Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 132/2018 of 6 July 2018 amending Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) and Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2021/194]
Date: 2018-07-06
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: European Economic Area, animal product, food inspection, food safety, foodstuff, health risk, market approval, pesticide, pesticide residue, revision of an agreement




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            DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE
         
No 132/2018
of 6 July 2018
         
amending Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) and Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2021/194]


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) 2018/70 of 16 January 2018 amending Annexes II, III and IV to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards maximum residue levels for ametoctradin, chlorpyrifos-methyl, cyproconazole, difenoconazole, fluazinam, flutriafol, prohexadione and sodium chloride in or on certain products (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.












(2)


Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/73 of 16 January 2018 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 mercury compounds in or on certain products (2) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.












(3)


Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/78 of 16 January 2018 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, bensulfuron-methyl, dimethachlor and lufenuron in or on certain products (3) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.












(4)


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.












(5)


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:






‘—



32018 R 0070: Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/70 of 16 January 2018 (OJ L 12, 17.1.2018, p. 24),










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32018 R 0073: Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/73 of 16 January 2018 (OJ L 13, 18.1.2018, p. 8),










—



32018 R 0078: Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/78 of 16 January 2018 (OJ L 14, 19.1.2018, p. 6).’






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:






‘—



32018 R 0070: Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/70 of 16 January 2018 (OJ L 12, 17.1.2018, p. 24),










—



32018 R 0073: Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/73 of 16 January 2018 (OJ L 13, 18.1.2018, p. 8),










—



32018 R 0078: Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/78 of 16 January 2018 (OJ L 14, 19.1.2018, p. 6).’






Article 3
The texts of Regulations (EU) 2018/70, (EU) 2018/73 and (EU) 2018/78 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 7 July 2018, 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, 6 July 2018.


For the EEA Joint Committee


The President

Oda Helen SLETNES
            





(1)  
            OJ L 12, 17.1.2018, p. 24.

(2)  
            OJ L 13, 18.1.2018, p. 8.

(3)  
            OJ L 14, 19.1.2018, p. 6.

(*1)  No constitutional requirements indicated.