Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 51/2019 of 29 March 2019 amending Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) to the EEA Agreement [2020/805]
Date: 2019-03-29
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: European Economic Area, animal feedingstuffs, food additive, market approval, poultry, revision of an agreement, swine




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Official Journal of the European Union


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            DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 51/2019
of 29 March 2019
         
amending Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) to the EEA Agreement [2020/805]


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) 2018/1559 of 17 October 2018 concerning the authorisation of cumin tincture (Cuminum cyminum L.) as a feed additive for all animal species (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.












(2)


Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1566 of 18 October 2018 concerning the authorisation of the preparation of endo-1,3(4)-beta-glucanase and endo-1,4-beta-xylanase produced by Aspergillus niger (NRRL 25541) and alpha-amylase produced by Aspergillus niger (ATCC66222) as a feed additive for weaned piglets and minor porcine species (weaned) and amending Regulation (EC) No 1453/2004 (holder of authorisation Andrès Pintaluba S.A.) (2) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.












(3)


Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1567 of 18 October 2018 correcting Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/249 concerning the authorisation of taurine, beta-alanine, L-alanine, L-arginine, L-aspartic acid, L-histidine, D,L-isoleucine, L-leucine, L-phenylalanine, L-proline, D,L-serine, L-tyrosine, L-methionine, L-valine, L-cysteine, glycine, monosodium glutamate and L-glutamic acid as feed additives for all animal species and L-cysteine hydrochloride monohydrate for all species except cats and dogs (3) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.












(4)


Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1568 of 18 October 2018 concerning the authorisation of a preparation of fumonisin esterase produced by Komagataella phaffii (DSM 32159) as a feed additive for all pigs and all poultry species (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 1zw (Commission Regulation (EC) No 1453/2004):






‘—



32018 R 1566: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1566 of 18 October 2018 (OJ L 262, 19.10.2018, p. 27).’;














(2)


the following is added in point 250 (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/249):

                              ‘, as amended by:






—



32018 R 1567: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1567 of 18 October 2018 (OJ L 262, 19.10.2018, p. 31).’;














(3)


the following points are inserted after point 271 (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1558):






‘272.



32018 R 1559: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1559 of 17 October 2018 concerning the authorisation of cumin tincture (Cuminum cyminum L.) as a feed additive for all animal species (OJ L 261, 18.10.2018, p. 16).










273.



32018 R 1566: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1566 of 18 October 2018 concerning the authorisation of the preparation of endo-1,3(4)-beta-glucanase and endo-1,4-beta-xylanase produced by Aspergillus niger (NRRL 25541) and alpha-amylase produced by Aspergillus niger (ATCC66222) as a feed additive for weaned piglets and minor porcine species (weaned) and amending Regulation (EC) No 1453/2004 (holder of authorisation Andrès Pintaluba S.A.) (OJ L 262, 19.10.2018, p. 27).










274.



32018 R 1568: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1568 of 18 October 2018 concerning the authorisation of a preparation of fumonisin esterase produced by Komagataella phaffii (DSM 32159) as a feed additive for all pigs and all poultry species (OJ L 262, 19.10.2018, p. 34).’










Article 2
The texts of Implementing Regulations (EU) 2018/1559, (EU) 2018/1566, (EU) 2018/1567 and (EU) 2018/1568 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 30 March 2019, 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, 29 March 2019.


For the EEA Joint Committee


The President

Claude MAERTEN
            





(1)  
            OJ L 261, 18.10.2018, p. 16.

(2)  
            OJ L 262, 19.10.2018, p. 27.

(3)  
            OJ L 262, 19.10.2018, p. 31.

(4)  
            OJ L 262, 19.10.2018, p. 34.

(*1)  No constitutional requirements indicated.