Executive Summary:
This EEA Joint Committee Decision No. 202/2022, dated 8 July 2022, amends Annex I to the EEA Agreement to incorporate several EU regulations and decisions regarding veterinary and phytosanitary matters. These include regulations concerning import conditions for ovine and caprine animals, disease-free status of Member States, and movements of aquatic animals. The decision entered into force on 9 July 2022, following notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement.
Key Points / Main Content:
* **Amendments to Annex I:**
* Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/181 amending Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/260 is added to point 13o in Part 1.1.
* Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/214 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/620 is added to point 13r in Part 1.1.
* Commission Regulation (EU) 2022/175 amending Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 is added to point 12 in Part 7.1.
* **Language Authenticity:**
* The texts of Regulation (EU) 2022/175 (Norwegian), Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/214 (Icelandic and Norwegian), and Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/181 (Icelandic and Norwegian) are authentic and will be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal.
* **Entry into Force:**
* The Decision entered into force on 9 July 2022, pending notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement.
* **Publication:**
* The Decision will be published in the EEA Section and the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union.
Impact Analysis:
* **EEA Member States (excluding Iceland and Liechtenstein for specific matters):**
* Impact: Must incorporate the amended regulations and decisions into their national legislation.
* Action Required: Update relevant national laws and regulations to reflect the changes in Annex I of the EEA Agreement.
* **European Commission:**
* Impact: Responsible for ensuring the correct implementation of the incorporated regulations and decisions within the EEA.
* Action Required: Monitor the implementation of the updated regulations and decisions by EEA member states.
* **Iceland:**
* Impact: Legislation regarding live animals other than fish and aquaculture animals does not apply.
* Action Required: No action required for legislation regarding live animals other than fish and aquaculture animals.
* **Liechtenstein:**
* Impact: Legislation regarding veterinary matters does not apply as long as the agreement between the EU and Switzerland on trade in agricultural products is extended to Liechtenstein.
* Action Required: No action required for legislation regarding veterinary matters under specific conditions.
Key Entities Referenced
EEA Agreement: Agreement on the European Economic Area
European Parliament: Legislative branch of the European Union
Council of the European Union: One of the legislative bodies of the European Union comprising ministers from member states.
Commission Regulation EU 2022/175: Commission Regulation amending Annex IX to Regulation EC No 999/2001 as regards import conditions for movements of ovine and caprine animals intended for breeding from Great Britain into Northern Ireland
Regulation EC No 999/2001: Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down rules for the prevention, control and eradication of certain transmissible spongiform encephalopathies
Commission Implementing Regulation EU 2022/214: Commission Implementing Regulation amending certain Annexes to Implementing Regulation EU 2021/620 as regards the approval or withdrawal of the disease-free status of certain Member States or zones or compartments thereof as regards certain listed diseases and the approval of eradication programmes for certain listed diseases
Commission Implementing Decision EU 2022/181: Commission Implementing Decision amending Implementing Decision EU 2021/260 as regards certain movements between Member States or parts thereof of aquatic animals subject to national measures and Annex I thereto as regards the disease status of Ireland in respect of Ostreid herpesvirus 1 var OsHV-1 var
Ireland: Country in Europe, mentioned in context of disease status of Ostreid herpesvirus
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DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 202/2022
of 8 July 2022
amending Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) to the EEA Agreement [2023/619]
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) 2022/175 of 9 February 2022amending Annex IX to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001
of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards import conditions for movements of ovine and caprine
animals intended for breeding from Great Britain into Northern Ireland(1) is to be incorporated into the EEA
Agreement.
(2) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/214 of 17 February 2022 amending certain Annexes to
Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/620 as regards the approval or withdrawal of the disease-free status of certain
Member States or zones or compartments thereof as regards certain listed diseases and the approval of eradication
programmes for certain listed diseases(2)is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.
(3) Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/181 of 9 February 2022 amending Implementing Decision
(EU) 2021/260 as regards certain movements between Member States or parts thereof of aquatic animals subject to
national measures and Annex I thereto as regards the disease status of Ireland in respect of Ostreid herpesvirus-1μvar
(OsHV-1μvar)(3)is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.
(4) This Decision concerns, inter alia, legislation regarding live animals other than fish and aquaculture animals.
Legislation concerning these matters shall not apply to Iceland, as specified in paragraph 2 of the Introductory Part
of Chapter I of Annex I to the EEA Agreement.
(5) This Decision concerns legislation regarding veterinary matters. Legislation regarding veterinary matters 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.
(6) Annex I to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
Chapter I of Annex I to the EEA Agreement shall be amended as follows:
1. The following is added in point 13o (Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/260) in Part 1.1:
‘, as amended by:
— 32022 D 0181: Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/181 of 9 February 2022 (OJ L 29, 10.2.2022,
p. 40).’
(1) OJ L 29, 10.2.2022, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 37, 18.2.2022, p. 16.
(3) OJ L 29, 10.2.2022, p. 40.L 85/4 EN Official Journal of the European Union 23.3.2023
2. The following indent is added in point 13r (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/620) in Part 1.1:
‘— 32022 R 0214: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/214 of 17 February 2022 (OJ L 37,
18.2.2022, p. 16).’
3. The following indent is added in point 12 (Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 of the European Parliament and of the
Council) in Part 7.1:
‘— 32022 R 0175: Commission Regulation (EU) 2022/175 of 9 February 2022(OJ L 29, 10.2.2022, p. 1).’
Article 2
The texts of Regulation (EU) 2022/175 in the Norwegian language and Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/214 and
Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/181 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 9 July 2022, 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, 8 July 2022.
For the EEA Joint Committee
The President
Kristján Andri STEFÁNSSON
(*) No constitutional requirements indicated.