Date: 2022-09-22Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 100/2022 of 29 April 2022 amending Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) to the EEA Agreement [2022/1544]
Executive Summary:
This EEA Joint Committee Decision No. 100/2022 amends Annex I to the EEA Agreement, incorporating three Commission Implementing Regulations (EU 2021/2076, EU 2021/2092, and EU 2021/2094) concerning feed additives. It also repeals Commission Regulation EC No 1289/2004. The decision does not apply to Liechtenstein and entered into force on April 30, 2022.
Key Points / Main Content:
* **Incorporation of Feed Additive Regulations:**
* Commission Implementing Regulation EU 2021/2076 concerning L-tryptophan produced by Escherichia coli KCCM 80210 as a feed additive for all animal species is incorporated.
* Commission Implementing Regulation EU 2021/2092 concerning potassium diformate as a feed additive for pigs for fattening and weaned piglets is incorporated.
* Commission Implementing Regulation EU 2021/2094 concerning decoquinate (Deccox and AviDeccox 60G) as a feed additive for chickens for fattening is incorporated.
* **Repeal of Regulation:**
* Commission Regulation EC No 1289/2004 is repealed.
* **Liechtenstein Exclusion:**
* This decision does not apply to Liechtenstein.
* **Authentic Texts:**
* The Icelandic and Norwegian language texts of Implementing Regulations EU 2021/2076, EU 2021/2092 and EU 2021/2094 are authentic.
* **Entry into Force:**
* The decision entered into force on April 30, 2022, following notification under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement.
Impact Analysis:
* **EEA Member States (excluding Liechtenstein):**
* Impact: Must implement the incorporated regulations regarding feed additives.
* Action Required: Ensure national regulations align with Implementing Regulations EU 2021/2076, EU 2021/2092, and EU 2021/2094.
* **Manufacturers/Distributors of Feed Additives:**
* Impact: Must comply with the requirements of the incorporated regulations for products sold within the EEA (excluding Liechtenstein).
* Action Required: Ensure feed additives meet the specifications and authorization conditions outlined in Implementing Regulations EU 2021/2076, EU 2021/2092, and EU 2021/2094.
* **Zoetis Belgium SA:**
* Impact: Implementing Regulation EU 2021/2094 applies to their product Deccox and AviDeccox 60G.
* Action Required: Ensure compliance with the terms of Implementing Regulation EU 2021/2094 for Deccox and AviDeccox 60G.
Key Entities Referenced
EEA Joint Committee: The decision-making body responsible for amending the EEA Agreement.
EEA Agreement: Agreement on the European Economic Area.
Commission Implementing Regulation EU 2021/2076: EU regulation concerning the authorisation of L-tryptophan produced by Escherichia coli KCCM 80210 as a feed additive for all animal species.
Commission Implementing Regulation EU 2021/2092: EU regulation concerning the authorisation of potassium diformate as a feed additive for pigs for fattening and weaned piglets.
Commission Implementing Regulation EU 2021/2094: EU regulation concerning the authorisation of decoquinate (Deccox and AviDeccox 60G) as a feed additive for chickens for fattening.
Regulation EC No 1289/2004: Regulation being repealed by Implementing Regulation EU 2021/2094.
Liechtenstein: A European country to which the feedingstuffs legislation may not apply due to an agreement with the Swiss Confederation.
Brussels: The city where the EEA Joint Committee decision was made.
L 246/24 EN Official Journal of the European Union 22.9.2022
DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 100/2022
of 29 April 2022
amending Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) to the EEA Agreement [2022/1544]
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) 2021/2076 of 26 November 2021 concerning the authorisation of
L-tryptophan produced by Escherichia coli KCCM 80210 as a feed additive for all animal species(1) is to be
incorporated into the EEA Agreement.
(2) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/2092 of 29 November 2021 concerning the authorisation of
potassium diformate as a feed additive for pigs for fattening and weaned piglets(2) is to be incorporated into the
EEA Agreement.
(3) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/2094 of 29 November 2021 concerning the authorisation of
decoquinate (Deccox and Avi-Deccox 60G) as a feed additive for chickens for fattening (holder of authorisation
Zoetis Belgium SA) and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1289/2004(3)is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.
(4) Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/2094 repeals Commission Regulation (EC) No 1289/2004(4) which is
incorporated into the EEA Agreement and which is consequently to be repealed under the EEA Agreement.
(5) 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.
(6) Annex I to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
Chapter II of Annex I to the EEA Agreement shall be amended as follows:
1. The following points are inserted after point 432 (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/2097):
‘433. 32021 R 2076: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/2076 of 26 November 2021concerning the
authorisation of L-tryptophan produced by Escherichia coli KCCM 80210 as a feed additive for all animal species
(OJ L 426, 29.11.2021, p. 1).
434. 32021 R 2092: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/2092 of 29 November 2021concerning the
authorisation of potassium diformate as a feed additive for pigs for fattening and weaned piglets (OJ L 427,
30.11.2021, p. 166).
(1) OJ L 426, 29.11.2021, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 427, 30.11.2021, p. 166.
(3) OJ L 427, 30.11.2021, p. 173.
(4) OJ L 243, 15.7.2004, p. 15.22.9.2022 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 246/25
435. 32021 R 2094: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/2094 of 29 November 2021concerning the
authorisation of decoquinate (Deccox and Avi-Deccox 60G) as a feed additive for chickens for fattening (holder
of authorisation Zoetis Belgium SA) and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1289/2004 (OJ L 427, 30.11.2021,
p. 173).’
2. The text of point 1zy (Commission Regulation (EC) No 1289/2004) is deleted.
Article 2
The texts of Implementing Regulations (EU) 2021/2076, (EU) 2021/2092 and (EU) 2021/2094 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 30 April 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, 29 April 2022.
For the EEA Joint Committee
The President
Nicolas VON LINGEN
(*) No constitutional requirements indicated.