Date: 2022-10-27Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 113/2019 of 8 May 2019 amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2022/2011]
**Policy Summary:**
EEA Joint Committee Decision No. 113/2019, enacted on May 8, 2019, amends Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement. This decision incorporates Commission Regulation (EU) 2019/36 into the EEA Agreement. Regulation (EU) 2019/36 amends Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1334/2008, addressing the substance N2-methylcyclohexyl-2,3,4,5,6-pentafluorobenzamide. The Decision does not apply to Liechtenstein due to the Agreement between the European Community and Switzerland on trade in agricultural products. This Decision came into force on June 1, 2019, following the required notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement. The legal text of Regulation (EU) 2019/36 in Icelandic and Norwegian languages is authentic and will be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union. 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
European Economic Area: A free trade zone between the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) and the European Union.
EEA Agreement: Agreement on the European Economic Area
Commission Regulation EU 2019/36: Commission Regulation amending Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1334/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the substance N2methylcyclohexyl2,3,4,5,6pentafluoro benzamide1
Regulation EC No 1334/2008: Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council regarding flavourings and certain food ingredients with flavouring properties for use in and on foods
European Parliament: The parliamentary assembly of the European Union
Council of the European Union: A legislative body of the European Union
Liechtenstein: A country in Europe where the food legislation mentioned in the document shall not apply
Brussels: The city in Belgium where the decision was made
L 279/10 EN Official Journal of the European Union 27.10.2022
DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 113/2019
of 8 May 2019
amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement
[2022/2011]
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) 2019/36 of 10 January 2019amending Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1334/2008 of
the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the substance N-(2-methylcyclohexyl)-2,3,4,5,6-pentafluoro
benzamide(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 54zzzzs (Regulation (EC) No 1334/2008 of the European Parliament and of the
Council) of Chapter XII of Annex II to the EEA Agreement:
‘— 32019 R 0036: Commission Regulation (EU) 2019/36 of 10 January 2019(OJ L 9, 11.1.2019, p. 85).’
Article 2
The text of Regulation (EU) 2019/36 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*.
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
(1) OJ L 9, 11.1.2019, p. 85.
(*) No constitutional requirements indicated.