Date: 2023-09-28Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 182/2020 of 11 December 2020 amending Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) to the EEA Agreement [2023/1984]
Executive Summary:
EEA Joint Committee Decision No. 182/2020 amends Annex I to the EEA Agreement to incorporate Commission Implementing Regulations (EU) 2020/376, 2020/377, and 2020/378 regarding feed additives. The decision does not apply to Liechtenstein. It entered into force on December 12, 2020, pending notifications.
Key Points / Main Content:
* **Amendment of Annex I:**
* Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/376 concerning Norbixin annatto F as a feed additive for cats and dogs is incorporated.
* Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/377 concerning sodium selenate as a feed additive for ruminants is incorporated.
* Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/378 concerning L-leucine as a feed additive for all animal species is incorporated.
* **Liechtenstein Exemption:**
* The Decision does not apply to Liechtenstein due to its agreement with the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products.
* **Authentic Texts:**
* The Icelandic and Norwegian language texts of Regulations (EU) 2020/376, 2020/377 and 2020/378 are authentic.
* **Entry into Force:**
* The Decision entered into force on December 12, 2020, after all notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement were made.
Impact Analysis:
European Economic Area (EEA) Members (excluding Liechtenstein):
* Impact: Must comply with the incorporated Commission Implementing Regulations regarding feed additives.
* Action Required: Implement and enforce the regulations within their respective jurisdictions.
Iceland and Norway:
* Impact: The Icelandic and Norwegian language versions of the incorporated regulations are legally authentic.
* Action Required: Ensure the correct application of their respective language versions of the regulations.
European Commission:
* Impact: Regulations regarding feed additives are now part of the EEA Agreement.
* Action Required: Monitor implementation and compliance within the EEA (excluding Liechtenstein).
Key Entities Referenced
EEA Joint Committee: The decision-making body responsible for amending the EEA Agreement.
EEA Agreement: Agreement on the European Economic Area.
Commission Implementing Regulation EU 2020/376: A regulation concerning the authorisation of Norbixin annatto F as a feed additive for cats and dogs.
Commission Implementing Regulation EU 2020/377: A regulation concerning the authorisation of sodium selenate as a feed additive for ruminants.
Commission Implementing Regulation EU 2020/378: A regulation concerning the authorisation of L-leucine as a feed additive for all animal species.
Liechtenstein: A country to which the legislation regarding feedingstuffs shall not apply under certain conditions, due to its agreement with the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products.
European Union: A political and economic union of member states located primarily in Europe.
Brussels: The location where the decision was made; the de facto capital of the European Union, located in Belgium.
L 240/14 EN Official Journal of the European Union 28.9.2023
DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 182/2020
of 11 December 2020
amending Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) to the EEA Agreement [2023/1984]
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) 2020/376 of 5 March 2020concerning the authorisation of Norbixin
(annatto F) as a feed additive for cats and dogs(1)is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.
(2) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/377 of 5 March 2020 concerning the authorisation of sodium
selenate as a feed additive for ruminants(2)is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.
(3) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/378 of 5 March 2020concerning the authorisation of L-leucine
as a feed additive for all animal species(3)is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.
(4) 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.
(5) Annex I to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The following points are inserted after point 318 (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/197) of Chapter II of
Annex I to the EEA Agreement:
‘319. 32020 R 0376: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/376 of 5 March 2020 concerning the
authorisation of Norbixin (annatto F) as a feed additive for cats and dogs (OJ L 69, 6.3.2020, p. 3).
320. 32020 R 0377: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/377 of 5 March 2020 concerning the
authorisation of sodium selenate as a feed additive for ruminants (OJ L 69, 6.3.2020, p. 6).
321. 32020 R 0378: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/378 of 5 March 2020 concerning the
authorisation of L-leucine as a feed additive for all animal species (OJ L 69, 6.3.2020, p. 9).’
Article 2
The texts of Implementing Regulations (EU) 2020/376, (EU) 2020/377 and (EU) 2020/378 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 69, 6.3.2020, p. 3.
(2) OJ L 69, 6.3.2020, p. 6.
(3) OJ L 69, 6.3.2020, p. 9.28.9.2023 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 240/15
Article 3
This Decision shall enter into force on 12 December 2020, 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, 11 December 2020.
For the EEA Joint Committee
The President
Sabine MONAUNI
* No constitutional requirements indicated.