Date: 2026-02-12Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 226/2025 of 24 October 2025 amending Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) to the EEA Agreement [2026/212]
**Executive Summary**
This document outlines Decision No. 226/2025 of the EEA Joint Committee, dated 24 October 2025, which amends Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) to the EEA Agreement. The decision incorporates Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1401 into the EEA Agreement. The decision comes into force on 25 October 2025.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Amendment to Annex I:**
* Point 13r is added to Part 1.1 of Chapter I of Annex I to the EEA Agreement.
* The added indent is Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1401 of 14 July 2025.
* **Language Authenticity:**
* The text of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1401 in Icelandic and Norwegian will be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union and shall be authentic.
* **Entry into Force:**
* The Decision enters into force on 25 October 2025, provided all notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made.
* **Publication:**
* The Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of the European Union.
**Impact Analysis**
**EEA Member States**
* **Impact**
* Must incorporate Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1401 into their national legislation regarding veterinary and phytosanitary matters, specifically relating to disease-free status, eradication programs, and disease listings.
* **Action Required**
* Review and implement the provisions of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1401.
**Iceland**
* **Impact**
* Legislation regarding live animals other than fish and aquaculture animals shall not apply to Iceland
* **Action Required**
* No action required.
**Liechtenstein**
* **Impact**
* 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
* **Action Required**
* No action required.
Key Entities Referenced
EEA Agreement: The Agreement on the European Economic Area.
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1401: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1401 of 14 July 2025 amending Annexes I, VIII, XI, XV, XVI and XVII to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/620 as regards the approval or withdrawal of the disease-free status of certain Member States.
Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters): Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) to the EEA Agreement.
EEA Joint Committee: The entity issuing the decision, responsible for the EEA Agreement.
Brussels: Location where the decision was made
Official Journal EN
of the European Union L series
2026/212 12.2.2026
DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEENo 226/2025
of 24 October 2025
amending Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) to the EEA Agreement [2026/212]
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) 2025/1401 of 14 July 2025 amending Annexes I, VIII, XI, XV, XVI and
XVII to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/620 as regards the approval or withdrawal of the disease-free status of
certain Member States, zones or compartments thereof as regards certain listed diseases and the approval of
eradication programmes for certain listed diseases(1)is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.
(2) 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.
(3) 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.
(4) Annex I to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The following indent is added in point 13r (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/620) in Part 1.1 of Chapter I
of Annex I to the EEA Agreement:
‘— 32025 R 1401: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1401 of 14 July 2025 (OJ L, 2025/1401, 15.7.2025).’
Article 2
The text of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1401 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 25 October 2025, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA
Agreement have been made(*).
(1) OJ L, 2025/1401, 15.7.2025, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2025/1401/oj.
(*) No constitutional requirements indicated.
ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2026/212/oj 1/2EN
OJ L, 12.2.2026
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, 24 October 2025.
For the EEA Joint Committee
The President
Stefán Haukur JÓHANNESSON
2/2 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2026/212/oj