Date: 2022-09-22Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 133/2022 of 29 April 2022 amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2022/1577]
**Policy Summary:**
EEA Joint Committee Decision No. 133/2022, adopted on April 29, 2022, amends Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (EEA). The decision incorporates Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/518, which registers the geographical indication "Vasi vadkörte pálinka" for a spirit drink under Article 30(2) of Regulation (EU) 2019/787 of the European Parliament and of the Council, into the EEA Agreement. This regulation is listed as point 9ak and is inserted after point 9aj (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/2079) of Chapter XXVII of Annex II to the EEA Agreement: 9ak. 32021 R 0518: Commission Implementing Regulation EU 2021/518 of 18 March 2021registering a geographical indication of a spirit drink under Article 30(2) of Regulation EU 2019/787 of the European Parliament and of the Council Vasi vadkörte pálinka OJ L 104, 25.3.2021, p. 34.
The Decision does not apply to Liechtenstein due to the extension of the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products to Liechtenstein.
The authentic text of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/518 in Icelandic and Norwegian 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 the completion of notifications required 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 governing body responsible for managing the EEA Agreement.
EEA Agreement: Agreement on the European Economic Area.
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/518: A regulation registering a geographical indication of a spirit drink.
Regulation (EU) 2019/787: Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council regarding spirit drinks.
Vasi vadkrte plinka: A spirit drink with a registered geographical indication.
Liechtenstein: A country to which legislation regarding spirit drinks shall not apply under specific conditions.
Swiss Confederation: A party to an agreement with the European Community on trade in agricultural products which affects the application of the spirit drinks legislation to Liechtenstein.
Brussels: The location where the decision was made.
22.9.2022 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 246/83
DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 133/2022
of 29 April 2022
amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement
[2022/1577]
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) 2021/518 of 18 March 2021registering a geographical indication of a
spirit drink under Article 30(2) of Regulation (EU) 2019/787 of the European Parliament and of the Council ‘Vasi
vadkörte pálinka’(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 point is inserted after point 9aj (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/2079) of Chapter XXVII
of Annex II to the EEA Agreement:
‘9ak. 32021 R 0518: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/518 of 18 March 2021registering a geographical
indication of a spirit drink under Article 30(2) of Regulation (EU) 2019/787 of the European Parliament and of the
Council “Vasi vadkörte pálinka” (OJ L 104, 25.3.2021, p. 34).’
Article 2
The text of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/518 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*.
(1) OJ L 104, 25.3.2021, p. 34.
(*) No constitutional requirements indicated.L 246/84 EN Official Journal of the European Union 22.9.2022
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