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Date: 8-Feb-2024 Category: Not Applicable State: Union Government Country: Europe

Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 200/2021 of 9 July 2021 amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2024/313]

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Executive Summary & Key Takeaways

What it means

  • The Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 200/2021 amends Annex II to the EEA Agreement to incorporate Commission Implementing Regulations (EU) 2020/585 and (EU) 2020/2041 related to pesticide residue control in food.
  • It also repeals Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/533, which is already incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

Key Changes

  • Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/585 concerning a coordinated multiannual control programme of the Union for 2021, 2022 and 2023 to ensure compliance with maximum residue levels of pesticides is incorporated.
  • Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/2041 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/585 as regards the number of samples to be taken and analysed by each Member State in view of the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community is incorporated.
  • Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/533 is repealed.
  • The decision does not apply to Liechtenstein as long as the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products is extended to Liechtenstein.
  • Iceland and Norway will have authentic versions of Implementing Regulations (EU) 2020/585 and (EU) 2020/2041 in their respective languages.

Impact Analysis

Food Producers/Importers/Exporters

  • Action Items: Review current pesticide usage and residue testing procedures to ensure compliance with Regulations (EU) 2020/585 and (EU) 2020/2041. Update testing protocols and documentation accordingly.

EEA Member States

  • Action Items: Update national regulations to reflect the changes introduced by Regulations (EU) 2020/585 and (EU) 2020/2041. Adjust sampling and analysis programs as needed. Communicate the changes to relevant stakeholders.

Consumers

  • Action Items: No direct action required. Benefit from increased food safety measures.

Liechtenstein

  • Action Items: Monitor the application of the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products. If the agreement is not extended to Liechtenstein, this decision will then apply.

Key Entities Referenced

EEA Joint Committee: The governing body responsible for decisions related to the EEA Agreement. Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/585: Regulation concerning a coordinated multiannual control programme of the Union for 2021, 2022 and 2023 to ensure compliance with maximum residue levels of pesticides and to assess the consumer exposure to pesticide residues in and on food of plant and animal origin. Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/2041: Regulation amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/585 as regards the number of samples to be taken and analysed by each Member State in view of the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community. Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/533: Regulation repealed by Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/585. EEA Agreement: Agreement on the European Economic Area. European Union: Political and economic union of European countries. European Atomic Energy Community: International organisation created by the Treaty of Rome in 1957 with the purpose of creating a specialist market for nuclear power in Europe. United Kingdom: Country that withdrew from the European Union. Liechtenstein: Country to which this decision does not apply under specific conditions. Swiss Confederation: Country that has an agreement with the European Community on trade in agricultural products.
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Official Journal EN of the European Union L series 2024/313 8.2.2024 DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 200/2021 of 9 July 2021 amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2024/313] 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) 2020/585 of 27 April 2020 concerning a coordinated multiannual control programme of the Union for 2021, 2022 and 2023 to ensure compliance with maximum residue levels of pesticides and to assess the consumer exposure to pesticide residues in and on food of plant and animal origin(1)is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement. (2) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/2041 of 11 December 2020amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/585 as regards the number of samples to be taken and analysed by each Member State in view of the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community(2)is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement. (3) Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/585 repeals Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/533(3)which is incorporated into the EEA Agreement and which is consequently to be repealed under the EEA Agreement. (4) 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. (5) Annex II to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly, HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: Article 1 The text of point 171 (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/533) of Chapter XII of Annex II to the EEA Agreement is replaced by the following: ‘32020 R 0585: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/585 of 27 April 2020 concerning a coordinated multiannual control programme of the Union for 2021, 2022 and 2023 to ensure compliance with maximum residue levels of pesticides and to assess the consumer exposure to pesticide residues in and on food of plant and animal origin (OJ L 135, 29.4.2020, p. 1), as amended by: — 32020 R 2041: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/2041 of 11 December 2020(OJ L 420, 14.12.2020, p. 6). The provisions of the Regulation shall, for the purposes of this Agreement, be read with the following adaptation: (1) OJ L 135, 29.4.2020, p. 1. (2) OJ L 420, 14.12.2020, p. 6. (3) OJ L 88, 29.3.2019, p. 28. ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2024/313/oj 1/2EN OJ L, 8.2.2024 To the table in point (5) in Annex II, the following shall be added: IS 12 NO 12 ’ Article 2 The texts of Implementing Regulations (EU) 2020/585 and (EU) 2020/2041 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 10 July 2021, 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, 9 July 2021. For the EEA Joint Committee The President Rolf Einar FIFE * No constitutional requirements indicated. 2/2 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2024/313/oj

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