Date: 2022-09-22Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 101/2022 of 29 April 2022 amending Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) to the EEA Agreement [2022/1545]
**Policy Summary:**
EEA Joint Committee Decision No. 101/2022, enacted on April 29, 2022, amends Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (EEA). The decision incorporates Commission Implementing Directive (EU) 2021/1927, which modifies Annexes I and II to Council Directive 66/402/EEC regarding requirements for seeds of hybrid wheat produced via cytoplasmic male sterility, into the EEA Agreement. This amendment updates the phytosanitary regulations within the EEA framework, specifically addressing seed standards for hybrid wheat. This Decision does not apply to Liechtenstein. The authentic text of Implementing Directive (EU) 2021/1927 in Icelandic and Norwegian languages will be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union. The decision entered into force on April 30, 2022, following the completion of notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement. The decision was published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of the European Union.
Key Entities Referenced
EEA Joint Committee: The governing body responsible for decisions related to the European Economic Area (EEA) agreement.
EEA Agreement: The Agreement on the European Economic Area, which extends the EU's single market to Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway.
Commission Implementing Directive EU 2021/1927: A directive amending Annexes I and II to Council Directive 66/402/EEC regarding requirements for seeds of hybrid wheat produced by means of cytoplasmic male sterility.
Council Directive 66/402/EEC: A directive concerning the marketing of cereal seed.
Liechtenstein: A European country to which legislation regarding phytosanitary matters shall not apply as long as the application of the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products is extended to it.
European Union: A political and economic union of member states located primarily in Europe.
Brussels: The city where the decision was made by the EEA Joint Committee.
Nicolas VON LINGEN: The President of the EEA Joint Committee at the time of the decision.
L 246/26 EN Official Journal of the European Union 22.9.2022
DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 101/2022
of 29 April 2022
amending Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) to the EEA Agreement [2022/1545]
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 Directive (EU) 2021/1927 of 5 November 2021amending Annexes I and II to Council
Directive 66/402/EEC as regards requirements for seeds of hybrid wheat produced by means of cytoplasmic male
sterility(1)is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.
(2) This Decision concerns legislation regarding phytosanitary matters. Legislation regarding phytosanitary matters 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.
(3) Annex I to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The following indent is added in point 3 (Council Directive 66/402/EEC) in Part 1 of Chapter III of Annex I to the EEA
Agreement:
‘— 32021 L 1927: Commission Implementing Directive (EU) 2021/1927 of 5 November 2021(OJ L 393, 8.11.2021,
p. 13).’
Article 2
The text of Implementing Directive (EU) 2021/1927 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.
(1) OJ L 393, 8.11.2021, p. 13.
(*) No constitutional requirements indicated.22.9.2022 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 246/27
Done at Brussels, 29 April 2022.
For the EEA Joint Committee
The President
Nicolas VON LINGEN