Date: 2023-09-28Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 191/2020 of 11 December 2020 amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2023/1993]
**Summary:**
EEA Joint Committee Decision No. 191/2020, adopted on December 11, 2020, amends Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement. The decision incorporates Commission Regulation (EU) 2020/685 of May 20, 2020, which amends Regulation (EC) No. 1881/2006 regarding maximum levels of perchlorate in certain foods, into the EEA Agreement. This amendment will not apply to Liechtenstein, due to the extension of the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products to Liechtenstein. The decision entered into force on December 12, 2020, following notification under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement. The President of the EEA Joint Committee at the time of adoption was Sabine Monauni. The decision was published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of the European Union on September 28, 2023.
Key Entities Referenced
EEA Joint Committee: The decision-making body responsible for amending the EEA Agreement.
EEA Agreement: The Agreement on the European Economic Area, governing trade and economic relations between the EU member states and certain other countries.
Commission Regulation (EU) 2020/685: A regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006 regarding maximum levels of perchlorate in certain foods, to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.
Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006: A regulation concerning maximum levels for certain contaminants in foodstuffs.
Liechtenstein: A country to which the Decision does not apply under specific conditions related to trade in agricultural products with the European Community.
European Union: A political and economic union of member states located primarily in Europe.
Brussels: The city where the decision was made.
Swiss Confederation: The Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products.
28.9.2023 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 240/33
DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 191/2020
of 11 December 2020
amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement
[2023/1993]
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) 2020/685 of 20 May 2020 amending Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006 as regards
maximum levels of perchlorate in certain foods(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 54zzzz (Commission Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006) of Chapter XII of Annex II to
the EEA Agreement:
‘— 32020 R 0685: Commission Regulation (EU) 2020/685 of 20 May 2020(OJ L 160, 25.5.2020, p. 3).’
Article 2
The text of Regulation (EU) 2020/685 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 160, 25.5.2020, p. 3.
* No constitutional requirements indicated.L 240/34 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