Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 188/2024 of 23 September 2024 amending Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) to the EEA Agreement [2024/3075]

Official Journal EN of the European Union L series 2024/3075 19.12.2024 DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 188/2024 of 23 September 2024 amending Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) to the EEA Agreement [2024/3075] 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) 2024/980 of 2 April 2024 concerning the authorisation of a preparation of Saccharomyces cerevisiae MUCL 39885 as a feed additive for cats (holder of authorisation: Prosol S.p.A)(1)is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(2) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/997 of 3 April 2024 concerning the authorisation of L-valine produced by Corynebacterium glutamicum CGMCC 18932 as a feed additive for all animal species(2) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(3) 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.

(4) Annex I to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1 The following points are inserted after point 569 (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/824) of Chapter II of

Annex I to the EEA Agreement: ‘570. 32024 R 0980: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/980 of 2 April 2024 concerning the authorisation of a preparation of Saccharomyces cerevisiae MUCL 39885 as a feed additive for cats (holder of

authorisation: Prosol S.p.A) (OJ L, 2024/980, 3.4.2024).

571. 32024 R 0997: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/997 of 3 April 2024 concerning the authorisation of L-valine produced by Corynebacterium glutamicum CGMCC 18932 as a feed additive for all animal species (OJ L, 2024/997, 4.4.2024).’ Article 2 The texts of Implementing Regulations (EU) 2024/980 and (EU) 2024/997 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 24 September 2024, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made(*).

(1) OJ L, 2024/980, 3.4.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2024/980/oj.

(2) OJ L, 2024/997, 4.4.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2024/997/oj. (*) No constitutional requirements indicated.

ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2024/3075/oj 1/2EN OJ L, 19.12.2024 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, 23 September 2024.

For the EEA Joint Committee The President Anders H. EIDE 2/2 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2024/3075/oj