DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 43/2023

of 17 March 2023

amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2023/2329]

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) 2022/672 of 22 April 2022 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470 as regards the specifications of the novel food trans -resveratrol (from microbial source) ( 1 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(2) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/673 of 22 April 2022 authorising the placing on the market of mung bean ( Vigna radiata ) protein as a novel food under Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 of the European Parliament and of the Council and amending Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470 ( 2 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(3) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/684 of 28 April 2022 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470 as regards the conditions of use of the novel food galacto-oligosaccharide ( 3 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(4) 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.

(5) 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:

The following indents are added in point 124b (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470):

‘—

32022 R 0672 : Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/672 of 22 April 2022 ( OJ L 122, 25.4.2022, p. 24 ),

— 32022 R 0673 : Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/673 of 22 April 2022 ( OJ L 122, 25.4.2022, p. 27 ),

— 32022 R 0684 : Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/684 of 28 April 2022 ( OJ L 126, 29.4.2022, p. 10 ).’

The following point is inserted after point 219 (Commission Regulation (EU) 2022/727):

‘220.

32022 R 0673 : Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/673 of 22 April 2022 authorising the placing on the market of mung bean ( Vigna radiata ) protein as a novel food under Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 of the European Parliament and of the Council and amending Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470 ( OJ L 122, 25.4.2022, p. 27 ).’

Article 2

The texts of Implementing Regulations (EU) 2022/672, (EU) 2022/673 and (EU) 2022/684 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 18 March 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, 17 March 2023.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Nicolas VON LINGEN

( 1 ) OJ L 122, 25.4.2022, p. 24 .

( 2 ) OJ L 122, 25.4.2022, p. 27 .

( 3 ) OJ L 126, 29.4.2022, p. 10 .

( *1 ) No constitutional requirements indicated.

ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2023/2329/oj

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