DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 5/2023

of 3 February 2023

amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2023/2325]

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) 2022/519 of 14 January 2022 amending Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/127 as regards the protein requirements for infant and follow-on formula manufactured from protein hydrolysates ( 1 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(2) 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.

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The following indent is added in point 77b (Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/127) of Chapter XII of Annex II to the EEA Agreement:

‘–

32022 R 0519 : Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/519 of 14 January 2022 ( OJ L 104, 1.4.2022, p. 58 ).’

Article 2

The text of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/519 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 104, 1.4.2022, p. 58 .

( *1 ) No constitutional requirements indicated.

ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2023/2325/oj

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