Date: 2023-01-05Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 222/2019 of 27 September 2019 amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2023/27]
**Policy Summary:**
EEA Joint Committee Decision No. 222/2019, dated September 27, 2019, amends Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (EEA). The decision incorporates Commission Regulation (EU) 2019/799 of May 17, 2019, which amends Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1334/2008 regarding the removal of the flavoring substance furan-2(5H)-one from the Union list, into the EEA Agreement. This legislation pertains to foodstuffs but will not apply to Liechtenstein due to the existing agreement between the European Community and Switzerland on trade in agricultural products. The authentic Icelandic and Norwegian language texts of Regulation (EU) 2019/799 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 all notifications required 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.
Key Entities Referenced
EEA Joint Committee: The governing body responsible for decisions related to the European Economic Area (EEA) Agreement.
EEA Agreement: Agreement on the European Economic Area
European Parliament: Legislative branch of the European Union
Council of the European Union: A component of the EU legislative branch where ministers from each national government meet to adopt laws and coordinate policies.
Commission Regulation EU 2019/799: A specific regulation issued by the European Commission.
Regulation EC No 1334/2008: A regulation issued by the European Parliament and the Council.
Liechtenstein: A European country to which certain aspects of the agreement do not apply.
Brussels: The location where the decision was made; the de facto capital of the European Union, located in Belgium.
5.1.2023 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 4/35
DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 222/2019
of 27 September 2019
amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement
[2023/27]
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) 2019/799 of 17 May 2019amending Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1334/2008 of
the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the removal from the Union list of the flavouring substance
furan-2(5H)-one(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 indent is added in point 54zzzzs (Regulation (EC) No 1334/2008 of the European Parliament and of the
Council) of Chapter XII of Annex II to the EEA Agreement:
‘— 32019 R 0799: Commission Regulation (EU) 2019/799 of 17 May 2019(OJ L 132, 20.5.2019, p. 12)’.
Article 2
The text of Regulation (EU) 2019/799 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 132, 20.5.2019, p. 12.
(*) No constitutional requirements indicated.L 4/36 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