DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 116/2022

of 29 April 2022

amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2022/1560]

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) 2021/1318 of 9 August 2021 correcting Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470 establishing the Union list of novel foods, Decision 2008/968/EC authorising the placing on the market of arachidonic acid-rich oil from Mortierella alpina as a novel food ingredient and Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/484 authorising the placing on the market of lacto-N-tetraose as a novel food ( 1 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(2)

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1319 of 9 August 2021 authorising changes in the specifications of the novel food Coriander seed oil from Coriandrum sativum and amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470 ( 2 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(3)

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1326 of 10 August 2021 authorising the placing on the market of Schizochytrium sp. (FCC-3204) oil as a novel food under Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 of the European Parliament and of the Council, and amending Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470 ( 3 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(4)

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.

(5)

Annex II to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Chapter XII of Annex II to the EEA Agreement shall be amended as follows:

(1)

The following indents are added in point 124b (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470):

‘—

32021 R 1318 : Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1318 of 9 August 2021 ( OJ L 286, 10.8.2021, p. 5 ),

—

32021 R 1319 : Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1319 of 9 August 2021 ( OJ L 286, 10.8.2021, p. 12 ),

—

32021 R 1326 : Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1326 of 10 August 2021 ( OJ L 288, 11.8.2021, p. 24 ).’

(2)

The following is added in point 177 (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/484):

‘, as amended by:

—

32021 R 1318 : Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1318 of 9 August 2021 ( OJ L 286, 10.8.2021, p. 5 ).’

(3)

The following points are inserted after point 199 (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/912):

‘200.

32021 R 1319 : Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1319 of 9 August 2021 authorising changes in the specifications of the novel food Coriander seed oil from Coriandrum sativum and amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470 ( OJ L 286, 10.8.2021, p. 12 ).

201.

32021 R 1326 : Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1326 of 10 August 2021 authorising the placing on the market of Schizochytrium sp. (FCC-3204) oil as a novel food under Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 of the European Parliament and of the Council, and amending Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470 ( OJ L 288, 11.8.2021, p. 24 ).’

Article 2

The texts of Implementing Regulations (EU) 2021/1318, (EU) 2021/1319 and (EU) 2021/1326 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 286, 10.8.2021, p. 5 .

( 2 ) OJ L 286, 10.8.2021, p. 12 .

( 3 ) OJ L 288, 11.8.2021, p. 24 .

( * ) No constitutional requirements indicated.