17.11.2022   

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Official Journal of the European Union

L 298/3


DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 184/2019

of 10 July 2019

amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2022/2208]

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) 2019/387 of 11 March 2019 authorising an extension of use of Schizochytrium sp. (ATCC PTA-9695) oil as a novel food and the change of the designation and of the specific labelling requirement of Schizochytrium sp. (ATCC PTA-9695) oil 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) 2019/388 of 11 March 2019 authorising the change of the specifications of the novel food 2′-fucosyllactose produced with Escherichia coli K-12 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) 2019/456 of 20 March 2019 authorising the change of the specifications of the novel food coriander seed oil from Coriandrum sativum 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) 2019/506 of 26 March 2019 authorising the placing on the market of D-ribose 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):

‘—

32019 R 0387: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/387 of 11 March 2019 (OJ L 70, 12.3.2019, p. 17),

32019 R 0388: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/388 of 11 March 2019 (OJ L 70, 12.3.2019, p. 21),

32019 R 0456: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/456 of 20 March 2019 (OJ L 79, 21.3.2019, p. 13),

32019 R 0506: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/506 of 26 March 2019 (OJ L 85, 27.3.2019, p. 11).’

2.

The following points are inserted after point 160 (Commission Regulation (EU) 2019/343):

‘161.

32019 R 0387: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/387 of 11 March 2019 authorising an extension of use of Schizochytrium sp. (ATCC PTA-9695) oil as a novel food and the change of the designation and of the specific labelling requirement of Schizochytrium sp. (ATCC PTA-9695) oil under Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 of the European Parliament and of the Council, and amending Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470 (OJ L 70, 12.3.2019, p. 17).

162.

32019 R 0506: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/506 of 26 March 2019 authorising the placing on the market of D-ribose 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 85, 27.3.2019, p. 11).’

Article 2

The texts of Implementing Regulations (EU) 2019/387, (EU) 2019/388, (EU) 2019/456 and (EU) 2019/506 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 11 July 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, 10 July 2019.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Gunnar PÁLSSON


(1)  OJ L 70, 12.3.2019, p. 17.

(2)  OJ L 70, 12.3.2019, p. 21.

(3)  OJ L 79, 21.3.2019, p. 13.

(4)  OJ L 85, 27.3.2019, p. 11.

(*)  No constitutional requirements indicated.