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Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 172/2016 of 23 September 2016 amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2018/430]
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 172/2016 of 23 September 2016 amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2018/430]
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 172/2016 of 23 September 2016 amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2018/430]
OJ L 80, 22.3.2018, p. 13–13
(BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)
In force
22.3.2018 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
L 80/13 |
DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE
No 172/2016
of 23 September 2016
amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2018/430]
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) 2016/637 of 22 April 2016 amending Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1334/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards removal from the Union list of certain flavouring substances (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 54zzzzs (Regulation (EC) No 1334/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council) of Chapter XII of Annex II to the EEA Agreement:
‘— |
32016 R 0637: Commission Regulation (EU) 2016/637 of 22 April 2016 (OJ L 108, 23.4.2016, p. 24).’ |
Article 2
The text of Regulation (EU) 2016/637 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 24 September 2016, 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, 23 September 2016.
For the EEA Joint Committee
The President
Bergdís ELLERTSDÓTTIR
(1) OJ L 108, 23.4.2016, p. 24.
(*1) No constitutional requirements indicated.