DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 15/2025

of 7 February 2025

amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2025/725]

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) 2024/2597 of 4 October 2024 amending Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the use of sorbic acid (E 200) and potassium sorbate (E 202) and the Annex to Commission Regulation (EU) No 231/2012 as regards the specifications for sorbic acid (E 200), potassium sorbate (E 202) and propyl gallate (E 310) ( 1 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(2) Commission Regulation (EU) 2024/2608 of 7 October 2024 amending Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the use of powdered cellulose (E 460(ii)) and glucono-delta-lactone (E 575) in unripened soft spreadable cheese products ( 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 2597 : Commission Regulation (EU) 2024/2597 of 4 October 2024 ( OJ L, 2024/2597, 7.10.2024 ),

— 32024 R 2608 : Commission Regulation (EU) 2024/2608 of 7 October 2024 ( OJ L, 2024/2608, 8.10.2024 ).’

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

‘—

32024 R 2597 : Commission Regulation (EU) 2024/2597 of 4 October 2024 ( OJ L, 2024/2597, 7.10.2024 ).’

Article 2

The texts of Regulations (EU) 2024/2597 and (EU) 2024/2608 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 8 February 2025, 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, 7 February 2025.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Nicolas VON LINGEN

( 1 ) OJ L, 2024/2597, 7.10.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/2597/oj .

( 2 ) OJ L, 2024/2608, 8.10.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/2608/oj .

( *1 ) No constitutional requirements indicated.

ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2025/725/oj

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