Date: 2023-09-28Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 185/2020 of 11 December 2020 amending Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) to the EEA Agreement [2023/1987]
This EEA Joint Committee Decision No. 185/2020, adopted on December 11, 2020, amends Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) to the EEA Agreement. The decision incorporates Commission Implementing Directive (EU) 2020/432 of March 23, 2020, which amends Council Directive 2002/55/EC regarding the definition of vegetables and the list of genera and species in Article 21b(1), into the EEA Agreement. This legislation regarding phytosanitary matters does not apply to Liechtenstein due to its agreement with the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products. The authentic text of Implementing Directive (EU) 2020/432 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 December 12, 2020, following notification under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement and will be 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: Agreement on the European Economic Area
Annex I Veterinary and phytosanitary matters to the EEA Agreement: The section of the EEA Agreement being amended by the decision.
Commission Implementing Directive EU 2020/432: A European Union directive amending Council Directive 2002/55/EC.
Council Directive 2002/55/EC: A European Council directive regarding the definition of vegetables and the list of genera and species.
Liechtenstein: A country to which the legislation regarding phytosanitary matters shall not apply under certain conditions.
European Community: The agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products.
Brussels: Location where the decision was made.
28.9.2023 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 240/21
DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 185/2020
of 11 December 2020
amending Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) to the EEA Agreement [2023/1987]
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 Directive (EU) 2020/432 of 23 March 2020 amending Council Directive 2002/55/EC
with regard to the definition of vegetables and the list of genera and species in Article 2(1)(b)(1) is to be
incorporated into the EEA Agreement.
(2) This Decision concerns legislation regarding phytosanitary matters. Legislation regarding phytosanitary matters 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 indent is added in point 12 (Council Directive 2002/55/EC) of Chapter III of Annex I to the EEA Agreement:
‘— 32020 L 0432: Commission Implementing Directive (EU) 2020/432 of 23 March 2020(OJ L 88, 24.3.2020, p. 3).’
Article 2
The text of Implementing Directive (EU) 2020/432 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 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.
(1) OJ L 88, 24.3.2020, p. 3.
* No constitutional requirements indicated.L 240/22 EN Official Journal of the European Union 28.9.2023
Done at Brussels, 11 December 2020.
For the EEA Joint Committee
The President
Sabine MONAUNI