DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 65/2025

of 14 March 2025

amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2025/990]

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) 2023/383 of 16 February 2023 amending Regulation (EC) No 2870/2000 laying down Community reference methods for the analysis of spirit drinks, and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 2009/92 determining Community analysis methods for ethyl alcohol of agricultural origin in the preparation of spirit drinks, aromatized wines, aromatized wine-based drinks and aromatized wine-product cocktails ( 1 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(2) Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/383 repeals Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2009/92 ( 2 ) , which is incorporated into the EEA Agreement and which is consequently to be repealed under the EEA Agreement.

(3) This Decision concerns legislation regarding spirit drinks. Legislation regarding spirit drinks 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 XXVII 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 XXVII of Annex II to the EEA Agreement shall be amended as follows:

The following indent is added in point 8 (Commission Regulation (EC) No 2870/2000):

‘—

32023 R 0383 : Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/383 of 16 February 2023 ( OJ L 53, 21.2.2023, p. 3 ).’

The text of point 6 (Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2009/92) is deleted.

Article 2

The text of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/383 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 53, 21.2.2023, p. 3 .

( 2 ) OJ No L 203, 21.7.1992, p. 10 .

( *1 ) No constitutional requirements indicated.

ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2025/990/oj

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