DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 49/2025

of 14 March 2025

amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2025/1026]

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 Delegated Regulation (EU) 2024/3095 of 29 July 2024 amending Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/1698 as regards the certification of certain operators and groups of operators in third countries and the controls performed by control authorities and control bodies on their organic products ( 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 54bl (Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/1698) of Chapter XII of Annex II to the EEA Agreement:

‘—

32024 R 3095 : Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2024/3095 of 29 July 2024 ( OJ L, 2024/3095, 9.12.2024 ).’

Article 2

The text of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2024/3095 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 15 March 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, 14 March 2025.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Nicolas VON LINGEN

( 1 ) OJ L, 2024/3095, 9.12.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_del/2024/3095/oj .

( *1 ) No constitutional requirements indicated.

ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2025/1026/oj

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