DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 308/2023

of 8 December 2023

amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2024/1376]

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) 2023/1195 of 20 June 2023 laying down rules for the details and the format of the information to be made available by Member States on the results of official investigations concerning cases of contamination with products or substances not authorised for use in organic production ( 1 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(2) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1202 of 21 June 2023 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/2325 as regards the recognition of certain control authorities and control bodies for the purpose of importing organic products into the Union ( 2 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(3) 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.

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

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

The following indent is added in point 54bo (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/2325):

‘—

32023 R 1202 : Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1202 of 21 June 2023 ( OJ L 159, 22.6.2023, p. 60 ).’

The following point is inserted after point 54bp (Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/1450):

‘54bq.

32023 R 1195 : Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1195 of 20 June 2023 laying down rules for the details and the format of the information to be made available by Member States on the results of official investigations concerning cases of contamination with products or substances not authorised for use in organic production ( OJ L 158, 21.6.2023, p. 65 ).’

Article 2

The texts of Implementing Regulations (EU) 2023/1195 and (EU) 2023/1202 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 158, 21.6.2023, p. 65 .

( 2 ) OJ L 159, 22.6.2023, p. 60 .

( *1 ) No constitutional requirements indicated.

ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2024/1376/oj

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