Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 189/2025 of 19 September 2025 amending Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) to the EEA Agreement [2026/9]
Date: 2025-09-19
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: European Economic Area, animal feedingstuffs, food additive, food inspection, market approval, revision of an agreement




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            DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 189/2025
of 19 September 2025
         
amending Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) to the EEA Agreement [2026/9]


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) 2025/630 of 31 March 2025 concerning the authorisation of geranium rose essential oil from Pelargonium graveolens L‘Hér., eucalyptus essential oil from Eucalyptus globulus Labill. and lemongrass essential oil from Cymbopogon flexuosus (Nees ex Steud.) Will. Watson as feed additives for all animal species (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.












(2)


Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/634 of 1 April 2025 concerning the authorisation of L-arginine produced with Escherichia coli CGMCC 7.401 as a feed additive for all animal species (2) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.












(3)


Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/647 of 2 April 2025 amending and correcting Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/913 and correcting Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/1471 concerning the authorisation of lanthanum carbonate octahydrate, respectively with identification numbers 4d1 and 4d23, as feed additives for cats (3) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.












(4)


Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/714 of 10 April 2025 concerning the authorisation of indigo carmine as a feed additive for cats, dogs and ornamental fish (4) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.












(5)


Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/708 of 11 April 2025 concerning the authorisation of sodium ferrocyanide and potassium ferrocyanide as feed additives for all animal species and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1810/2005 (5) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.












(6)


Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/720 of 15 April 2025 concerning the authorisation of a preparation of Lentilactobacillus buchneri DSM 32651 as a feed additive for all animal species (6) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.












(7)


Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/752 of 16 April 2025 concerning the renewal of the authorisation of L-tyrosine as a feed additive for all animal species and repealing Implementing Regulation (EU) No 101/2014 (7) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.












(8)


Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/756 of 16 April 2025 concerning the authorisation of L-valine produced with Escherichia coli CGMCC 22721 as a feed additive for all animal species (8) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.












(9)


Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/782 of 23 April 2025 amending Regulation (EC) No 152/2009 as regards the determination of carbonates in feed (9) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.












(10)


Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/708 repeals Regulation (EC) No 1810/2005 (10), which is incorporated into the EEA Agreement and which is consequently to be repealed under the EEA Agreement.












(11)


Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/752 repeals Implementing Regulation (EU) No 101/2014 (11), which is incorporated into the EEA Agreement and which is consequently to be repealed under the EEA Agreement.












(12)


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.












(13)


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 is amended as follows:






1.


The following indent is added in point 31o (Commission Regulation (EC) No 152/2009):






‘—



32025 R 0782: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/782 of 23 April 2025 (OJ L, 2025/782, 24.4.2025).’














2.


The following is added in points 296 (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/913) and 471 (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/1471):

                              ‘, as amended by:






—



32025 R 0647: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/647 of 2 April 2025 (OJ L, 2025/647, 3.4.2025).’
                                 














3.


The following points are inserted after point 650 (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/359):






‘651.



32025 R 0630: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/630 of 31 March 2025 concerning the authorisation of geranium rose essential oil from Pelargonium graveolens L‘Hér., eucalyptus essential oil from Eucalyptus globulus Labill. and lemongrass essential oil from Cymbopogon flexuosus (Nees ex Steud.) Will. Watson as feed additives for all animal species (OJ L, 2025/630, 1.4.2025).










652.



32025 R 0634: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/634 of 1 April 2025 concerning the authorisation of L-arginine produced with Escherichia coli CGMCC 7.401 as a feed additive for all animal species (OJ L, 2025/634, 2.4.2025).










653.



32025 R 0714: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/714 of 10 April 2025 concerning the authorisation of indigo carmine as a feed additive for cats, dogs and ornamental fish (OJ L, 2025/714, 11.4.2025).










654.



32025 R 0708: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/708 of 11 April 2025 concerning the authorisation of sodium ferrocyanide and potassium ferrocyanide as feed additives for all animal species and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1810/2005 (OJ L, 2025/708, 14.4.2025).










655.



32025 R 0720: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/720 of 15 April 2025 concerning the authorisation of a preparation of Lentilactobacillus buchneri DSM 32651 as a feed additive for all animal species (OJ L, 2025/720, 16.4.2025).










656.



32025 R 0752: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/752 of 16 April 2025 concerning the renewal of the authorisation of L-tyrosine as a feed additive for all animal species and repealing Implementing Regulation (EU) No 101/2014 (OJ L, 2025/752, 22.4.2025).










657.



32025 R 0756: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/756 of 16 April 2025 concerning the authorisation of L-valine produced with Escherichia coli CGMCC 22721 as a feed additive for all animal species (OJ L, 2025/756, 22.4.2025).’














4.


The texts of points 1zzq (Commission Regulation (EC) No 1810/2005) and 2zzv (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 101/2014) are deleted.






Article 2
The texts of Implementing Regulations (EU) 2025/630, (EU) 2025/634, (EU) 2025/647, (EU) 2025/714, (EU) 2025/708, (EU) 2025/720, (EU) 2025/752, (EU) 2025/756 and (EU) 2025/782 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 20 September 2025, 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, 19 September 2025.


For the EEA Joint Committee


The President

Stefán Haukur JÓHANNESSON
            





(1)  
            OJ L, 2025/630, 1.4.2025, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2025/630/oj.

(2)  
            OJ L, 2025/634, 2.4.2025, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2025/634/oj.

(3)  
            OJ L, 2025/647, 3.4.2025, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2025/647/oj.

(4)  
            OJ L, 2025/714, 11.4.2025, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2025/714/oj.

(5)  
            OJ L, 2025/708, 14.4.2025, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2025/708/oj.

(6)  
            OJ L, 2025/720, 16.4.2025, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2025/720/oj.

(7)  
            OJ L, 2025/752, 22.4.2025, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2025/752/oj.

(8)  
            OJ L, 2025/756, 22.4.2025, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2025/756/oj.

(9)  
            OJ L, 2025/782, 24.4.2025, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2025/782/oj.

(10)  
            OJ L 291, 5.11.2005, p. 5.

(11)  
            OJ L 34, 5.2.2014, p. 1.

(*1)  No constitutional requirements indicated.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2026/9/oj
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