Date: 2023-11-09Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 111/2023 of 28 April 2023 amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2023/2291]
**Policy Summary:**
EEA Joint Committee Decision No. 111/2023, adopted on April 28, 2023, amends Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement. The decision incorporates Commission Regulation (EU) 2022/2388 of December 7, 2022, which amends Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006 regarding maximum levels of perfluoroalkyl substances in certain foodstuffs, into the EEA Agreement. This amendment updates Chapter XII of Annex II to the EEA Agreement, specifically concerning foodstuff regulations. 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 authentic texts of Regulation (EU) 2022/2388 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 29, 2023, 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 (OJ L 316, 8.12.2022, p. 38). The President of the EEA Joint Committee at the time of adoption was Nicolas VON LINGEN.
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 Regulation (EU) 2022/2388: Commission Regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006 as regards maximum levels of perfluoroalkyl substances in certain foodstuffs.
Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006: Regulation setting maximum levels for certain contaminants in foodstuffs.
Liechtenstein: A country to which the legislation regarding foodstuffs shall not apply as long as the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products is extended to it.
Swiss Confederation: Signatory to the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products.
Brussels: Location where the decision was finalized.
Nicolas VON LINGEN: The President of the EEA Joint Committee.
Official Journal EN
of the European Union L series
2023/2291 9.11.2023
DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 111/2023
of 28 April 2023
amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement
[2023/2291]
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) 2022/2388 of 7 December 2022amending Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006 as regards
maximum levels of perfluoroalkyl substances in certain foodstuffs(1)is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.
(2) This Decision concerns legislation regarding foodstuffs. Legislation regarding 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 introduction to
Chapter XII of Annex II to the EEA Agreement. This Decision is therefore not to apply to Liechtenstein.
(3) Annex II to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The following indent is added in point 54zzzz (Commission Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006) of Chapter XII of Annex II to
the EEA Agreement:
‘- 32022 R 2388: Commission Regulation (EU) 2022/2388 of 7 December 2022(OJ L 316, 8.12.2022, p. 38).’
Article 2
The text of Regulation (EU) 2022/2388 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 29 April 2023, 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 316, 8.12.2022, p. 38.
* No constitutional requirements indicated.
ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2023/2291/oj 1/2EN
OJ L, 9.11.2023
Done at Brussels, 28 April 2023.
For the EEA Joint Committee
The President
Nicolas VON LINGEN
2/2 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2023/2291/oj