DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 14/2025

of 7 February 2025

amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2025/733]

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) 2024/1748 of 21 June 2024 amending Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1378 as regards the recognition of certain control bodies in accordance with Article 46 of Regulation (EU) 2018/848 of the European Parliament and of the Council as competent to carry out controls and issue organic certificates in third countries for the purpose of imports of organic products into the Union ( 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 indent is added in point 54bh (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1378) of Chapter XII of Annex II to the EEA Agreement:

‘—

32024 R 1748 : Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/1748 of 21 June 2024 ( OJ L, 2024/1748, 24.6.2024 ).’

Article 2

The text of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/1748 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, 2024/1748, 24.6.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2024/1748/oj .

( *1 ) No constitutional requirements indicated.

ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2025/733/oj

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