Official Journal EN
of the European Union L series
2025/1371 24.7.2025
DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEENo 117/2025
of 8 May 2025
amending Protocol 47 to the EEA Agreement, on the abolition of technical barriers to trade in wine
[2025/1371]
THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,
Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (“the EEA Agreement”), and in particular Article...
Official Journal EN of the European Union L series 2025/1371 24.7.2025 DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEENo 117/2025 of 8 May 2025 amending Protocol 47 to the EEA Agreement, on the abolition of technical barriers to trade in wine [2025/1371] 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 Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2742 of 18 October 2024 registering a name in the register of protected designation of origin and protected geographical indications (Urbezo (PDO))(1)is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.
(2) This Decision concerns legislation regarding wine. Legislation regarding wine 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 seventh paragraph of the introduction to Protocol 47 to the EEA Agreement. This Decision is therefore not to apply to Liechtenstein.
(3) Protocol 47 to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1 The following point is inserted after point 8zn (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/1875) of Appendix 1 to Protocol 47 to the EEA Agreement: ‘8zo. 32024 R 2742: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2742 of 18 October 2024 registering a name in the register of protected designation of origin and protected geographical indications (Urbezo (PDO)) (OJ L, 2024/2742, 25.10.2024).’ Article 2 The text of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2742 in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, to be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union, shall be authentic.
(1) OJ L, 2024/2742, 25.10.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2024/2742/oj.
ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2025/1371/oj 1/2EN OJ L, 24.7.2025 Article 3 This Decision shall enter into force on 9 May 2025, 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 2025.
For the EEA Joint Committee The President Nicolas VON LINGEN (*) No constitutional requirements indicated.
2/2 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2025/1371/oj