**Summary:**
EEA Joint Committee Decision No. 135/2016, adopted on 8 July 2016, amends Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) to the EEA Agreement. The decision incorporates Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/329 of 8 March 2016 into the EEA Agreement. Regulation (EU) 2016/329 concerns the authorisation of 6-phytase (Lohmann Animal Nutrition GmbH) as a feed additive for all avian species, weaned piglets, pigs for fattening, sows, and minor porcine species. This Decision does not apply to Liechtenstein. The text of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/329 in Icelandic and Norwegian languages will be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union and shall be authentic. This Decision entered into force on 9 July 2016, following notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement. The Decision was published in the EEA Section of, and the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of the European Union.
Key Entities Referenced
European Union: A political and economic union of member states located primarily in Europe.
EEA Joint Committee: The joint committee responsible for the management of the EEA Agreement.
EEA Agreement: The Agreement on the European Economic Area.
Commission Implementing Regulation EU 2016/329: Commission Implementing Regulation concerning the authorisation of 6-phytase as a feed additive.
Lohmann Animal Nutrition GmbH: The holder of the authorisation for 6-phytase as a feed additive.
Liechtenstein: A country in Europe to which certain aspects of the legislation do not apply.
Swiss Confederation: A country in Europe that has an agreement with the European Community on trade in agricultural products.
Brussels: The location where the decision was made.
15.3.2018 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 73/3
DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE
No 135/2016
of 8 July 2016
amending Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) to the EEA Agreement [2018/357]
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) 2016/329 of 8 March 2016 concerning the authorisation of 6-phytase
as a feed additive for all avian species and for weaned piglets, pigs for fattening, sows and minor porcine species
(holder of the authorisation Lohmann Animal Nutrition GmbH) (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.
(2) This Decision concerns legislation regarding feedingstuffs. Legislation regarding feedingstuffs 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 sectoral adaptations
to Annex I to the EEA Agreement. This Decision is therefore not to apply to Liechtenstein.
(3) Annex I to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The following point is inserted after point 162 (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/104) of Chapter II of
Annex I to the EEA Agreement:
‘163. 32016 R 0329: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/329 of 8 March 2016 concerning the
authorisation of 6-phytase as a feed additive for all avian species and for weaned piglets, pigs for fattening, sows
and minor porcine species (holder of the authorisation Lohmann Animal Nutrition GmbH) (OJ L 62, 9.3.2016,
p. 5).’
Article 2
The text of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/329 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 9 July 2016, 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 July 2016.
For the EEA Joint Committee
The President
Bergdís ELLERTSDÓTTIR
(1) OJ L 62, 9.3.2016, p. 5.
(*) No constitutional requirements indicated.