Date: 2023-01-05Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 223/2019 of 27 September 2019 amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2023/28]
**Policy Summary:**
EEA Joint Committee Decision No. 223/2019, adopted on September 27, 2019, amends Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement. The decision incorporates Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/760 into the EEA Agreement. This regulation authorizes the placing on the market of *Yarrowia lipolytica* yeast biomass as a novel food, as per Regulation (EU) 2015/2283, and amends Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470.
Specifically, Chapter XII of Annex II to the EEA Agreement is amended by adding an indent in point 124b concerning Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470, referencing "32019 R 0760: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/760 of 13 May 2019 (OJ L 125, 14.5.2019, p. 13)." Furthermore, a new point 166 is inserted after point 165 concerning Commission Regulation (EU) 2019/651, referencing "32019 R 0760: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/760 of 13 May 2019authorising the placing on the market of Yarrowia lipolytica yeast biomass as a novel food under Regulation EU 2015/2283 of the European Parliament and of the Council and amending Commission Implementing Regulation EU 2017/2470 (OJ L 125, 14.5.2019, p. 13)."
The authentic text of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/760 in Icelandic and Norwegian will be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Decision entered into force on September 28, 2019, following the completion of notifications required under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement. This decision does not apply to Liechtenstein. The decision will be 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 committee responsible for decisions related to the European Economic Area (EEA) Agreement.
EEA Agreement: The Agreement on the European Economic Area.
Annex II Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification to the EEA Agreement: A specific annex to the EEA Agreement that deals with technical regulations, standards, testing and certification.
Commission Implementing Regulation EU 2019/760: A specific regulation by the European Commission regarding the authorization of placing Yarrowia lipolytica yeast biomass on the market as novel food.
Regulation EU 2015/2283: Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning novel foods.
Commission Implementing Regulation EU 2017/2470: A specific regulation by the European Commission, which is being amended by Commission Implementing Regulation EU 2019/760.
Liechtenstein: A country to which specific clauses regarding foodstuffs within the EEA Agreement do not apply under certain conditions.
Brussels: The city where the EEA Joint Committee decision was made.
5.1.2023 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 4/37
DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 223/2019
of 27 September 2019
amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement
[2023/28]
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) 2019/760 of 13 May 2019 authorising the placing on the market of
Yarrowia lipolytica yeast biomass as a novel food under Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 of the European Parliament and
of the Council and amending Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470(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
Chapter XII of Annex II to the EEA Agreement shall be amended as follows:
1. The following indent is added in point 124b (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470):
‘— 32019 R 0760: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/760 of 13 May 2019(OJ L 125, 14.5.2019,
p. 13).’
2. The following point is inserted after point 165 (Commission Regulation (EU) 2019/651):
‘166. 32019 R 0760: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/760 of 13 May 2019authorising the placing
on the market of Yarrowia lipolytica yeast biomass as a novel food under Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 of the
European Parliament and of the Council and amending Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470
(OJ L 125, 14.5.2019, p. 13).’
Article 2
The text of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/760 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(*).
(1) OJ L 125, 14.5.2019, p. 13.
(*) No constitutional requirements indicated.L 4/38 EN Official Journal of the European Union 5.1.2023
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, 27 September 2019.
For the EEA Joint Committee
The President
Gunnar PÁLSSON