DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 303/2023

of 8 December 2023

amending Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) to the EEA Agreement [2024/1372]

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 Decision (EU) 2023/1017 of 23 May 2023 amending Implementing Decision (EU) 2020/1729 as regards the monitoring of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in fattening pigs ( 1 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(2) This Decision concerns legislation regarding veterinary matters. Legislation regarding veterinary matters 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 is added in point 8c (Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2020/1729) in Part 7.1 of Chapter I of Annex I to the EEA Agreement:

‘, as amended by:

— 32023 D 1017 : Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2023/1017 of 23 May 2023 ( OJ L 136, 24.5.2023, p. 78 ).’

Article 2

The text of Implementing Decision (EU) 2023/1017 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 136, 24.5.2023, p. 78 .

( *1 ) No constitutional requirements indicated.

ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2024/1372/oj

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