**Policy Summary:**
EEA Joint Committee Decision No. 108/2019, adopted on May 8, 2019, amends Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (EEA). The decision incorporates Commission Regulation (EU) 2019/268 of February 15, 2019, which modifies Regulations (EU) No 200/2010, No 517/2011, No 200/2012, and No 1190/2012 regarding Salmonella testing and sampling methods in poultry, into the EEA Agreement. This decision does not apply to Liechtenstein, due to the extension of the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products to Liechtenstein. The amendments to Annex I are detailed in Article 1 of the Decision. The authentic Icelandic and Norwegian language texts of Regulation (EU) 2019/268 will be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union. The Decision entered into force on June 1, 2019, 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 decision-making body responsible for amending the EEA Agreement.
EEA Agreement: The Agreement on the European Economic Area.
Annex I: Annex I Veterinary and phytosanitary matters to the EEA Agreement
Commission Regulation EU 2019/268: A European Union regulation amending regulations related to Salmonella testing and sampling in poultry.
Liechtenstein: A country to which certain aspects of the veterinary legislation do not apply due to its agreement with the Swiss Confederation.
European Union: Political and economic union of European countries
Swiss Confederation: A nation-state that has an agreement with the European Community on trade in agricultural products.
Brussels: Location where the decision was made.
27.10.2022 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 279/3
DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 108/2019
of 8 May 2019
amending Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) to the EEA Agreement [2022/2007]
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) 2019/268 of 15 February 2019 amending Regulations (EU) No 200/2010, (EU)
No 517/2011, (EU) No 200/2012 and (EU) No 1190/2012 as regards certain methods for Salmonella testing and
sampling in poultry(1)is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.
(2) This Decision concerns legislation regarding veterinary matters. Legislation regarding veterinary 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
Chapter I of Annex I to the EEA Agreement shall be amended as follows:
(1) The following indent is added in point 53 (Commission Regulation (EU) No 200/2010) in Part 7.1:
‘— 32019 R 0268: Commission Regulation (EU) 2019/268 of 15 February 2019(OJ L 46, 18.2.2019, p. 11).’
(2) The following is added in points 51 (Commission Regulation (EU) No 1190/2012), 55 (Commission Regulation (EU)
No 517/2011) and 57 (Commission Regulation (EU) No 200/2012) in Part 7.1.
‘, as amended by:
— 32019 R 0268: Commission Regulation (EU) 2019/268 of 15 February 2019(OJ L 46, 18.2.2019, p. 11).’
Article 2
The text of Regulation (EU) 2019/268 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 1 June 2019, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA
Agreement have been made*.
(1) OJ L 46, 18.2.2019, p. 11.
(*) No constitutional requirements indicated.L 279/4 EN Official Journal of the European Union 27.10.2022
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, 8 May 2019.
For the EEA Joint Committee
The President
Claude MAERTEN