DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 156/2024

of 5 July 2024

amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2024/2535]

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 Regulation (EU) 2024/346 of 22 January 2024 amending Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council and the Annex to Commission Regulation (EU) No 231/2012 as regards the use of trimagnesium dicitrate in food supplements ( 1 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(2) Commission Regulation (EU) 2024/374 of 24 January 2024 amending Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the title of the food categories of alcoholic beverages and the use of several additives in certain alcoholic beverages ( 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 indents are added in point 54zzzzr (Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council):

‘—

32024 R 0346 : Commission Regulation (EU) 2024/346 of 22 January 2024 ( OJ L, 2024/346, 23.1.2024 ),

— 32024 R 0374 : Commission Regulation (EU) 2024/374 of 24 January 2024 ( OJ L, 2024/374, 25.1.2024 ).’

The following indent is added in point 69 (Commission Regulation (EU) No 231/2012):

‘—

32024 R 0346 : Commission Regulation (EU) 2024/346 of 22 January 2024 ( OJ L, 2024/346, 23.1.2024 ).’

Article 2

The texts of Regulations (EU) 2024/346 and (EU) 2024/374 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 6 July 2024, 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, 5 July 2024.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Anders H. EIDE

( 1 ) OJ L, 2024/346, 23.1.2024 .

( 2 ) OJ L, 2024/374, 25.1.2024 .

( *1 ) No constitutional requirements indicated.

ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2024/2535/oj

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