DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 119/2020

of 25 September 2020

amending Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) to the EEA Agreement [2023/1378]

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) 2019/1977 of 26 November 2019 concerning the authorisation of phenylmethanethiol, benzyl methyl sulfide, sec-pentylthiophene, tridec-2-enal, 12-methyltridecanal, 2,5-dimethylphenol, hexa-2(trans),4(trans)-dienal and 2-ethyl-4-hydroxy-5-methyl-3(2H)-furanone as feed additives for cats and dogs  ( 1 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(2) This Decision concerns legislation regarding feedingstuffs. Legislation regarding feedingstuffs 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.

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The following point is inserted after point 311 (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1965) of Chapter II of Annex I to the EEA Agreement:

‘312.

32019 R 1977 : Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1977 of 26 November 2019 concerning the authorisation of phenylmethanethiol, benzyl methyl sulfide, sec-pentylthiophene, tridec-2-enal, 12-methyltridecanal, 2,5-dimethylphenol, hexa-2(trans),4(trans)-dienal and 2-ethyl-4-hydroxy-5-methyl-3(2H)-furanone as feed additives for cats and dogs ( OJ L 308, 29.11.2019, p. 45 ).’

Article 2

The text of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1977 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. 45 .

( *1 )   No constitutional requirements indicated.