DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 16/2021

of 5 February 2021

amending Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) and Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2024/88]

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) 2020/703 of 26 May 2020 amending Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards maximum residue levels for dimethoate and omethoate in or on cherries (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(2)	Commission Regulation (EU) 2020/749 of 4 June 2020 amending Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards maximum residue levels for chlorate in or on certain products (2) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(3)

Commission Regulation (EU) 2020/770 of 8 June 2020 amending Annexes II and III to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards maximum residue levels for myclobutanil, napropamide and sintofen in or on certain products (3) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(4)

Commission Regulation (EU) 2020/785 of 9 June 2020 amending Annexes II and III to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards maximum residue levels for chromafenozide, fluometuron, pencycuron, sedaxane, tau-fluvalinate and triazoxide in or on certain products (4) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(5)

Commission Regulation (EU) 2020/856 of 9 June 2020 amending Annexes II and III to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards maximum residue levels for cyantraniliprole, cyazofamid, cyprodinil, fenpyroximate, fludioxonil, fluxapyroxad, imazalil, isofetamid, kresoxim-methyl, lufenuron, mandipropamid, propamocarb, pyraclostrobin, pyriofenone, pyriproxyfen and spinetoram in or on certain products (5) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(6)

This Decision concerns legislation regarding feedingstuffs and foodstuffs. Legislation regarding feedingstuffs and 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 sectoral adaptations to Annex I and the introduction to Chapter XII of Annex II to the EEA Agreement. This Decision is therefore not to apply to Liechtenstein.

(7)	Annexes I and II to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The following indents are added in point 40 (Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council) of Chapter II of Annex I to the EEA Agreement:

‘-	32020 R 0703: Commission Regulation (EU) 2020/703 of 26 May 2020 (OJ L 164, 27.5.2020, p. 1),

-	32020 R 0749: Commission Regulation (EU) 2020/749 of 4 June 2020 (OJ L 178, 8.6.2020, p. 7),

-	32020 R 0770: Commission Regulation (EU) 2020/770 of 8 June 2020 (OJ L 184, 12.6.2020, p. 1),

-	32020 R 0785: Commission Regulation (EU) 2020/785 of 9 June 2020 (OJ L 190, 16.6.2020, p. 1),

-	32020 R 0856: Commission Regulation (EU) 2020/856 of 9 June 2020 (OJ L 195, 19.6.2020, p. 9).’

Article 2

The following indents are added in point 54zzy (Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council) of Chapter XII of Annex II to the EEA Agreement:

‘-	32020 R 0703: Commission Regulation (EU) 2020/703 of 26 May 2020 (OJ L 164, 27.5.2020, p. 1),

-	32020 R 0749: Commission Regulation (EU) 2020/749 of 4 June 2020 (OJ L 178, 8.6.2020, p. 7),

-	32020 R 0770: Commission Regulation (EU) 2020/770 of 8 June 2020 (OJ L 184, 12.6.2020, p. 1),

-	32020 R 0785: Commission Regulation (EU) 2020/785 of 9 June 2020 (OJ L 190, 16.6.2020, p. 1),

-	32020 R 0856: Commission Regulation (EU) 2020/856 of 9 June 2020 (OJ L 195, 19.6.2020, p. 9).’

Article 3

The texts of Regulations (EU) 2020/703, (EU) 2020/749, (EU) 2020/770, (EU) 2020/785 and (EU) 2020/856 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 4

This Decision shall enter into force on 6 February 2021, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made (*1).

Article 5

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, 5 February 2021.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Clara GANSLANDT

(1) OJ L 164, 27.5.2020, p. 1

(2) OJ L 178, 8.6.2020, p. 7.

(3) OJ L 184, 12.6.2020, p. 1.

(4) OJ L 190, 16.6.2020, p. 1.

(5) OJ L 195, 19.6.2020, p. 9.

(*1) No constitutional requirements indicated.