Date: 2025-10-02Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 127/2025 of 13 June 2025 amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2025/1824]
**Executive Summary**
This is the Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 127/2025 of 13 June 2025, amending Annex II to the EEA Agreement. It incorporates Commission Regulation (EU) 2024/3190, addressing the use of bisphenol A (BPA) in food contact materials and repealing Regulation (EU) 2018/213. The decision enters into force on 14 June 2025, pending notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Annex II Amendment:**
* Chapter XII of Annex II to the EEA Agreement is amended.
* Commission Regulation (EU) 2024/3190 regarding the use of bisphenol A (BPA) and related substances in food contact materials is added as indent to point 55 regarding Commission Regulation (EU) No 10/2011.
* Point 130, which referred to Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/213, is replaced with a reference to Commission Regulation (EU) 2024/3190.
* **Regulation Text:**
* The text of Regulation (EU) 2024/3190 will be published in Icelandic and Norwegian in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union.
* **Liechtenstein Exclusion:**
* This decision does not apply to Liechtenstein as long as the agreement between the European Community and Switzerland on trade in agricultural products is extended to Liechtenstein.
* **Entry into Force and Publication:**
* The decision enters into force on 14 June 2025, conditional upon completion of notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement.
* The decision will be published in the EEA Section and the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union.
**Impact Analysis**
**EEA Member States**
**Impact:**
EEA Member States must incorporate Commission Regulation (EU) 2024/3190 into their national regulations regarding materials and articles intended to come into contact with food.
**Action Required:**
Ensure national regulations align with the amended Annex II of the EEA Agreement and the provisions of Commission Regulation (EU) 2024/3190. Ensure notification under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement is complete.
**Food Industry**
**Impact:**
Manufacturers and suppliers of food contact materials within the EEA need to comply with the updated regulations on the use of bisphenol A (BPA) and related substances, including the requirements outlined in Commission Regulation (EU) 2024/3190.
**Action Required:**
Adapt manufacturing processes and materials to comply with the new requirements regarding BPA and related substances in food contact materials.
**Liechtenstein**
**Impact:**
This Decision does not apply to Liechtenstein under specific conditions related to the trade agreement between the European Community and Switzerland on agricultural products.
**Action Required:**
Monitor the application of the agreement between the European Community and Switzerland on trade in agricultural products and its extension to Liechtenstein to determine if and when this decision becomes applicable.
Key Entities Referenced
EEA Agreement: The Agreement on the European Economic Area. This decision amends Annex II of the EEA Agreement.
Commission Regulation (EU) 2024/3190: Regulation on the use of bisphenol A (BPA) and other bisphenols and bisphenol derivatives with harmonised classification for specific hazardous properties in certain materials and articles intended to come into contact with food.
Commission Regulation (EU) No 10/2011: A regulation that is amended by Commission Regulation (EU) 2024/3190.
Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/213: A regulation that is repealed by Commission Regulation (EU) 2024/3190.
Liechtenstein: A country to which the decision regarding legislation on foodstuffs does not apply under certain conditions.
Official Journal EN
of the European Union L series
2025/1824 2.10.2025
DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEENo 127/2025
of 13 June 2025
amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA
Agreement [2025/1824]
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) 2024/3190 of 19 December 2024 on the use of bisphenol A (BPA) and other
bisphenols and bisphenol derivatives with harmonised classification for specific hazardous properties in certain
materials and articles intended to come into contact with food, amending Regulation (EU) No 10/2011 and
repealing Regulation (EU) 2018/213(1)is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.
(2) Regulation (EU) 2024/3190 repeals Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/213(2), which is incorporated into the EEA
Agreement and which is consequently to be repealed under the EEA Agreement.
(3) 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.
(4) Annex II to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
Chapter XII of Annex II to the EEA Agreement is amended as follows:
1. The following indent is added in point 55 (Commission Regulation (EU) No 10/2011):
‘— 32024 R 3190: Commission Regulation (EU) 2024/3190 of 19 December 2024 (OJ L, 2024/3190,
31.12.2024).’
2. The text of point 130 (Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/213) is replaced by the following:
‘32024 R 3190: Commission Regulation (EU) 2024/3190 of 19 December 2024 on the use of bisphenol A (BPA)
and other bisphenols and bisphenol derivatives with harmonised classification for specific
hazardous properties in certain materials and articles intended to come into contact with food,
amending Regulation (EU) No 10/2011 and repealing Regulation (EU) 2018/213 (OJ L,
2024/3190, 31.12.2024).’
Article 2
The text of Regulation (EU) 2024/3190 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, 2024/3190, 31.12.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/3190/oj.
(2) OJ L 41, 14.2.2018, p. 6.
ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2025/1824/oj 1/2EN
OJ L, 2.10.2025
Article 3
This Decision shall enter into force on 14 June 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, 13 June 2025.
For the EEA Joint Committee
The President
Nicolas VON LINGEN
(*) No constitutional requirements indicated.
2/2 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2025/1824/oj