Official Journal EN
of the European Union L series
2026/1990 24.9.2026
DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEENo 165/2026
of 5 June 2026
amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement
[2026/1990]
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 2026/1990 24.9.2026 DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEENo 165/2026 of 5 June 2026 amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2026/1990] 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) 2026/340 of 16 February 2026 correcting certain language versions of Regulation
(EU) No 231/2012 laying down specifications for food additives listed in Annexes II and III to Regulation
(EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council(1)is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.
(2) 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.
(3) Annex II to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1 The following indent is added in point 69 (Commission Regulation (EU) No 231/2012) of Chapter XII of Annex II to the
EEA Agreement: ‘— 32026 R 0340: Commission Regulation (EU) 2026/340 of 16 February 2026 (OJ L, 2026/340, 17.2.2026).’ Article 2 The text of Regulation (EU) 2026/340 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 6 June 2026, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made(*). (*) No constitutional requirements indicated.
(1) OJ L, 2026/340, 17.2.2026, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/340/oj.
ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2026/1990/oj 1/2EN OJ L, 24.9.2026 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, 5 June 2026.
For the EEA Joint Committee The President Nicolas VON LINGEN 2/2 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2026/1990/oj