Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 129/2018 of 6 July 2018 amending Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) to the EEA Agreement [2021/191]
Date: 2018-07-06
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: European Economic Area, animal feedingstuffs, carcinogenic substance, chemical compound, food additive, food inspection, food safety, market approval, revision of an agreement, withdrawal from the market




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            DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE
         
No 129/2018
of 6 July 2018
         
amending Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) to the EEA Agreement [2021/191]


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) 2017/2279 of 11 December 2017 amending Annexes II, IV, VI, VII and VIII to Regulation (EC) No 767/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the placing on the market and use of feed (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.












(2)


Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/129 of 25 January 2018 concerning the authorisation of L-arginine produced by Corynebacterium glutamicum KCCM 80099 as a feed additive for all animal species (2) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.












(3)


Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/130 of 25 January 2018 concerning the authorisation of a preparation of endo-1,4-beta-xylanase (EC 3.2.1.8) produced by Trichoderma reesei (BCCM/MUCL 49755) as a feed additive for pigs for fattening (holder of authorisation Berg and Schmidt GmbH Co. KG) (3) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.












(4)


Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/183 of 7 February 2018 concerning the denial of authorisation of formaldehyde as a feed additive belonging to the functional groups of preservatives and hygiene condition enhancers (4) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.












(5)


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.












(6)


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 48 (Regulation (EC) No 767/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council):






‘—



32017 R 2279: Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/2279 of 11 December 2017 (OJ L 328, 12.12.2017, p. 3).’;














(2)


the following points are inserted after point 253 (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/347):






‘254.



32018 R 0129: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/129 of 25 January 2018 concerning the authorisation of L-arginine produced by Corynebacterium glutamicum KCCM 80099 as a feed additive for all animal species (OJ L 22, 26.1.2018, p. 21).










255.



32018 R 0130: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/130 of 25 January 2018 concerning the authorisation of a preparation of endo-1,4-beta-xylanase (EC 3.2.1.8) produced by Trichoderma reesei (BCCM/MUCL 49755) as a feed additive for pigs for fattening (holder of authorisation Berg and Schmidt GmbH Co. KG) (OJ L 22, 26.1.2018, p. 25).










256.



32018 R 0183: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/183 of 7 February 2018 concerning the denial of authorisation of formaldehyde as a feed additive belonging to the functional groups of preservatives and hygiene condition enhancers (OJ L 34, 8.2.2018, p. 6).’










Article 2
The texts of Regulation (EU) 2017/2279 and Implementing Regulations (EU) 2018/129, (EU) 2018/130 and (EU) 2018/183 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 7 July 2018, 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, 6 July 2018.


For the EEA Joint Committee


The President

Oda Helen SLETNES
            





(1)  
            OJ L 328, 12.12.2017, p. 3.

(2)  
            OJ L 22, 26.1.2018, p. 21.

(3)  
            OJ L 22, 26.1.2018, p. 25.

(4)  
            OJ L 34, 8.2.2018, p. 6.

(*1)  No constitutional requirements indicated.