DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 96/2021

of 19 March 2021

amending Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) to the EEA Agreement [2024/102]

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) 2020/1373 of 1 October 2020 concerning the authorisation of zinc chelate of lysine and glutamic acid as a feed additive for all animal species ( 1 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(2) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1379 of 1 October 2020 concerning the authorisation of L-cystine produced by Pantoea ananatis NITE BP-02525 as a feed additive for all animal species ( 2 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(3) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1560 of 26 October 2020 amending Annex VI to Regulation (EC) No 152/2009 laying down the methods of analysis for the determination of constituents of animal origin for the official control of feed ( 3 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(4) This Decision concerns legislation regarding feedingstuffs. Legislation regarding feedingstuffs 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 to the EEA Agreement. This Decision is therefore not to apply to Liechtenstein.

(5) Annex I to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

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

The following indent is added in point 31o (Commission Regulation (EC) No 152/2009):

‘-

32020 R 1560 : Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1560 of 26 October 2020 ( OJ L 357, 27.10.2020, p. 17 ).’

The following points are inserted after point 373 (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1510):

‘374.

32020 R 1373 : Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1373 of 1 October 2020 concerning the authorisation of zinc chelate of lysine and glutamic acid as a feed additive for all animal species ( OJ L 319, 2.10.2020, p. 15 ).

375.

32020 R 1379 : Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1379 of 1 October 2020 concerning the authorisation of L-cystine produced by Pantoea ananatis NITE BP-02525 as a feed additive for all animal species ( OJ L 319, 2.10.2020, p. 36 ).’

Article 2

The texts of Implementing Regulations (EU) 2020/1373, (EU) 2020/1379 and (EU) 2020/1560 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 20 March 2021, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made ( *1 ) .

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, 19 March 2021.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Clara GANSLANDT

( 1 ) OJ L 319, 2.10.2020, p. 15 .

( 2 ) OJ L 319, 2.10.2020, p. 36 .

( 3 ) OJ L 357, 27.10.2020, p. 17 .

( *1 ) No constitutional requirements indicated.

ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2024/102/oj

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