DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 183/2020

of 11 December 2020

amending Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) to the EEA Agreement [2023/1985]

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) 2020/354 of 4 March 2020 establishing a list of intended uses of feed intended for particular nutritional purposes and repealing Directive 2008/38/EC  ( 1 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(2) Regulation (EU) 2020/354 repeals Commission Directive 2008/38/EC  ( 2 ) , which is incorporated into the EEA Agreement and which is consequently to be repealed under the EEA Agreement with effect from 25 December 2020.

(3) 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.

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

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

1.

The following point is inserted after point 321 (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/378):

‘322.

32020 R 0354 : Commission Regulation (EU) 2020/354 of 4 March 2020 establishing a list of intended uses of feed intended for particular nutritional purposes and repealing Directive 2008/38/EC ( OJ L 67, 5.3.2020, p. 1 ).’

2.

The text of point 14c (Commission Directive 2008/38/EC) shall be deleted with effect from 25 December 2020.

Article 2

The text of Regulation (EU) 2020/354 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 12 December 2020, 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, 11 December 2020.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Sabine MONAUNI

( 1 )    OJ L 67, 5.3.2020, p. 1 .

( 2 )    OJ L 62, 6.3.2008, p. 9 .

( *1 )   No constitutional requirements indicated.