DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 201/2021

of 9 July 2021

amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2024/312]

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) 2021/77 of 27 January 2021 refusing to authorise certain health claims made on foods, other than those referring to the reduction of disease risk and to children’s development and health ( 1 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(2) Commission Regulation (EU) 2021/418 of 9 March 2021 amending Directive 2002/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards nicotinamide riboside chloride and magnesium citrate malate used in the manufacture of food supplements and as regards the units of measurement used for copper ( 2 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(3) Commission Regulation (EU) 2021/468 of 18 March 2021 amending Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1925/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards botanical species containing hydroxyanthracene derivatives ( 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:

The following indent is added in point 54zzi (Directive 2002/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council):

‘-

32021 R 0418 : Commission Regulation (EU) 2021/418 of 9 March 2021 ( OJ L 83, 10.3.2021, p. 1 ).’

The following indent is added in point 54zzzu (Regulation (EC) No 1925/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council):

‘-

32021 R 0468 : Commission Regulation (EU) 2021/468 of 18 March 2021 ( OJ L 96, 19.3.2021, p. 6 ).’

The following point is inserted after point 192 (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/120):

‘193.

32021 R 0077 : Commission Regulation (EU) 2021/77 of 27 January 2021 refusing to authorise certain health claims made on foods, other than those referring to the reduction of disease risk and to children’s development and health ( OJ L 29, 28.1.2021, p. 1 ).’

Article 2

The texts of Regulations (EU) 2021/77, (EU) 2021/418 and (EU) 2021/468 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 10 July 2021, 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, 9 July 2021.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Rolf EINAR FIFE

( 1 ) OJ L 29, 28.1.2021, p. 1 .

( 2 ) OJ L 83, 10.3.2021, p. 1 .

( 3 ) OJ L 96, 19.3.2021, p. 6 .

( *1 ) No constitutional requirements indicated.

ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2024/312/oj

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