Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 182/2020 of 11 December 2020 amending Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) to the EEA Agreement [2023/1984]
Date: 2020-12-11
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: European Economic Area, animal feedingstuffs, cattle, domestic animal, food additive, food supplement, market approval, pet food, revision of an agreement




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            DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 182/2020
of 11 December 2020
         
amending Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) to the EEA Agreement [2023/1984]


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) 2020/376 of 5 March 2020 concerning the authorisation of Norbixin (annatto F) as a feed additive for cats and dogs (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.












(2)


Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/377 of 5 March 2020 concerning the authorisation of sodium selenate as a feed additive for ruminants (2) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.












(3)


Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/378 of 5 March 2020 concerning the authorisation of L-leucine as a feed additive for all animal species (3) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.












(4)


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.












(5)


Annex I to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
The following points are inserted after point 318 (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/197) of Chapter II of Annex I to the EEA Agreement:






‘319.



32020 R 0376: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/376 of 5 March 2020 concerning the authorisation of Norbixin (annatto F) as a feed additive for cats and dogs (OJ L 69, 6.3.2020, p. 3).










320.



32020 R 0377: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/377 of 5 March 2020 concerning the authorisation of sodium selenate as a feed additive for ruminants (OJ L 69, 6.3.2020, p. 6).










321.



32020 R 0378: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/378 of 5 March 2020 concerning the authorisation of L-leucine as a feed additive for all animal species (OJ L 69, 6.3.2020, p. 9).’






Article 2
The texts of Implementing Regulations (EU) 2020/376, (EU) 2020/377 and (EU) 2020/378 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 12 December 2020, 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, 11 December 2020.


For the EEA Joint Committee


The President

Sabine MONAUNI
            





(1)  
            OJ L 69, 6.3.2020, p. 3.

(2)  
            OJ L 69, 6.3.2020, p. 6.

(3)  
            OJ L 69, 6.3.2020, p. 9.

(*1)  No constitutional requirements indicated.