DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 256/2025

of 5 December 2025

amending Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) to the EEA Agreement [2026/680]

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) 2025/1465 of 22 July 2025 concerning the authorisation of a preparation of Enterococcus faecium ATCC 53519 and a preparation of Enterococcus faecium ATCC 55593 as feed additives for all animal species (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(2)	Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1468 of 22 July 2025 concerning the authorisation of a preparation of Bacillus subtilis DSM 33862 and Lentilactobacillus buchneri DSM 12856 as a feed additive for all animal species (2) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(3)

This Decision concerns legislation regarding feedingstuffs. Legislation regarding feedingstuffs 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 to the EEA Agreement. This Decision is therefore not to apply to Liechtenstein.

(4)	Annex I to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The following points are inserted after point 669 (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1426) of Chapter II of Annex I to the EEA Agreement:

‘670.

32025 R 1465: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1465 of 22 July 2025 concerning the authorisation of a preparation of Enterococcus faecium ATCC 53519 and a preparation of Enterococcus faecium ATCC 55593 as feed additives for all animal species (OJ L, 2025/1465, 23.7.2025).

671.	32025 R 1468: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1468 of 22 July 2025 concerning the authorisation of a preparation of Bacillus subtilis DSM 33862 and Lentilactobacillus buchneri DSM 12856 as a feed additive for all animal species (OJ L, 2025/1468, 23.7.2025).’

Article 2

The texts of Implementing Regulations (EU) 2025/1465 and (EU) 2025/1468 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 6 December 2025, 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, 5 December 2025.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Stefán Haukur JÓHANNESSON

(1) OJ L, 2025/1465, 23.7.2025, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2025/1465/oj.

(2) OJ L, 2025/1468, 23.7.2025, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2025/1468/oj.

(*1) No constitutional requirements indicated.