DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 1/2023

of 3 February 2023

amending Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) to the EEA Agreement [2023/2322]

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) 2022/1418 of 22 August 2022 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1375 as regards Trichinella control in relation to cutting of carcases and alternative analytical methods ( 1 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(2) Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/1377 of 4 August 2022 amending the Annex to Decision 2007/453/EC as regards the BSE status of France ( 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

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

The following indent is added in point 54 (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1375) in Part 6.1:

‘-

32022 R 1418 : Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/1418 of 22 August 2022 ( OJ L 218, 23.8.2022, p. 7 ).’

The following indent is added in point 49 (Commission Decision 2007/453/EC) in Part 7.2:

‘-

32022 D 1377 : Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/1377 of 4 August 2022 ( OJ L 206, 8.8.2022, p. 51 ).’

Article 2

The texts of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/1418 and Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/1377 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 4 February 2023, 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, 3 February 2023.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Nicolas VON LINGEN

( 1 ) OJ L 218, 23.8.2022, p. 7 .

( 2 ) OJ L 206, 8.8.2022, p. 51 .

( *1 ) No constitutional requirements indicated.

ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2023/2322/oj

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