DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 312/2023

of 8 December 2023

amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2024/1379]

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) 2023/972 of 10 May 2023 authorising the placing on the market of aqueous ethanolic extract of Labisia pumila as a novel food and amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470 ( 1 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(2) 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.

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The following point is inserted after point 239 (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1141) of Chapter XII of Annex II to the EEA Agreement:

‘240.

32023 R 0972 : Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/972 of 10 May 2023 authorising the placing on the market of aqueous ethanolic extract of Labisia pumila as a novel food and amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470 ( OJ L 132, 17.5.2023, p. 46 ).’

Article 2

The text of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/972 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 9 December 2023, 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, 8 December 2023.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Pascal SCHAFHAUSER

( 1 ) OJ L 132, 17.5.2023, p. 46 .

( *1 ) No constitutional requirements indicated.

ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2024/1379/oj

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