DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 47/2020

of 3 April 2020

amending Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) and Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2023/472]

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) 2020/466 of 30 March 2020 on temporary measures to contain risks to human, animal and plant health and animal welfare during certain serious disruptions of Member States’ control systems due to coronavirus disease (COVID-19)  ( 1 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(2) This Decision concerns legislation regarding veterinary matters, feedingstuffs and foodstuffs. Legislation regarding veterinary matters, 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.

(3) Annexes I and II to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Annex I to the EEA Agreement shall be amended as follows:

1.

The following point is inserted after point 11bx (Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2126) in Part 1.1 of Chapter I:

‘11c.

32020 R 0466 : Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/466 of 30 March 2020 on temporary measures to contain risks to human, animal and plant health and animal welfare during certain serious disruptions of Member States’ control systems due to coronavirus disease (COVID-19) ( OJ L 98, 31.3.2020, p. 30 ).’

2.

The following point is inserted after point 31qx (Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2126) of Chapter II:

‘31r.

32020 R 0466 : Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/466 of 30 March 2020 on temporary measures to contain risks to human, animal and plant health and animal welfare during certain serious disruptions of Member States’ control systems due to coronavirus disease (COVID-19) ( OJ L 98, 31.3.2020, p. 30 ).’

Article 2

The following point is inserted after point 169 (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1686) of Chapter XII of Annex II to the EEA Agreement:

‘170.

32020 R 0466 : Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/466 of 30 March 2020 on temporary measures to contain risks to human, animal and plant health and animal welfare during certain serious disruptions of Member States’ control systems due to coronavirus disease (COVID-19) ( OJ L 98, 31.3.2020, p. 30 ).’

Article 3

The text of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/466 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 3 April 2020, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made  ( * ) .

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, 3 April 2020.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Clara GANSLANDT

( 1 )    OJ L 98, 31.3.2020, p. 30 .

( * )   No constitutional requirements indicated.