DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 125/2020

of 25 September 2020

amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2023/1384]

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) 2019/1976 of 25 November 2019 authorising the placing on the market of Phenylcapsaicin 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 ( 1 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(2) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1979 of 26 November 2019 authorising the placing on the market of 2'-Fucosyllactose/Difucosyllactose mixture 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) 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.

(4) 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):

‘–

32019 R 1976 : Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1976 of 25 November 2019 ( OJ L 308, 29.11.2019, p. 40 ),

–

32019 R 1979 : Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1979 of 26 November 2019 ( OJ L 308, 29.11.2019, p. 62 ).’

The following points are inserted after point 171 (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/533):

‘172.

32019 R 1976 : Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1976 of 25 November 2019 authorising the placing on the market of Phenylcapsaicin 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 308, 29.11.2019, p. 40 ).

173.

32019 R 1979 : Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1979 of 26 November 2019 authorising the placing on the market of 2'-Fucosyllactose/Difucosyllactose mixture 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 308, 29.11.2019, p. 62 ).’

Article 2

The texts of Implementing Regulations (EU) 2019/1976 and (EU) 2019/1979 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 26 September 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, 25 September 2020.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Sabine MONAUNI

( 1 ) OJ L 308, 29.11.2019, p. 40 .

( 2 ) OJ L 308, 29.11.2019, p. 62 .

( *1 ) No constitutional requirements indicated.