Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 158/2017 of 22 September 2017 amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2019/1046]
Date: 2017-09-22
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: European Economic Area, animal feedingstuffs, aquaculture, import (EU), organic product, originating product, revision of an agreement, surveillance concerning imports, third country, veterinary inspection




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27.6.2019   


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Official Journal of the European Union


L 174/13








            DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE
         
No 158/2017
of 22 September 2017
         
amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2019/1046]


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) 2016/2259 of 15 December 2016 amending Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 laying down detailed rules for implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 as regards the arrangements for imports of organic products from third countries (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.












(2)


Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/838 of 17 May 2017 amending Regulation (EC) No 889/2008 as regards feed for certain organic aquaculture animals (2) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.












(3)


This Decision concerns legislation regarding foodstuffs. Legislation regarding 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 introduction to Chapter XII of Annex II to the EEA Agreement. This Decision is therefore not to apply to Liechtenstein.












(4)


Annex II to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
Chapter XII of Annex II to the EEA Agreement shall be amended as follows:






(1)


The following indent is added in point 54bb (Commission Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008):






‘—



32016 R 2259: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/2259 of 15 December 2016 (OJ L 342, 16.12.2016, p. 4).’














(2)


The following indent is added in point 54ba (Commission Regulation (EC) No 889/2008):






‘—



32017 R 0838: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/838 of 17 May 2017 (OJ L 125, 18.5.2017, p. 5).’










Article 2
The texts of Implementing Regulations (EU) 2016/2259 and (EU) 2017/838 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 23 September 2017, 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, 22 September 2017.


For the EEA Joint Committee


The President

Sabine MONAUNI
            





(1)  
            OJ L 342, 16.12.2016, p. 4.

(2)  
            OJ L 125, 18.5.2017, p. 5.

(*1)  No constitutional requirements indicated.