Date: 2023-06-29Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 295/2022 of 9 December 2022 amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2023/1237]
**Policy Summary:**
EEA Joint Committee Decision No. 295/2022, dated 9 December 2022, amends Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement. The decision incorporates Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/2238 of 22 August 2022, which itself amends Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/2306. The amendment pertains to transitional provisions for certificates of inspection and extracts thereof, specifically addressing certificates of inspection issued in Ukraine, related to foodstuffs. This decision does not apply to Liechtenstein due to the existing agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products. The amendment is reflected by adding "32022 R 2238: Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/2238 of 22 August 2022 (OJ L 294, 15.11.2022, p. 3)" to point 54bb of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/2306 of Chapter XII of Annex II to the EEA Agreement. The Icelandic and Norwegian language versions of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/2238 will be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union and are considered authentic. The decision entered into force on 10 December 2022, following the completion of notifications 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 amending the EEA Agreement.
EEA Agreement: Agreement on the European Economic Area
Article 98: Article of the EEA Agreement related to amending the agreement.
Commission Delegated Regulation EU 2022/2238: A regulation amending Delegated Regulation EU 2021/2306 regarding transitional provisions for certificates of inspection and extracts thereof, and for certificates of inspection issued in Ukraine.
Delegated Regulation EU 2021/2306: A European Union regulation related to certificates of inspection.
Ukraine: Country for which transitional provisions for certificates of inspection are being amended.
Liechtenstein: A country to which legislation regarding foodstuffs shall not apply under certain conditions.
Swiss Confederation: Related to the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products
L 164/12 EN Official Journal of the European Union 29.6.2023
DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 295/2022
of 9 December 2022
amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement
[2023/1237]
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) 2022/2238 of 22 August 2022 amending Delegated Regulation
(EU) 2021/2306 as regards the transitional provisions for certificates of inspection and extracts thereof and as
regards the transitional provisions for certificates of inspection issued in Ukraine(1)is to be incorporated into the
EEA Agreement.
(2) 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.
(3) Annex II to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The following indent is added in point 54bb (Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/2306) of Chapter XII of Annex
II to the EEA Agreement:
‘- 32022 R 2238: Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/2238 of 22 August 2022(OJ L 294, 15.11.2022, p. 3).’
Article 2
The text of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/2238 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 10 December 2022, 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.
(1) OJ L 294, 15.11.2022, p. 3.
* No constitutional requirements indicated.29.6.2023 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 164/13
Done at Brussels, 9 December 2022.
For the EEA Joint Committee
The President
Kristján Andri STEFÁNSSON