Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 126/2025 of 13 June 2025 amending Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) and Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2025/1825]
Date: 2025-06-13
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: European Economic Area, consumer protection, flavouring, food inspection, food safety, market approval, novel food, pesticide, pesticide residue, revision of an agreement




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            DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 126/2025
of 13 June 2025
         
amending Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) and Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2025/1825]


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) 2025/140 of 29 January 2025 amending Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1334/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the inclusion of (E)-3-benzo[1,3]dioxol-5-yl-N,N-diphenyl-2-propenamide in the Union list of flavourings (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.












(2)


Commission Regulation (EU) 2025/146 of 29 January 2025 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 zoxamide in or on certain products (2) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.












(3)


Commission Regulation (EU) 2025/147 of 29 January 2025 amending Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1334/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the removal of the flavouring substance 4-Methyl-2-phenylpent-2-enal (FL No 05.100) from the Union list (3) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.












(4)


Commission Regulation (EU) 2025/158 of 29 January 2025 amending Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards maximum residue levels for acetamiprid in or on certain products (4) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.












(5)


Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/153 of 29 January 2025 authorising the placing on the market of Lemna minor and Lemna gibba plants as novel food and amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470 (5) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.












(6)


Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/167 of 30 January 2025 authorising the placing on the market of glucosyl hesperidin as a novel food and amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470 (6) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.












(7)


Commission Regulation (EU) 2025/195 of 3 February 2025 amending Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards maximum residue levels for fenbuconazole and penconazole in or on certain products (7) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.












(8)


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.












(9)


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:






‘—



32025 R 0146: Commission Regulation (EU) 2025/146 of 29 January 2025 (OJ L, 2025/146, 30.1.2025),










—



32025 R 0158: Commission Regulation (EU) 2025/158 of 29 January 2025 (OJ L, 2025/158, 30.1.2025),










—



32025 R 0195: Commission Regulation (EU) 2025/195 of 3 February 2025 (OJ L, 2025/195, 4.2.2025).’






Article 2
Chapter XII of Annex II to the EEA Agreement is amended as follows:






1.


The following indents are added in point 54zzy (Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council):






‘—



32025 R 0146: Commission Regulation (EU) 2025/146 of 29 January 2025 (OJ L, 2025/146, 30.1.2025),










—



32025 R 0158: Commission Regulation (EU) 2025/158 of 29 January 2025 (OJ L, 2025/158, 30.1.2025),










—



32025 R 0195: Commission Regulation (EU) 2025/195 of 3 February 2025 (OJ L, 2025/195, 4.2.2025).’














2.


The following indents are added in point 54zzzzs (Regulation (EC) No 1334/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council):






‘—



32025 R 0140: Commission Regulation (EU) 2025/140 of 29 January 2025 (OJ L, 2025/140, 30.1.2025),










—



32025 R 0147: Commission Regulation (EU) 2025/147 of 29 January 2025 (OJ L, 2025/147, 30.1.2025).’














3.


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






‘—



32025 R 0153: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/153 of 29 January 2025 (OJ L, 2025/153, 30.1.2025),










—



32025 R 0167: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/167 of 30 January 2025 (OJ L, 2025/167, 31.1.2025).’














4.


The following points are inserted after point 262 (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/89):






‘263.



32025 R 0153: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/153 of 29 January 2025 authorising the placing on the market of Lemna minor and Lemna gibba plants as novel food and amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470 (OJ L, 2025/153, 30.1.2025).










264.



32025 R 0167: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/167 of 30 January 2025 authorising the placing on the market of glucosyl hesperidin as a novel food and amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470 (OJ L, 2025/167, 31.1.2025).’










Article 3
The texts of Regulations (EU) 2025/140, (EU) 2025/146, (EU) 2025/147, (EU) 2025/158 and (EU) 2025/195 and Implementing Regulations (EU) 2025/153 and (EU) 2025/167 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 14 June 2025, 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, 13 June 2025.


For the EEA Joint Committee


The President

Nicolas VON LINGEN
            





(1)  
            OJ L, 2025/140, 30.1.2025, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2025/140/oj.

(2)  
            OJ L, 2025/146, 30.1.2025, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2025/146/oj.

(3)  
            OJ L, 2025/147, 30.1.2025, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2025/147/oj.

(4)  
            OJ L, 2025/158, 30.1.2025, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2025/158/oj.

(5)  
            OJ L, 2025/153, 30.1.2025, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2025/153/oj.

(6)  
            OJ L, 2025/167, 31.1.2025, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2025/167/oj.

(7)  
            OJ L, 2025/195, 4.2.2025, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2025/195/oj.

(*1)  No constitutional requirements indicated.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2025/1825/oj
ISSN 1977-0677 (electronic edition)