DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 4/2022

of 4 February 2022

amending Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) and Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2022/1052]

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) 2021/573 of 1 February 2021 amending Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/625 as regards import conditions for live snails, for composite products and for casings placed on the market for human consumption ( 1 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(2) This Decision concerns legislation regarding, inter alia, live animals other than fish and aquaculture animals. Provisions concerning these matters shall not apply to Iceland, as specified in paragraph 2 of the Introductory Part of Chapter I of Annex I to the EEA Agreement.

(3) 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.

(4) 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:

The following is added in point 11bi (Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/625) in Part 1.1 of Chapter I:

‘, as amended by:

— 32021 R 0573 : Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/573 of 1 February 2021 ( OJ L 120, 8.4.2021, p. 6 ).

This act applies to Iceland for the areas referred to in paragraph 2 of the Introductory Part.’

The following is added in point 31qi (Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/625):

‘, as amended by:

— 32021 R 0573 : Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/573 of 1 February 2021 ( OJ L 120, 8.4.2021, p. 6 ).’

Article 2

The following is added in point 164i (Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/625) of Chapter XII of Annex II to the EEA Agreement:

‘, as amended by:

— 32021 R 0573 : Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/573 of 1 February 2021 ( OJ L 120, 8.4.2021, p. 6 ).’

Article 3

The text of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/573 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 5 February 2022, 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, 4 February 2022.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Nicolas VON LINGEN

( 1 ) OJ L 120, 8.4.2021, p. 6 .

( * ) No constitutional requirements indicated.