DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 163/2025

of 11 July 2025

amending Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) to the EEA Agreement [2025/2098]

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) 2025/181 of 31 January 2025 correcting Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2393 as regards the repeal of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1416 ( 1 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(2) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/187 of 31 January 2025 correcting Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/415 concerning the authorisation of malic acid, citric acid produced by Aspergillus niger DSM 25794 or CGMCC 4513/CGMCC 5751 or CICC 40347/CGMCC 5343, sorbic acid and potassium sorbate, acetic acid, sodium diacetate and calcium acetate, propionic acid, sodium propionate, calcium propionate and ammonium propionate, formic acid, sodium formate, calcium formate and ammonium formate, and lactic acid produced by Bacillus coagulans (LMG S-26145 or DSM 23965), or Bacillus smithii (LMG S-27890) or Bacillus subtilis (LMG S-27889) and calcium lactate as feed additives for certain animal species ( 2 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(3) This Decision concerns legislation regarding feedingstuffs. Legislation regarding feedingstuffs 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 sectoral adaptations to Annex I to the EEA Agreement. This Decision is therefore not to apply to Liechtenstein.

(4) Annex I to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Chapter II of Annex I to the EEA Agreement is amended as follows:

The following is added in point 444 (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/415):

‘, as amended by:

— 32025 R 0187 : Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/187 of 31 January 2025 ( OJ L, 2025/187, 3.2.2025 ).’

The following is added in point 615 (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2393):

‘, as amended by:

— 32025 R 0181 : Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/181 of 31 January 2025 ( OJ L, 2025/181, 3.2.2025 ).’

Article 2

The texts of Implementing Regulations (EU) 2025/181 and (EU) 2025/187 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 12 July 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, 11 July 2025.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Kristján Andri STEFÁNSSON

( 1 ) OJ L, 2025/181, 3.2.2025, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2025/181/oj .

( 2 ) OJ L, 2025/187, 3.2.2025, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2025/187/oj .

( *1 ) No constitutional requirements indicated.

ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2025/2098/oj

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