DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 58/2024

of 15 March 2024

amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2024/1614]

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) 2023/2210 of 20 October 2023 authorising the placing on the market of 3-Fucosyllactose produced by a derivative strain of Escherichia coli K-12 DH1 as a novel food and amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470 ( 1 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(2) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/2215 of 23 October 2023 authorising the placing on the market of 6′-Sialyllactose sodium salt produced by derivative strain of Escherichia coli W (ATCC 9637) as a novel food and amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470 ( 2 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(3) 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.

(4) 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 indents are added in point 124b (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470):

‘—

32023 R 2210 : Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/2210 of 20 October 2023 ( OJ L, 2023/2210, 23.10.2023 ),

— 32023 R 2215 : Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/2215 of 23 October 2023 ( OJ L, 2023/2215, 24.10.2023 ).’

The following points are inserted after point 241 (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/731):

‘242.

32023 R 2210 : Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/2210 of 20 October 2023 authorising the placing on the market of 3-Fucosyllactose produced by a derivative strain of Escherichia coli K-12 DH1 as a novel food and amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470 ( OJ L, 2023/2210, 23.10.2023 ).

243.

32023 R 2215 : Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/2215 of 23 October 2023 authorising the placing on the market of 6′-Sialyllactose sodium salt produced by derivative strain of Escherichia coli W (ATCC 9637) as a novel food and amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470 ( OJ L, 2023/2215, 24.10.2023 ).’

Article 2

The texts of Implementing Regulations (EU) 2023/2210 and (EU) 2023/2215 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 16 March 2024, 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, 15 March 2024.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Nicolas VON LINGEN

( 1 ) OJ L, 2023/2210, 23.10.2023 .

( 2 ) OJ L, 2023/2215, 24.10.2023 .

( *1 ) No constitutional requirements indicated.

ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2024/1614/oj

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