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Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 49/2017 of 17 March 2017 amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2018/1813]
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 49/2017 of 17 March 2017 amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2018/1813]
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 49/2017 of 17 March 2017 amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2018/1813]
OJ L 305, 29.11.2018, p. 5–12
(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
29.11.2018 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
L 305/5 |
DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE
No 49/2017
of 17 March 2017
amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2018/1813]
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) |
Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 of 28 June 2007 on organic production and labelling of organic products and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement. |
(2) |
Commission Regulation (EC) No 889/2008 of 5 September 2008 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 on organic production and labelling of organic products with regard to organic production, labelling and control (2) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement. |
(3) |
Council Regulation (EC) No 967/2008 of 29 September 2008 amending Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 on organic production and labelling of organic products (3) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement. |
(4) |
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 of 8 December 2008 laying down detailed rules for implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 as regards the arrangements for imports of organic products from third countries (4) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement. |
(5) |
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1254/2008 of 15 December 2008 amending Regulation (EC) No 889/2008 laying down detailed rules for implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 on organic production and labelling of organic products with regard to organic production, labelling and control (5) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement. |
(6) |
Commission Regulation (EC) No 537/2009 of 19 June 2009 amending Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008, as regards the list of third countries from which certain agricultural products obtained by organic production must originate to be marketed within the Community (6) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement. |
(7) |
Commission Regulation (EC) No 710/2009 of 5 August 2009 amending Regulation (EC) No 889/2008 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007, as regards laying down detailed rules on organic aquaculture animal and seaweed production (7) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement. |
(8) |
Commission Regulation (EU) No 271/2010 of 24 March 2010 amending Regulation (EC) No 889/2008 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007, as regards the organic production logo of the European Union (8) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement. |
(9) |
Commission Regulation (EU) No 471/2010 of 31 May 2010 amending Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008, as regards the list of third countries from which certain agricultural products obtained by organic production must originate to be marketed within the Union (9) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement. |
(10) |
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 344/2011 of 8 April 2011 amending Regulation (EC) No 889/2008 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 on organic production and labelling of organic products with regard to organic production, labelling and control (10) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement. |
(11) |
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 426/2011 of 2 May 2011 amending Regulation (EC) No 889/2008 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 on organic production and labelling of organic products with regard to organic production, labelling and control (11) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement. |
(12) |
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 590/2011 of 20 June 2011 amending Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008, laying down detailed rules for implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 as regards the arrangements for imports of organic products from third countries (12) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement. |
(13) |
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1084/2011 of 27 October 2011 amending and correcting Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008, laying down detailed rules for implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 as regards the arrangements for imports of organic products from third countries (13) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement. |
(14) |
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1267/2011 of 6 December 2011 amending Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 laying down detailed rules for implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 as regards the arrangements for imports of organic products from third countries (14) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement. |
(15) |
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 126/2012 of 14 February 2012 amending Regulation (EC) No 889/2008 as regards documentary evidence and amending Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 as regards the arrangements for imports of organic products from the United States of America (15) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement. |
(16) |
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 203/2012 of 8 March 2012 amending Regulation (EC) No 889/2008 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007, as regards detailed rules on organic wine (16) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement. |
(17) |
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 505/2012 of 14 June 2012 amending and correcting Regulation (EC) No 889/2008 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 on organic production and labelling of organic products with regard to organic production, labelling and control (17) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement. |
(18) |
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 508/2012 of 20 June 2012 amending Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 laying down detailed rules for implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 as regards the arrangements for imports of organic products from third countries (18) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement. |
(19) |
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 751/2012 of 16 August 2012 correcting Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 laying down detailed rules for implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 as regards the arrangements for imports of organic products from third countries (19) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement. |
(20) |
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 125/2013 of 13 February 2013 amending Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 laying down detailed rules for implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 as regards the arrangements for imports of organic products from third countries (20) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement. |
(21) |
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 392/2013 of 29 April 2013 amending Regulation (EC) No 889/2008 as regards the control system for organic production (21) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement. |
(22) |
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 567/2013 of 18 June 2013 correcting Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 laying down detailed rules for implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 as regards the arrangements for imports of organic products from third countries (22) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement. |
(23) |
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 586/2013 of 20 June 2013 amending Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 laying down detailed rules for implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 as regards the arrangements for imports of organic products from third countries and derogating from Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 as regards the date of submission of the annual report (23) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement. |
(24) |
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1030/2013 of 24 October 2013 amending Regulation (EC) No 889/2008 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 on organic production and labelling of organic products with regard to organic production, labelling and control (24) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement. |
(25) |
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1364/2013 of 17 December 2013 amending Regulation (EC) No 889/2008 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 as regards the use of non-organic aquaculture juveniles and non-organic seed of bivalve shellfish in organic aquaculture (25) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement. |
(26) |
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 354/2014 of 8 April 2014 amending and correcting Regulation (EC) No 889/2008 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 on organic production and labelling of organic products with regard to organic production, labelling and control (26) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement. |
(27) |
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 355/2014 of 8 April 2014 amending Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 laying down detailed rules for implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 as regards the arrangements for imports of organic products from third countries (27) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement. |
(28) |
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 442/2014 of 30 April 2014 amending Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 as regards requests for inclusion in the list of third countries recognised for the purpose of equivalence in relation to the import of organic products (28) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement. |
(29) |
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 644/2014 of 16 June 2014 amending Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 laying down detailed rules for implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 as regards the arrangements for imports of organic products from third countries (29) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement. |
(30) |
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 829/2014 of 30 July 2014 amending and correcting Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 laying down detailed rules for implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 as regards the arrangements for imports of organic products from third countries (30) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement. |
(31) |
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 836/2014 of 31 July 2014 amending Regulation (EC) No 889/2008 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 on organic production and labelling of organic products with regard to organic production, labelling and control (31) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement. |
(32) |
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1287/2014 of 28 November 2014 amending and correcting Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 laying down detailed rules for implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 as regards the arrangements for imports of organic products from third countries (32), as amended by OJ L 28, 4.2.2015, p. 48, is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement. |
(33) |
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1358/2014 of 18 December 2014 amending Regulation (EC) No 889/2008 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 as regards the origin of organic aquaculture animals, aquaculture husbandry practices, feed for organic aquaculture animals and products and substances allowed for use in organic aquaculture (33) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement. |
(34) |
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/131 of 23 January 2015 amending Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 laying down detailed rules for implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 as regards the arrangements for imports of organic products from third countries (34), as corrected by OJ L 241, 17.9.2015, p. 51, is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement. |
(35) |
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/931 of 17 June 2015 amending and correcting Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 laying down detailed rules for implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 as regards the arrangements for imports of organic products from third countries (35) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement. |
(36) |
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1980 of 4 November 2015 correcting Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 laying down detailed rules for implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 as regards the arrangements for imports of organic products from third countries (36) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement. |
(37) |
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2345 of 15 December 2015 amending Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 laying down detailed rules for implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 as regards the arrangements for imports of organic products from third countries (37) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement. |
(38) |
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/459 of 18 March 2016 amending Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 laying down detailed rules for implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 as regards the arrangements for imports of organic products from third countries (38) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement. |
(39) |
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/673 of 29 April 2016 amending Regulation (EC) No 889/2008 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 on organic production and labelling of organic products with regard to organic production, labelling and control (39) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement. |
(40) |
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/910 of 9 June 2016 amending Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 laying down detailed rules for implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 as regards the arrangements for imports of organic products from third countries (40) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement. |
(41) |
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1330 of 2 August 2016 amending Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 laying down detailed rules for implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 as regards the arrangements for imports of organic products from third countries (41) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement. |
(42) |
Regulation (EC) No 889/2008 repeals Commission Regulations (EEC) No 207/93 (42), (EC) No 223/2003 (43) and (EC) No 1452/2003 (44), which are incorporated into the EEA Agreement and which are consequently to be repealed under the EEA Agreement. |
(43) |
Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 repeals Commission Regulation (EC) No 345/2008 (45), which is incorporated into the EEA Agreement and which is consequently to be repealed under the EEA Agreement. |
(44) |
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1788/2001 (46), which is incorporated into the EEA Agreement, has been repealed in the EU and should therefore be repealed under the EEA Agreement. |
(45) |
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. |
(46) |
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 specified in the Annex to this Decision.
Article 2
The texts of Regulations (EC) No 834/2007, (EC) No 889/2008, (EC) No 967/2008, (EC) No 1235/2008, (EC) No 1254/2008, (EC) No 537/2009, (EC) No 710/2009, (EU) No 271/2010, and (EU) No 471/2010 and Implementing Regulations (EU) No 344/2011, (EU) No 426/2011, (EU) No 590/2011, (EU) No 1084/2011, (EU) No 1267/2011, (EU) No 126/2012, (EU) No 203/2012, (EU) No 505/2012, (EU) No 508/2012, (EU) No 751/2012, (EU) No 125/2013, (EU) No 392/2013, (EU) No 567/2013, (EU) No 586/2013, (EU) No 1030/2013, (EU) No 1364/2013, (EU) No 354/2014, (EU) No 355/2014, (EU) No 442/2014, (EU) No 644/2014, (EU) No 829/2014, (EU) No 836/2014, (EU) No 1287/2014, (EU) No 1358/2014, (EU) 2015/131, (EU) 2015/931, (EU) 2015/1980, (EU) 2015/2345, (EU) 2016/459, (EU) 2016/673, (EU) 2016/910 and (EU) 2016/1330 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 18 March 2017, 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, 17 March 2017.
For the EEA Joint Committee
The President
Claude MAERTEN
(1) OJ L 189, 20.7.2007, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 250, 18.9.2008, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 264, 3.10.2008, p. 1.
(4) OJ L 334, 12.12.2008, p. 25.
(5) OJ L 337, 16.12.2008, p. 80.
(6) OJ L 159, 20.6.2009, p. 6.
(7) OJ L 204, 6.8.2009, p. 15.
(8) OJ L 84, 31.3.2010, p. 19.
(10) OJ L 96, 9.4.2011, p. 15.
(11) OJ L 113, 3.5.2011, p. 1.
(12) OJ L 161, 21.6.2011, p. 9.
(13) OJ L 281, 28.10.2011, p. 3.
(14) OJ L 324, 7.12.2011, p. 9.
(15) OJ L 41, 15.2.2012, p. 5.
(16) OJ L 71, 9.3.2012, p. 42.
(17) OJ L 154, 15.6.2012, p. 12.
(18) OJ L 162, 21.6.2012, p. 1.
(19) OJ L 222, 18.8.2012, p. 5.
(20) OJ L 43, 14.2.2013, p. 1.
(21) OJ L 118, 30.4.2013, p. 5.
(22) OJ L 167, 19.6.2013, p. 30.
(23) OJ L 169, 21.6.2013, p. 51.
(24) OJ L 283, 25.10.2013, p. 15.
(25) OJ L 343, 19.12.2013, p. 29.
(26) OJ L 106, 9.4.2014, p. 7.
(27) OJ L 106, 9.4.2014, p. 15.
(28) OJ L 130, 1.5.2014, p. 39.
(29) OJ L 177, 17.6.2014, p. 42.
(30) OJ L 228, 31.7.2014, p. 9.
(31) OJ L 230, 1.8.2014, p. 10.
(32) OJ L 348, 4.12.2014, p. 1.
(33) OJ L 365, 19.12.2014, p. 97.
(34) OJ L 23, 29.1.2015, p. 1.
(35) OJ L 151, 18.6.2015, p. 1.
(36) OJ L 289, 5.11.2015, p. 6.
(37) OJ L 330, 16.12.2015, p. 29.
(38) OJ L 80, 31.3.2016, p. 14.
(39) OJ L 116, 30.4.2016, p. 8.
(40) OJ L 153, 10.6.2016, p. 23.
(41) OJ L 210, 4.8.2016, p. 43.
(44) OJ L 206, 15.8.2003, p. 17.
(45) OJ L 108, 18.4.2008, p. 8.
(46) OJ L 243, 13.9.2001, p. 3.
(*1) [No constitutional requirements indicated.]
ANNEX
Chapter XII of Annex II to the EEA Agreement shall be amended as follows:
1. |
The text of point 54b (Council Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91) is replaced by the following: ‘ 32007 R 0834: Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 of 28 June 2007 on organic production and labelling of organic products and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 (OJ L 189, 20.7.2007, p. 1), as amended by:
The provisions of the Regulation shall, for the purposes of this Agreement, be read with the following adaptations: In the Annex, the following shall be added: “IS: lífrænt. NO: økologisk.” ’ |
2. |
The following points are inserted after point 54b (Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007):
|
3. |
The texts of points 54e (Commission Regulation (EEC) No 207/93), 54zzf (Commission Regulation (EC) No 1788/2001), 54zzg (Commission Regulation (EC) No 223/2003), 54zzq (Commission Regulation (EC) No 1452/2003) and 54zzzx (Commission Regulation (EC) No 345/2008) are deleted. |