DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 290/2022

of 9 December 2022

amending Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) to the EEA Agreement [2023/1232]

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) 2022/565 of 7 April 2022 concerning the authorisation of a preparation of 3-nitrooxypropanol as a feed additive for dairy cows and cows for reproduction (holder of the authorisation: DSM Nutritional Products Ltd, represented in the Union by DSM Nutritional Products Sp. z o.o.)  ( 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 453 (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/703) of Chapter II of Annex I to the EEA Agreement:

‘454.

32022 R 0565 : Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/565 of 7 April 2022 concerning the authorisation of a preparation of 3-nitrooxypropanol as a feed additive for dairy cows and cows for reproduction (holder of the authorisation: DSM Nutritional Products Ltd, represented in the Union by DSM Nutritional Products Sp. z o.o.) ( OJ L 109, 8.4.2022, p. 32 ).’

Article 2

The text of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/565 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 10 December 2022, 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, 9 December 2022.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Kristján Andri STEFÁNSSON

( 1 )    OJ L 109, 8.4.2022, p. 32 .

( *1 )   No constitutional requirements indicated.