Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 138/2018 of 6 July 2018 amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2021/200]
Date: 2018-07-06
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: European Economic Area, consumer protection, food safety, human nutrition, market approval, marketing standard, novel food, originating product, revision of an agreement, third country




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            DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE
         
No 138/2018
of 6 July 2018
         
amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2021/200]


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) 2017/2469 of 20 December 2017 laying down administrative and scientific requirements for applications referred to in Article 10 of Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 of the European Parliament and of the Council on novel foods (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.












(2)


Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470 of 20 December 2017 establishing the Union list of novel foods in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 of the European Parliament and of the Council on novel foods (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
The following points are inserted after point 124 (Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 of the European Parliament and of the Council) of Chapter XII of Annex II to the EEA Agreement:






‘124a.



32017 R 2469: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2469 of 20 December 2017 laying down administrative and scientific requirements for applications referred to in Article 10 of Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 of the European Parliament and of the Council on novel foods (OJ L 351, 30.12.2017, p. 64).










124b.



32017 R 2470: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470 of 20 December 2017 establishing the Union list of novel foods in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 of the European Parliament and of the Council on novel foods (OJ L 351, 30.12.2017, p. 72).’






Article 2
The texts of Implementing Regulations (EU) 2017/2469 and (EU) 2017/2470 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 351, 30.12.2017, p. 64.

(2)  
            OJ L 351, 30.12.2017, p. 72.

(*1)  No constitutional requirements indicated.