Date: 2022-09-22Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 114/2022 of 29 April 2022 amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2022/1558]
**Summary:**
EEA Joint Committee Decision No. 114/2022, adopted on April 29, 2022, amends Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement. The decision incorporates Commission Regulation (EU) 2022/63, which concerns the food additive titanium dioxide (E 171), into the EEA Agreement by adding reference "3 2022 R 0063: Commission Regulation (EU) 2022/63 of 14 January 2022 (OJ L 11, 18.1.2022, p. 1)" to point 54zzzzr Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of Chapter XII of Annex II to the EEA Agreement. This regulation amends Annexes II and III to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008. The Decision does not apply to Liechtenstein, contingent on the extension of the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products to Liechtenstein. The authentic Icelandic and Norwegian language texts of Regulation (EU) 2022/63 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 complete notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement. The decision will be published in the EEA Section of, and the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of the European Union.
Key Entities Referenced
Regulation EC No 1333/2008: Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on food additives.
Liechtenstein: A European country to which the legislation regarding foodstuffs shall not apply.
Swiss Confederation: The Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products.
Annex II: Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification to the EEA Agreement.
Brussels: The city where the decision was made.
EEA Joint Committee: The decision-making body responsible for amending the EEA Agreement.
EEA Agreement: Agreement on the European Economic Area.
Commission Regulation EU 2022/63: A regulation amending Annexes II and III to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 regarding the food additive titanium dioxide (E 171).
22.9.2022 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 246/51
DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 114/2022
of 29 April 2022
amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement
[2022/1558]
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) 2022/63 of 14 January 2022 amending Annexes II and III to Regulation (EC)
No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the food additive titanium dioxide
(E 171)(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 54zzzzr (Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the
Council) of Chapter XII of Annex II to the EEA Agreement:
‘— 32022 R 0063: Commission Regulation (EU) 2022/63 of 14 January 2022(OJ L 11, 18.1.2022, p. 1).’
Article 2
The text of Regulation (EU) 2022/63 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.
Done at Brussels, 29 April 2022.
For the EEA Joint Committee
The President
Nicolas VON LINGEN
(1) OJ L 11, 18.1.2022, p. 1.
(*) No constitutional requirements indicated.