DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 238/2020

of 30 December 2020

amending Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) to the EEA Agreement [2023/2040]

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) 2020/2202 of 22 December 2020 amending Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1251/2008 as regards the entries for the United Kingdom and the Crown Dependencies in the list of third countries, territories, zones or compartments authorised for the import into the European Union of consignments of aquaculture animals ( 1 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(2) Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2020/2212 of 22 December 2020 amending the Annex to Decision 2007/453/EC as regards the BSE status of the United Kingdom and the Crown Dependency of Jersey ( 2 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(3) This Decision concerns legislation regarding veterinary matters. Legislation regarding veterinary matters 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.

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

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

The following indent is added in point 86 (Commission Regulation (EC) No 1251/2008) in Part 4.2:

‘—

32020 R 2202 : Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/2202 of 22 December 2020 ( OJ L 438, 28.12.2020, p. 1 ).’

The following indent is added in point 49 (Commission Decision 2007/453/EC) in Part 7.2:

‘—

32020 D 2212 : Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2020/2212 of 22 December 2020 ( OJ L 438, 28.12.2020, p. 44 ).’

Article 2

The texts of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/2202 and Implementing Decision (EU) 2020/2212 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 30 December 2020, 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, 30 December 2020.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Sabine MONAUNI

( 1 ) OJ L 438, 28.12.2020, p. 1 .

( 2 ) OJ L 438, 28.12.2020, p. 44 .

( *1 ) No constitutional requirements indicated.