DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 275/2022

of 23 September 2022

amending Protocol 47 to the EEA Agreement, on the abolition of technical barriers to trade in wine [2023/804]

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 Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/16 of 22 October 2021 correcting certain language versions of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/934 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards wine-growing areas where the alcoholic strength may be increased, authorised oenological practices and restrictions applicable to the production and conservation of grapevine products, the minimum percentage of alcohol for by-products and their disposal, and publication of OIV files  ( 1 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(2)

This Decision concerns legislation regarding wine. Legislation regarding wine 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 seventh paragraph of the introduction to Protocol 47 to the EEA Agreement. This Decision is therefore not to apply to Liechtenstein.

(3)

Protocol 47 to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The following indent is added in point 8e (Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/934) of Appendix 1 to Protocol 47 to the EEA Agreement:

‘—

32022 R 0016 : Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/16 of 22 October 2021 ( OJ L 5, 10.1.2022, p. 1 ).’

Article 2

The text of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/16 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 24 September 2022, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made  ( * ) , or on the day of the entry into force of Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 273/2022 of 23 September 2022  ( 2 ) , whichever is the later.

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, 23 September 2022.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Kristján Andri STEFÁNSSON

( 1 )    OJ L 5, 10.1.2022, p. 1 .

( * )   No constitutional requirements indicated.

( 2 )   See page 81 of this Official Journal.