Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 114/2019 of 8 May 2019 amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2022/2012]
Date: 2019-05-08
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: European Economic Area, algae, crustacean, fish oil, market approval, novel food, originating product, revision of an agreement, soft fruit, third country, vegetable oil




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Official Journal of the European Union


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            DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 114/2019
of 8 May 2019
         
amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2022/2012]


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) 2018/1991 of 13 December 2018 authorising the placing on the market of berries of Lonicera caerulea L. as a traditional food from a third country under Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 of the European Parliament and of the Council and amending Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470 (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.












(2)


Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/108 of 24 January 2019 authorising the change of specifications of the novel food ingredient lipid extract from Antarctic Krill (Euphausia superba) under Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 of the European Parliament and of the Council and amending Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470 (2) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.












(3)


Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/109 of 24 January 2019 authorising an extension of use of Schizochytrium sp. oil as a novel food under Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 of the European Parliament and of the Council, and amending Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470 (3) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.












(4)


Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/110 of 24 January 2019 authorising an extension of use of Allanblackia seed oil as a novel food under Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 of the European Parliament and of the Council and amending Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470 (4) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.












(5)


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.












(6)


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 indents are added in point 124b (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470):






‘—



32018 R 1991: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1991 of 13 December 2018 (OJ L 320, 17.12.2018, p. 22),










—



32019 R 0108: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/108 of 24 January 2019 (OJ L 23, 25.1.2019, p. 4),










—



32019 R 0109: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/109 of 24 January 2019 (OJ L 23, 25.1.2019, p. 7),










—



32019 R 0110: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/110 of 24 January 2019 (OJ L 23, 25.1.2019, p. 11).’














2.


The following points are inserted after point 153 (Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/1556):






‘154.



32018 R 1991: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1991 of 13 December 2018 authorising the placing on the market of berries of Lonicera caerulea L. as a traditional food from a third country under Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 of the European Parliament and of the Council and amending Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470 (OJ L 320, 17.12.2018, p. 22).










155.



32019 R 0108: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/108 of 24 January 2019 authorising the change of specifications of the novel food ingredient lipid extract from Antarctic Krill (Euphausia superba) under Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 of the European Parliament and of the Council and amending Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470 (OJ L 23, 25.1.2019, p. 4).










156.



32019 R 0109: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/109 of 24 January 2019 authorising an extension of use of Schizochytrium sp. oil as a novel food under Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 of the European Parliament and of the Council, and amending Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470 (OJ L 23, 25.1.2019, p. 7).










157.



32019 R 0110: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/110 of 24 January 2019 authorising an extension of use of Allanblackia seed oil as a novel food under Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 of the European Parliament and of the Council and amending Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470 (OJ L 23, 25.1.2019, p. 11).’










Article 2
The texts of Implementing Regulations (EU) 2018/1991, (EU) 2019/108, (EU) 2019/109 and (EU) 2019/110 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 1 June 2019, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made (*).


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, 8 May 2019.


For the EEA Joint Committee


The President

Claude MAERTEN
            





(1)  
            OJ L 320, 17.12.2018, p. 22.

(2)  
            OJ L 23, 25.1.2019, p. 4.

(3)  
            OJ L 23, 25.1.2019, p. 7.

(4)  
            OJ L 23, 25.1.2019, p. 11.

(*)  No constitutional requirements indicated.