DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 60/2024

of 15 March 2024

amending Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) and Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2024/1612]

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 Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/1605 of 22 May 2023 supplementing Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the determination of end points in the manufacturing chain of certain organic fertilisers and soil improvers ( 1 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(2) Annexes I and II to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The following point is inserted after point 9b (Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council) in Part 7.1 of Chapter I of Annex I to the EEA Agreement:

‘9ba.

32023 R 1605 : Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/1605 of 22 May 2023 supplementing Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the determination of end points in the manufacturing chain of certain organic fertilisers and soil improvers ( OJ L 198, 8.8.2023, p. 1 ).’

Article 2

The following point is inserted after point 1a (Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/973) of Chapter XIV of Annex II to the EEA Agreement:

‘1b.

Article 3

The text of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/1605 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 4

This Decision shall enter into force on 16 March 2024, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made ( *1 ) .

Article 5

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, 15 March 2024.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Nicolas VON LINGEN

( 1 ) OJ L 198, 8.8.2023, p. 1 .

( *1 ) No constitutional requirements indicated.

ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2024/1612/oj

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