Date: 2022-09-22Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 107/2022 of 29 April 2022 amending Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) and Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2022/1551]
**Summary:**
EEA Joint Committee Decision No. 107/2022, adopted on April 29, 2022, amends Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) and Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement. The decision incorporates Commission Regulation (EU) 2021/1531 of September 17, 2021, which modifies Annexes II, III, and IV to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 regarding maximum residue levels (MRLs) for specific substances (aclonifen, acrinathrin, Bacillus pumilus QST 2808, ethirimol, penthiopyrad, picloram, and Pseudomonas sp. strain DSMZ 13134) in or on certain products, into the EEA Agreement. This decision does not apply to Liechtenstein due to the extension of the Agreement between the European Community and Switzerland on trade in agricultural products to Liechtenstein. The authentic text of Regulation (EU) 2021/1531 in Icelandic and Norwegian 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 the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of the European Union.
Key Entities Referenced
EEA Joint Committee: The decision-making body responsible for adopting 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 Regulation EU 2021/1531: A regulation amending Annexes II, III and IV to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 regarding maximum residue levels for certain substances in or on products.
Regulation EC No 396/2005: Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards maximum residue levels of pesticides in or on food and feed of plant and animal origin.
Liechtenstein: A country to which certain provisions of the Decision do not apply under specific conditions related to its agreement with the Swiss Confederation.
European Union: A political and economic union of member states located primarily in Europe.
Brussels: The city where the EEA Joint Committee's decision was made.
Iceland: One of the countries that is part of the European Economic Area (EEA).
22.9.2022 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 246/37
DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 107/2022
of 29 April 2022
amending Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) and Annex II (Technical regulations,
standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2022/1551]
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) 2021/1531 of 17 September 2021amending Annexes II, III and IV to Regulation (EC)
No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards maximum residue levels for aclonifen,
acrinathrin, Bacillus pumilus QST 2808, ethirimol, penthiopyrad, picloram and Pseudomonas sp. strain DSMZ 13134
in or on certain products(1)is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.
(2) 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.
(3) Annexes I and II to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The following indent is 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:
‘— 32021 R 1531: Commission Regulation (EU) 2021/1531 of 17 September 2021(OJ L 330, 20.9.2021, p. 44).’
Article 2
The following indent is 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:
‘— 32021 R 1531: Commission Regulation (EU) 2021/1531 of 17 September 2021(OJ L 330, 20.9.2021, p. 44).’
Article 3
The text of Regulation (EU) 2021/1531 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 30 April 2022, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA
Agreement have been made*.
(1) OJ L 330, 20.9.2021, p. 44.
(*) No constitutional requirements indicated.L 246/38 EN Official Journal of the European Union 22.9.2022
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, 29 April 2022.
For the EEA Joint Committee
The President
Nicolas VON LINGEN