Date: 2022-09-22Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 132/2022 of 29 April 2022 amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2022/1576]
This decision of the EEA Joint Committee No. 132/2022, adopted on April 29, 2022, amends Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement. The amendment incorporates Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/1096 of April 21, 2021, which itself amends Regulation (EU) 2019/787 regarding labeling provisions for spirit drinks, into the EEA Agreement. This decision will not apply to Liechtenstein due to its agreement with the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products. The amended text of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/1096 in Icelandic and Norwegian languages will be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union and is considered authentic. The decision entered into force on April 30, 2022, 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.
Key Entities Referenced
EEA Joint Committee: The decision-making body responsible for amending the EEA Agreement.
EEA Agreement: The Agreement on the European Economic Area.
Commission Delegated Regulation EU 2021/1096: A regulation amending Regulation EU 2019/787 regarding labelling provisions for blends, to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.
Regulation EU 2019/787: Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council regarding spirit drinks.
Liechtenstein: A country to which legislation regarding spirit drinks shall not apply under certain conditions.
Swiss Confederation: The agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products.
Brussels: The location where the decision was finalized.
Nicolas VON LINGEN: The President of the EEA Joint Committee.
22.9.2022 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 246/81
DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 132/2022
of 29 April 2022
amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement
[2022/1576]
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 Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/1096 of 21 April 2021amending Regulation (EU) 2019/787 of the
European Parliament and of the Council as regards labelling provisions for blends(1)is to be incorporated into the
EEA Agreement.
(2) This Decision concerns legislation regarding spirit drinks. Legislation regarding spirit drinks 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 XXVII 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 is added in point 9 (Regulation (EU) 2019/787 of the European Parliament and of the Council) of Chapter
XXVII of Annex II to the EEA Agreement:
‘, as amended by:
— 32021 R 1096: Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/1096 of 21 April 2021(OJ L 238, 6.7.2021, p. 1).’
Article 2
The text of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/1096 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.
(1) OJ L 238, 6.7.2021, p. 1.
(*) No constitutional requirements indicated.L 246/82 EN Official Journal of the European Union 22.9.2022
Done at Brussels, 29 April 2022.
For the EEA Joint Committee
The President
Nicolas VON LINGEN