Date: 2023-09-28Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 240/2020 of 30 December 2020 amending Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) and Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2023/2042]
**Policy Summary:**
EEA Joint Committee Decision No. 240/2020, adopted on December 30, 2020, amends Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) and Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (EEA). This decision incorporates Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/2190 into the EEA Agreement. Regulation (EU) 2020/2190 amends Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2124 regarding official controls at border control posts where goods leave the Union, as well as certain provisions on transit and transhipment. The amendments are detailed in Article 1 for Annex I and Article 2 for Annex II. This Decision does not apply to Liechtenstein due to 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 Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/2190 will be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union. The Decision entered into force on December 30, 2020, following the completion of notifications 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.
Commission Delegated Regulation EU 2020/2190: A European Union regulation amending Delegated Regulation EU 2019/2124 regarding official controls at border control posts.
Commission Delegated Regulation EU 2019/2124: A European Union regulation related to official controls at border control posts.
Liechtenstein: A country to which certain aspects of the legislation do not apply under specific conditions.
Swiss Confederation: A country that has an agreement with the European Community on trade in agricultural products, affecting Liechtenstein.
Brussels: The city where the EEA Joint Committee decision was made.
Sabine Monauni: The President of the EEA Joint Committee.
28.9.2023 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 240/123
DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 240/2020
of 30 December 2020
amending Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) and Annex II (Technical regulations,
standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2023/2042]
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 Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/2190 of 29 October 2020 amending Delegated Regulation
(EU) 2019/2124 as regards official controls at the border control post where goods leave the Union and certain
provisions on transit and transhipment(1)is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.
(2) This Decision concerns legislation regarding veterinary matters, feedingstuffs and foodstuffs. Legislation regarding
veterinary matters, feedingstuffs and 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 sectoral adaptations to Annex I and the introduction to Chapter XII of
Annex II to the EEA Agreement. This Decision is therefore not to apply to Liechtenstein.
(3) Annexes I and II to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The following is added in points 11bw (Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2124) in Part 1.1 of Chapter I
and 31qw (Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2124) of Chapter II of Annex I to the EEA Agreement:
‘, as amended by:
— 32020 R 2190: Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/2190 of 29 October 2020(OJ L 434, 23.12.2020, p. 3).’
Article 2
The following is added in point 164w (Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2124) of Chapter XII of Annex II to
the EEA Agreement:
‘, as amended by:
— 32020 R 2190: Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/2190 of 29 October 2020(OJ L 434, 23.12.2020, p. 3).’
Article 3
The text of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/2190 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 434, 23.12.2020, p. 3.L 240/124 EN Official Journal of the European Union 28.9.2023
Article 4
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 5
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.