Date: 2023-09-28Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 238/2020 of 30 December 2020 amending Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) to the EEA Agreement [2023/2040]
**Policy Summary:**
EEA Joint Committee Decision No. 238/2020, adopted on December 30, 2020, amends Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (EEA). This decision incorporates two key pieces of EU legislation into the EEA Agreement: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/2202, which amends Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1251/2008 concerning the list of third countries authorized for the import of aquaculture animals into the EU, specifically regarding the United Kingdom and the Crown Dependencies; and Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2020/2212, which amends the Annex to Decision 2007/453/EC regarding the BSE (Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy) status of the United Kingdom and the Crown Dependency of Jersey. The decision does not apply to Liechtenstein, contingent upon the extension of the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products to Liechtenstein. The authentic Icelandic and Norwegian language texts of the incorporated regulations will be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union. This Decision entered into force on December 30, 2020, pending notification under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement and 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 decision-making body responsible for amending the EEA Agreement.
EEA Agreement: The Agreement on the European Economic Area.
European Union: A political and economic union of member states located primarily in Europe.
Commission Implementing Regulation EU 2020/2202: A regulation amending Annex III to Regulation EC No 1251/2008 regarding the entries for the United Kingdom and the Crown Dependencies.
Commission Implementing Decision EU 2020/2212: A decision amending the Annex to Decision 2007/453/EC regarding the BSE status of the United Kingdom and the Crown Dependency of Jersey.
United Kingdom: A country in Europe, formerly part of the European Union, mentioned in the context of veterinary and phytosanitary matters.
Liechtenstein: A country in Europe to which legislation regarding veterinary matters shall not apply.
Brussels: The city where the decision was made.
28.9.2023 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 240/119
DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 238/2020
of 30 December 2020
amending Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) to the EEA Agreement [2023/2040]
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) 2020/2202 of 22 December 2020amending Annex III to Regulation
(EC) No 1251/2008 as regards the entries for the United Kingdom and the Crown Dependencies in the list of third
countries, territories, zones or compartments authorised for the import into the European Union of consignments
of aquaculture animals(1)is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.
(2) Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2020/2212 of 22 December 2020 amending the Annex to
Decision 2007/453/EC as regards the BSE status of the United Kingdom and the Crown Dependency of Jersey(2)is
to be incorporated into 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
Chapter I of Annex I to the EEA Agreement shall be amended as follows:
1. The following indent is added in point 86 (Commission Regulation (EC) No 1251/2008) in Part 4.2:
‘— 32020 R 2202: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/2202 of 22 December 2020 (OJ L 438,
28.12.2020, p. 1).’
2. The following indent is added in point 49 (Commission Decision 2007/453/EC) in Part 7.2:
‘— 32020 D 2212: Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2020/2212 of 22 December 2020 (OJ L 438,
28.12.2020, p. 44).’
Article 2
The texts of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/2202 and Implementing Decision (EU) 2020/2212 in the Icelandic and
Norwegian languages, to be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union, shall be authentic.
(1) OJ L 438, 28.12.2020, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 438, 28.12.2020, p. 44.L 240/120 EN Official Journal of the European Union 28.9.2023
Article 3
This Decision shall enter into force on 30 December 2020, 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, 30 December 2020.
For the EEA Joint Committee
The President
Sabine MONAUNI
* No constitutional requirements indicated.