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Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 164/2017 of 22 September 2017 amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2019/1052]
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 164/2017 of 22 September 2017 amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2019/1052]
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 164/2017 of 22 September 2017 amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2019/1052]
OJ L 174, 27.6.2019, p. 23–24
(BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)
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27.6.2019 |
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Official Journal of the European Union |
L 174/23 |
DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE
No 164/2017
of 22 September 2017
amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2019/1052]
THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,
Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (‘the EEA Agreement’), and in particular Article 98 thereof,
Whereas:
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Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/672 of 7 April 2017 authorising a health claim made on foods, other than those referring to the reduction of disease risk and to children's development and health and amending Regulation (EU) No 432/2012 (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement. |
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Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/676 of 10 April 2017 authorising a health claim made on foods, other than those referring to the reduction of disease risk and to children's development and health and amending Regulation (EU) No 432/2012 (2) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement. |
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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. |
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Annex II to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly, |
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The following indents are added in point 54zzzzzp (Commission Regulation (EU) No 432/2012) of Chapter XII of Annex II to the EEA Agreement:
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32017 R 0672: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/672 of 7 April 2017 (OJ L 97, 8.4.2017, p. 24), |
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32017 R 0676: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/676 of 10 April 2017 (OJ L 98, 11.4.2017, p. 1).’ |
Article 2
The texts of Implementing Regulations (EU) 2017/672 and (EU) 2017/676 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 23 September 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, 22 September 2017.
For the EEA Joint Committee
The President
Sabine MONAUNI
(*1) No constitutional requirements indicated.