DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 93/2022

of 29 April 2022

amending Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) to the EEA Agreement [2022/1537]

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 Regulation (EU) 2021/1891 of 26 October 2021 amending Annexes XIV and XV to Regulation (EU) No 142/2011 as regards imports into and transit through the Union of animal by-products and derived products  ( 1 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(2) Commission Regulation (EU) 2021/1925 of 5 November 2021 amending certain Annexes to Regulation (EU) No 142/2011 as regards the requirements for placing on the market of certain insect products and the adaptation of a containment method  ( 2 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(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 indents are added in point 9c (Commission Regulation (EU) No 142/2011) in Part 7.1 of Chapter I of Annex I to the EEA Agreement:

‘—

32021 R 1891 : Commission Regulation (EU) 2021/1891 of 26 October 2021 ( OJ L 384, 29.10.2021, p. 84 ),

— 32021 R 1925 : Commission Regulation (EU) 2021/1925 of 5 November 2021 ( OJ L 393, 8.11.2021, p. 4 ).’.

Article 2

The texts of Regulations (EU) 2021/1891 and (EU) 2021/1925 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 30 April 2022, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made  ( * ) .

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, 29 April 2022.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Nicolas VON LINGEN

( 1 )    OJ L 384, 29.10.2021, p. 84 .

( 2 )    OJ L 393, 8.11.2021, p. 4 .

( * )   No constitutional requirements indicated.