Date: 2023-01-05Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 207/2019 of 27 September 2019 amending Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) to the EEA Agreement [2023/12]
**Policy Summary**
This document is a Decision of the EEA Joint Committee, specifically Decision No. 207/2019, dated September 27, 2019, amending Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) to the EEA Agreement. The Decision incorporates Commission Regulation (EU) 2019/962 into the EEA Agreement. Regulation (EU) 2019/962, dated June 12, 2019, amends Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 regarding the establishment of two new functional groups of feed additives. This legislation regarding feedingstuffs does not apply to Liechtenstein, provided that 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. The Decision adds an indent referring to Regulation (EU) 2019/962 to point 1a (Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003) of Chapter II of Annex I to the EEA Agreement. The authentic texts of Regulation (EU) 2019/962 in Icelandic and Norwegian will be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union. The Decision entered into force on September 28, 2019, following the completion of notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement. The Decision was published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of the European Union. The President of the EEA Joint Committee at the time of signing was Gunnar Plsson.
Key Entities Referenced
EEA Joint Committee: The governing body responsible for decisions related to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (EEA).
EEA Agreement: The Agreement on the European Economic Area, which extends the EU's single market to Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway.
Commission Regulation EU 2019/962: A regulation amending Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the establishment of two new functional groups of feed additives.
Regulation EC No 1831/2003: Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on additives for use in animal nutrition.
European Parliament: One of the legislative branches of the European Union.
Council of the European Union: A legislative body of the European Union comprised of government ministers from each member state.
Liechtenstein: A country in Europe to which specific stipulations apply within the context of the EEA Agreement, particularly regarding feedingstuffs legislation and its relationship with the Swiss Confederation.
Brussels: The de facto capital of the European Union, and the location where the decision was made.
5.1.2023 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 4/3
DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 207/2019
of 27 September 2019
amending Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) to the EEA Agreement [2023/12]
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) 2019/962 of 12 June 2019amending Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 of
the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the establishment of two new functional groups of feed
additives(1)is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.
(2) This Decision concerns legislation regarding feedingstuffs. Legislation regarding feedingstuffs 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.
(3) Annex I to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The following indent is added in point 1a (Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council)
of Chapter II of Annex I to the EEA Agreement:
‘— 32019 R 0962: Commission Regulation (EU) 2019/962 of 12 June 2019(OJ L 156, 13.6.2019, p. 1).’
Article 2
The text of Regulation (EU) 2019/962 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 28 September 2019, 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 156, 13.6.2019, p. 1.
(*) No constitutional requirements indicated.L 4/4 EN Official Journal of the European Union 5.1.2023
Done at Brussels, 27 September 2019.
For the EEA Joint Committee
The President
Gunnar PÁLSSON