DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 234/2022

of 23 September 2022

amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2023/763]

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) 2021/1849 of 21 October 2021 correcting certain language versions of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/464 laying down certain rules for the application of Regulation (EU) 2018/848 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the documents needed for the retroactive recognition of periods for the purpose of conversion, the production of organic products and information to be provided by Member States (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(2)

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1921 of 4 November 2021 correcting the Croatian language version of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/464 laying down certain rules for the application of Regulation (EU) 2018/848 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the documents needed for the retroactive recognition of periods for the purpose of conversion, the production of organic products and information to be provided by Member States (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

The following indents are added in point 54be (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/464) of Chapter XII of Annex II to the EEA Agreement:

‘—	32021 R 1849: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1849 of 21 October 2021 (OJ L 374, 22.10.2021, p. 10),

—	32021 R 1921: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1921 of 4 November 2021 (OJ L 391, 5.11.2021, p. 41).’

Article 2

The texts of Implementing Regulations (EU) 2021/1849 and (EU) 2021/1921 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 2022, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made (*).

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 2022.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Kristján Andri STEFÁNSSON

(1) OJ L 374, 22.10.2021, p. 10.

(2) OJ L 391, 5.11.2021, p. 41.

(*) No constitutional requirements indicated.