Date: 2023-09-28Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 187/2020 of 11 December 2020 amending Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) and Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2023/1989]
**Policy Summary:**
EEA Joint Committee Decision No. 187/2020, adopted on December 11, 2020, amends Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) and Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (EEA). The decision incorporates Commission Regulation (EU) 2020/192 of February 12, 2020, which amends Annexes II and III to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 regarding maximum residue levels (MRLs) for prochloraz in or on specific products, into the EEA Agreement. Specifically, the decision adds Regulation (EU) 2020/192 to point 40 of Chapter II of Annex I and point 54zzy of Chapter XII of Annex II of the EEA Agreement. This legislation concerning feedingstuffs and foodstuffs does not apply to Liechtenstein, contingent on the extension of the Agreement between the European Community and Switzerland on trade in agricultural products to Liechtenstein. The decision entered into force on December 12, 2020, following the completion of notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement. The authentic text of Regulation (EU) 2020/192 in Icelandic and Norwegian will be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union. The Decision 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 adopting decisions related to the European Economic Area (EEA) Agreement.
EEA Agreement: The Agreement on the European Economic Area, which extends the EU's single market to Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway.
Commission Regulation EU 2020/192: A European Union regulation amending Annexes II and III to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 regarding maximum residue levels for prochloraz in or on certain products.
Regulation EC No 396/2005: Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards maximum residue levels of pesticides in or on food and feed of plant and animal origin.
Liechtenstein: A country in Europe to which certain provisions of the decision do not apply under specific conditions.
European Parliament: One of the legislative bodies of the European Union.
Brussels: The city in Belgium where the decision was made.
Iceland: Country that is part of the EEA, mentioned in relation to the authentic languages of the regulation text.
28.9.2023 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 240/25
DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 187/2020
of 11 December 2020
amending Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) and Annex II (Technical regulations,
standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2023/1989]
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) 2020/192 of 12 February 2020 amending Annexes II and III to Regulation (EC)
No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards maximum residue levels for prochloraz in
or on certain products(1)is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.
(2) This Decision concerns legislation regarding feedingstuffs and foodstuffs. Legislation regarding feedingstuffs and
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 sectoral adaptations to Annex I and the introduction to Chapter XII of Annex II to the EEA Agreement. This
Decision is therefore not to apply to Liechtenstein.
(3) Annexes I and II to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The following indent is added in point 40 (Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council) of
Chapter II of Annex I to the EEA Agreement:
‘— 32020 R 0192: Commission Regulation (EU) 2020/192 of 12 February 2020(OJ L 40, 13.2.2020, p. 4).’
Article 2
The following indent is added in point 54zzy (Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the
Council) of Chapter XII of Annex II to the EEA Agreement:
‘— 32020 R 0192: Commission Regulation (EU) 2020/192 of 12 February 2020(OJ L 40, 13.2.2020, p. 4).’
Article 3
The text of Regulation (EU) 2020/192 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 40, 13.2.2020, p. 4.L 240/26 EN Official Journal of the European Union 28.9.2023
Article 4
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 5
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.