DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 118/2020

of 25 September 2020

amending Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) to the EEA Agreement [2023/1377]

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) 2020/146 of 3 February 2020 amending Regulation (EU) No 333/2010, Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2312, Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1081, Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/897, Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/893 and Regulation (EU) No 184/2011 concerning the authorisations of the preparation of Bacillus subtilis C-3102 (DSM 15544) as a feed additive ( 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

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

The following indent is added in points 2c (Commission Regulation (EU) No 333/2010) and 2v (Commission Regulation (EU) No 184/2011):

‘-

32020 R 0146 : Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/146 of 3 February 2020 ( OJ L 31, 4.2.2020, p. 3 ).’

The following is added in points 165 (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/897), 237 (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2312), 266 (Commission Implementing Regulation 2018/1081) and 290 (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/893):

‘as amended by:

— 32020 R 0146 : Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/146 of 3 February 2020 ( OJ L 31, 4.2.2020, p. 3 ).’

Article 2

The text of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/146 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 31, 4.2.2020, p. 3 .

( *1 ) No constitutional requirements indicated.