Date: 2026-02-12Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 233/2025 of 24 October 2025 amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2026/224]
**Executive Summary**
This is a Decision (No 233/2025) of the EEA Joint Committee, dated 24 October 2025, amending Annex II to the EEA Agreement concerning technical regulations, standards, testing, and certification. It incorporates several Commission Implementing Regulations regarding novel foods. The decision enters into force on 25 October 2025, pending notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Amendment to Annex II:** Chapter XII of Annex II to the EEA Agreement is amended.
* **Addition to Point 124b:** The following are added to point 124b concerning Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470:
* 32025 R 0682: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/682 of 8 April 2025 regarding partially defatted rapeseed powder.
* 32025 R 0688: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/688 of 9 April 2025 regarding Schizochytrium sp. (FCC-3204) oil.
* 32025 R 0691: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/691 of 9 April 2025.
* **Insertion after Point 265:** The following is inserted after point 265 concerning Commission Regulation (EU) 2025/350:
* '266. 32025 R 0691: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/691 of 9 April 2025 authorising the placing on the market of vitamin D₂ mushroom powder.
* **Authentic Texts:** The Icelandic and Norwegian language versions of Implementing Regulations (EU) 2025/682, 2025/688, and 2025/691 are deemed authentic.
**Impact Analysis**
**EEA Member States (excluding Liechtenstein)**
* **Impact:** The technical regulations related to novel foods are updated within the EEA Agreement, affecting food producers, distributors, and consumers.
* **Action Required:** Ensure compliance with the incorporated Commission Implementing Regulations regarding partially defatted rapeseed powder, Schizochytrium sp. (FCC-3204) oil, and vitamin D₂ mushroom powder.
**Liechtenstein**
* **Impact:** This decision does not apply to Liechtenstein as long as the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products is extended to Liechtenstein.
* **Action Required:** Monitor the status of the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products to determine if and when this decision will become applicable.
Key Entities Referenced
EEA Agreement: The Agreement on the European Economic Area, amended by this decision.
Annex II to the EEA Agreement: Specifically the section on Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification.
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470: Underlying regulation amended by other implementing regulations.
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/682: Regulation amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470 regarding partially defatted rapeseed powder.
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/691: Regulation amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470, authorizing placing on the market of vitamin D₂ mushroom powder.
Official Journal EN
of the European Union L series
2026/224 12.2.2026
DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEENo 233/2025
of 24 October 2025
amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the
EEA Agreement [2026/224]
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) 2025/682 of 8 April 2025 amending Implementing Regulation
(EU) 2017/2470 as regards the specifications of the novel food partially defatted rapeseed powder from Brassica rapa
L. and Brassica napusL.(1)is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.
(2) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/688 of 9 April 2025 amending Implementing Regulation
(EU) 2017/2470 as regards the conditions of use of the novel food Schizochytrium sp. (FCC-3204) oil(2) is to be
incorporated into the EEA Agreement.
(3) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/691 of 9 April 2025 authorising the placing on the market of
vitamin D mushroom powder as a novel food and amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470(3)is to be
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incorporated into the EEA Agreement.
(4) 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.
(5) 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 is amended as follows:
1. The following indents are added in point 124b (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470):
‘— 32025 R 0682: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/682 of 8 April 2025 (OJ L, 2025/682,
9.4.2025),
— 32025 R 0688: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/688 of 9 April 2025 (OJ L, 2025/688,
10.4.2025),
— 32025 R 0691: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/691 of 9 April 2025 (OJ L, 2025/691,
10.4.2025).’
2. The following point is inserted after point 265 (Commission Regulation (EU) 2025/350):
‘266. 32025 R 0691: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/691 of 9 April 2025 authorising the
placing on the market of vitamin D mushroom powder as a novel food and amending Implementing
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Regulation (EU) 2017/2470 (OJ L, 2025/691, 10.4.2025).’
(1) OJ L, 2025/682, 9.4.2025, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2025/682/oj.
(2) OJ L, 2025/688, 10.4.2025, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2025/688/oj.
(3) OJ L, 2025/691, 10.4.2025, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2025/691/oj.
ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2026/224/oj 1/2EN
OJ L, 12.2.2026
Article 2
The texts of Implementing Regulations (EU) 2025/682, (EU) 2025/688 and (EU) 2025/691 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(*).
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
(*) No constitutional requirements indicated.
2/2 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2026/224/oj