DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 195/2020

of 11 December 2020

amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2023/1997]

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) 2020/443 of 25 March 2020 authorising the change of the specifications of the novel food spermidine-rich wheat germ extract ( Triticum aestivum ) under Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 of the European Parliament and of the Council and amending Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470 ( 1 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(2) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/478 of 1 April 2020 correcting Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470 establishing the Union list of novel foods ( 2 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(3) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/484 of 2 April 2020 authorising the placing on the market of lacto- N -tetraose 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 ( 3 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(4) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/500 of 6 April 2020 authorising the placing on the market of partially defatted chia seed ( Salvia hispanica ) powders as novel foods under Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 of the European Parliament and of the Council and amending Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470 ( 4 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(5) 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.

(6) 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):

‘—

32020 R 0443 : Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/443 of 25 March 2020 ( OJ L 92, 26.3.2020, p. 7 ),

— 32020 R 0478 : Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/478 of 1 April 2020 ( OJ L 102, 2.4.2020, p. 1 ),

— 32020 R 0484 : Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/484 of 2 April 2020 ( OJ L 103, 3.4.2020, p. 3 ),

— 32020 R 0500 : Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/500 of 6 April 2020 ( OJ L 109, 7.4.2020, p. 2 ).’

The following points are inserted after point 176 (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/206):

‘177.

32020 R 0484 : Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/484 of 2 April 2020 authorising the placing on the market of lacto- N -tetraose 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 103, 3.4.2020, p. 3 ).

178.

32020 R 0500 : Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/500 of 6 April 2020 authorising the placing on the market of partially defatted chia seed ( Salvia hispanica ) powders as novel foods under Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 of the European Parliament and of the Council and amending Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470 ( OJ L 109, 7.4.2020, p. 2 ).’

Article 2

The texts of Implementing Regulations (EU) 2020/443, (EU) 2020/478, (EU) 2020/484 and (EU) 2020/500 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 12 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, 11 December 2020.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Sabine MONAUNI

( 1 ) OJ L 92, 26.3.2020, p. 7 .

( 2 ) OJ L 102, 2.4.2020, p. 1 .

( 3 ) OJ L 103, 3.4.2020, p. 3 .

( 4 ) OJ L 109, 7.4.2020, p. 2 .

( *1 ) No constitutional requirements indicated.