For the EEA Joint Committee


The President

Kurt JÄGER
            





(1)  
            OJ L 146, 16.5.2014, p. 1.

(2)  
            OJ L 164, 3.6.2014, p. 16.

(3)  
            OJ L 171, 11.6.2014, p. 1.

(4)  
            OJ L 186, 26.6.2014, p. 1.

(5)  
            OJ L 202, 10.7.2014, p. 1.

(*1)  No constitutional requirements indicated.