Date: 2023-06-29Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 292/2022 of 9 December 2022 amending Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) and Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2023/1234]
## Policy Summary: EEA Joint Committee Decision No. 292/2022
This decision, adopted by the EEA Joint Committee on December 9, 2022, 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). The amendment incorporates Commission Regulation (EU) 2022/78 into the EEA Agreement.
Commission Regulation (EU) 2022/78 of January 19, 2022, modifies Annexes II and III to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning maximum residue levels (MRLs) for dazomet, hexythiazox, metam, and methylisothiocyanate in or on specific products.
This 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, as outlined in the sectoral adaptations to Annex I and the introduction to Chapter XII of Annex II to the EEA Agreement.
The decision adds an indent referring to Commission Regulation (EU) 2022/78 (OJ L 13, 20.1.2022, p. 5) to point 40 of Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 in Chapter II of Annex I and to point 54zzy of Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 in Chapter XII of Annex II to the EEA Agreement.
The authentic text of Regulation (EU) 2022/78 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 December 10, 2022, conditional upon the completion of all notifications required under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement. 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 decision-making body responsible for adopting decisions related to the European Economic Area (EEA) Agreement.
EEA Agreement: The Agreement on the European Economic Area, which extends the EU's single market to Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway.
Regulation EU 2022/78: Commission Regulation (EU) 2022/78 of 19 January 2022 amending Annexes II and III to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards maximum residue levels for dazomet, hexythiazox, metam and methylisothiocyanate in or on certain products.
Regulation EC No 396/2005: Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council on maximum residue levels of pesticides in or on food and feed of plant and animal origin.
Liechtenstein: A European country to which the legislation regarding feedingstuffs and foodstuffs shall not apply as long as the application of the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products is extended.
Iceland: One of the countries to which the EU's single market is extended via the EEA Agreement.
Norway: One of the countries to which the EU's single market is extended via the EEA Agreement.
Brussels: The location where the decision was made.
L 164/6 EN Official Journal of the European Union 29.6.2023
DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 292/2022
of 9 December 2022
amending Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) and Annex II (Technical regulations,
standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2023/1234]
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 Regulation (EU) 2022/78 of 19 January 2022 amending Annexes II and III to Regulation (EC)
No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards maximum residue levels for dazomet,
hexythiazox, metam and methylisothiocyanate in or on certain products(1) is to be incorporated into the EEA
Agreement.
(2) This Decision concerns legislation regarding feedingstuffs and foodstuffs. Legislation regarding 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 indent is added in point 40 (Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council) of
Chapter II of Annex I to the EEA Agreement:
‘— 32022 R 0078: Commission Regulation (EU) 2022/78 of 19 January 2022(OJ L 13, 20.1.2022, p. 5).’
Article 2
The following indent is added in point 54zzy (Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the
Council) of Chapter XII of Annex II to the EEA Agreement:
‘— 32022 R 0078: Commission Regulation (EU) 2022/78 of 19 January 2022(OJ L 13, 20.1.2022, p. 5).’
Article 3
The text of Regulation (EU) 2022/78 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 4
This Decision shall enter into force on 10 December 2022, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the
EEA Agreement have been made*.
(1) OJ L 13, 20.1.2022, p. 5.
* No constitutional requirements indicated.29.6.2023 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 164/7
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, 9 December 2022.
For the EEA Joint Committee
The President
Kristján Andri STEFÁNSSON