Official Journal EN
of the European Union L series
2026/36 15.1.2026
DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEENo 202/2025
of 19 September 2025
amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the
EEA Agreement [2026/36]
THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,
Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (“the EEA Agreement”), and in particular Article...
Official Journal EN of the European Union L series 2026/36 15.1.2026 DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEENo 202/2025 of 19 September 2025 amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2026/36] 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 Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/452 of 19 December 2024 correcting Delegated Regulation
(EU) 2021/642 amending Annex III to Regulation (EU) 2018/848 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards certain information to be provided on the labelling of organic products(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 is added in the second indent (Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/642) in point 54b (Regulation
(EU) 2018/848 of the European Parliament and of the Council) of Chapter XII of Annex II to the EEA Agreement: ‘, as amended by: — 32025 R 0452: Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/452 of 19 December 2024 (OJ L, 2025/452,
5.3.2025).’ Article 2 The text of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/452 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(*).
(1) OJ L, 2025/452, 5.3.2025, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_del/2025/452/oj. (*) No constitutional requirements indicated.
ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2026/36/oj 1/2EN OJ L, 15.1.2026 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 2/2 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2026/36/oj