DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 236/2022

of 23 September 2022

amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2023/765]

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) 2022/617 of 12 April 2022 amending Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006 as regards maximum levels of mercury in fish and salt  ( 1 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(2) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/502 of 29 March 2022 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1321/2013 as regards the name of the holder of the authorisation for the smoke flavouring primary product ‘Scansmoke PB 1110’  ( 2 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(3) 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.

(4) 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 indent is added in point 54zzzz (Commission Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006):

‘—

32022 R 0617 : Commission Regulation (EU) 2022/617 of 12 April 2022 ( OJ L 115, 13.4.2022, p. 60 ).’

2.

The following is added in point 84 (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1321/2013):

 

‘, as amended by:

— 32022 R 0502 : Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/502 of 29 March 2022 ( OJ L 102, 30.3.2022, p. 6 ).’

Article 2

The texts of Regulation (EU) 2022/617 and Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/502 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  ( * ) .

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 115, 13.4.2022, p. 60 .

( 2 )    OJ L 102, 30.3.2022, p. 6 .

( * )   No constitutional requirements indicated.