DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 2/2023

of 3 February 2023

amending Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) to the EEA Agreement [2023/2327]

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) 2022/1457 of 2 September 2022 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2330 as regards the terms of authorisation of iron (II) chelate of amino acids hydrate as a feed additive for all animal species ( 1 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(2) This Decision concerns legislation regarding feedingstuffs. Legislation regarding feedingstuffs 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.

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The following indent is added in point 231 (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2330) of Chapter II of Annex I to the EEA Agreement:

‘–

32022 R 1457 : Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/1457 of 2 September 2022 ( OJ L 229, 5.9.2022, p. 10 ).’

Article 2

The text of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/1457 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 229, 5.9.2022, p. 10 .

( *1 ) No constitutional requirements indicated.

ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2023/2327/oj

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