DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 175/2023

of 13 June 2023

amending Protocol 47 to the EEA Agreement, on the abolition of technical barriers to trade in wine [2023/2571]

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) 2022/317 of 21 February 2022 conferring protection under Article 99 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the name ‘Dehesa Peñalba’ (PDO) ( 1 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(2) This Decision concerns legislation regarding wine. Legislation regarding wine 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 seventh paragraph of the introduction to Protocol 47 to the EEA Agreement. This Decision is therefore not to apply to Liechtenstein.

(3) Protocol 47 to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The following point is inserted after point 8s (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/842) of Appendix I to Protocol 47 to the EEA Agreement:

‘8t.

32022 R 0317 : Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/317 of 21 February 2022 conferring protection under Article 99 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the name ‘Dehesa Peñalba’ (PDO) ( OJ L 55, 28.2.2022, p. 38 ).’

Article 2

The text of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/317 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 14 June 2023, 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, 13 June 2023.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Nicolas VON LINGEN

( 1 ) OJ L 55, 28.2.2022, p. 38 .

( *1 ) No constitutional requirements indicated.

ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2023/2571/oj

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