DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 34/2022

of 4 February 2022

amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2022/1082]

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) 2020/427 of 13 January 2020 amending Annex II to Regulation (EU) 2018/848 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards certain detailed production rules for organic products  ( 1 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(2) Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/1794 of 16 September 2020 amending Part I of Annex II to Regulation (EU) 2018/848 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the use of in-conversion and non-organic plant reproductive material  ( 2 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(3) Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/2146 of 24 September 2020 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2018/848 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards exceptional production rules in organic production  ( 3 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(4) Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/269 of 4 December 2020 amending Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/427 as regards the date of application of the amendments to certain detailed production rules for organic products in Annex II to Regulation (EU) 2018/848 of the European Parliament and of the Council  ( 4 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(5) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/464 of 26 March 2020 laying down certain rules for the application of Regulation (EU) 2018/848 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the documents needed for the retroactive recognition of periods for the purpose of conversion, the production of organic products and information to be provided by Member States  ( 5 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(6) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/2042 of 11 December 2020 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/464 as regards its date of application and certain other dates that are relevant for the application of Regulation (EU) 2018/848 of the European Parliament and of the Council on organic production  ( 6 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(7) 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.

(8) 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 54b (Regulation (EU) 2018/848 of the European Parliament and of the Council):

‘—

32020 R 0427 : Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/427 of 13 January 2020 ( OJ L 87, 23.3.2020, p. 1 ), as amended by:

— 32021 R 0269 : Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/269 of 4 December 2020 ( OJ L 60, 22.2.2021, p. 24 ).

— 32020 R 1794 : Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/1794 of 16 September 2020 ( OJ L 402, 1.12.2020, p. 23 ).’;

(2) the following points are inserted after point 54bc (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/977):

‘54bd.

32020 R 2146 : Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/2146 of 24 September 2020 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2018/848 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards exceptional production rules in organic production ( OJ L 428, 18.12.2020, p. 5 ).

54be.

32020 R 0464 : Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/464 of 26 March 2020 laying down certain rules for the application of Regulation (EU) 2018/848 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the documents needed for the retroactive recognition of periods for the purpose of conversion, the production of organic products and information to be provided by Member States ( OJ L 98, 31.3.2020, p. 2 ), as amended by:

— 32020 R 2042 : Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/2042 of 11 December 2020 ( OJ L 420, 14.12.2020, p. 9 ).’

Article 2

The texts of Delegated Regulations (EU) 2020/427, (EU) 2020/1794, (EU) 2020/2146 and (EU) 2021/269 and Implementing Regulations (EU) 2020/464 and (EU) 2020/2042 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 5 February 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 31/2022 of 4 February 2022  ( 7 ) , 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, 4 February 2022.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Nicolas VON LINGEN

( 1 )    OJ L 87, 23.3.2020, p. 1 .

( 2 )    OJ L 402, 1.12.2020, p. 23 .

( 3 )    OJ L 428, 18.12.2020, p. 5 .

( 4 )    OJ L 60, 22.2.2021, p. 24 .

( 5 )    OJ L 98, 31.3.2020, p. 2 .

( 6 )    OJ L 420, 14.12.2020, p. 9 .

( * )   No constitutional requirements indicated.

( 7 )   See page 49 of this Official Journal.