DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 201/2022

of 8 July 2022

amending Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) to the EEA Agreement [2023/618]

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) 2022/524 of 27 January 2022 correcting Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/577 as regards certain references to veterinary medicinal products  ( 1 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(2) This Decision concerns legislation regarding live animals other than fish and aquaculture animals. Legislation concerning these matters shall not apply to Iceland, as specified in paragraph 2 of the Introductory Part of Chapter I of Annex I to the EEA Agreement. This Decision is therefore not to apply to Iceland.

(3) This Decision concerns legislation regarding veterinary matters. Legislation regarding veterinary matters 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

The following is added in point 3c (Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/577) in Part 4.1 of Chapter I of Annex I to the EEA Agreement:

 

‘, as amended by:

— 32022 R 0524 : Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/524 of 27 January 2022 ( OJ L 105, 4.4.2022, p. 1 ).’

Article 2

The text of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/524 in the Norwegian language, 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 9 July 2022, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made  ( * ) , or on the day of the entry into force of Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 5/2022 of 4 February 2022  ( 2 ) , whichever is the later.

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, 8 July 2022.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Kristján Andri STEFÁNSSON

( 1 )    OJ L 105, 4.4.2022, p. 1 .

( * )   No constitutional requirements indicated.

( 2 )    OJ L 175, 30.06.2022, p. 11 .