Date: 2026-01-15Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 197/2025 of 19 September 2025 amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2026/7]
**Executive Summary**
This document is a Decision of the EEA Joint Committee amending Annex II of the EEA Agreement to incorporate Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/1973, regarding antimicrobials, into the EEA Agreement. The decision was made on 19 September 2025, and will enter into force on 20 September 2025, pending notifications.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Amendment to Annex II:**
* Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/1973, concerning a list of antimicrobials and their usage restrictions, is incorporated into Annex II of the EEA Agreement.
* Specifically, point '22o' is added after point '22n' in Chapter XIII of Annex II, referencing Regulation (EU) 2024/1973.
* **Authentic Text:**
* The Icelandic and Norwegian language versions of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/1973, to be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal, shall be considered authentic.
* **Entry into Force:**
* The Decision comes into force on 20 September 2025, contingent upon all necessary notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement.
* **Publication:**
* The Decision will be published in the EEA Section of and in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union.
**Impact Analysis**
**EEA Members (Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway)**
**Impact:**
The decision extends the applicability of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/1973, related to antimicrobials, within the EEA.
**Action Required:**
Ensure compliance with the requirements outlined in Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/1973.
Key Entities Referenced
EEA Agreement: Agreement on the European Economic Area which is being amended
EEA Joint Committee: The decision-making body issuing the regulation
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/1973: Regulation establishing a list of antimicrobials, being incorporated into the EEA Agreement
Regulation (EU) 2019/6: Regulation related to Articles 112 and 113 referenced in the 2024/1973 regulation.
Annex II: Refers to Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) of the EEA Agreement, being amended by this decision
Official Journal EN
of the European Union L series
2026/7 15.1.2026
DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEENo 197/2025
of 19 September 2025
amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the
EEA Agreement [2026/7]
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) 2024/1973 of 18 July 2024 establishing a list of antimicrobials which
shall not be used in accordance with Articles 112 and 113 of Regulation (EU) 2019/6 of the European Parliament
and of the Council or which shall only be used in accordance with those Articles subject to certain conditions(1)is
to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.
(2) Annex II to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The following point is inserted after point 22n (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/878) of Chapter XIII of
Annex II to the EEA Agreement:
‘22o. 32024 R 1973: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/1973 of 18 July 2024 establishing a list of
antimicrobials which shall not be used in accordance with Articles 112 and 113 of Regulation (EU) 2019/6 of the
European Parliament and of the Council or which shall only be used in accordance with those Articles subject to
certain conditions (OJ L, 2024/1973, 19.7.2024).’
Article 2
The text of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/1973 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 20 September 2025, 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, 19 September 2025.
For the EEA Joint Committee
The President
Stefán Haukur JÓHANNESSON
(1) OJ L, 2024/1973, 19.7.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2024/1973/o.
(*) No constitutional requirements indicated.
ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2026/7/oj 1/1