Date: 2023-06-29Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 296/2022 of 9 December 2022 amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2023/1238]
## Policy Summary: EEA Joint Committee Decision No. 296/2022
This decision, adopted by the EEA Joint Committee on December 9, 2022, amends Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement. The amendment incorporates two key pieces of EU legislation into the EEA Agreement:
1. **Commission Regulation (EU) 2021/1917:** This regulation amends Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1334/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council, specifically regarding the inclusion of "24-methylphenoxy-N-[1H-pyrazol-3-yl]-N-[thiophen-2-ylmethyl]acetamide" in the Union list of flavourings. (OJ L 389, 4.11.2021, p. 15).
2. **Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/120:** This decision amends Decision 2002/840/EC, which adopts the list of approved facilities in third countries for the irradiation of foods. (OJ L 19, 28.1.2022, p. 72).
The decision stipulates that the texts of Regulation (EU) 2021/1917 and Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/120 in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages will be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union and shall be authentic.
**Exclusion:** This decision does not apply to Liechtenstein, contingent on the extension of the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products to Liechtenstein, as outlined in Chapter XII of Annex II to the EEA Agreement.
**Entry into Force:** The decision entered into force on December 10, 2022, provided that all notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made.
**Publication:** The decision was 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 Regulation EU 2021/1917: A European Union regulation amending Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1334/2008 regarding flavorings, to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.
Regulation EC No 1334/2008: Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council regarding flavorings.
Commission Implementing Decision EU 2022/120: A European Union implementing decision amending Decision 2002/840/EC regarding approved facilities for food irradiation in third countries, to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.
Decision 2002/840/EC: A decision adopting the list of approved facilities in third countries for the irradiation of foods.
Liechtenstein: A country to which legislation regarding 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.
Brussels: The city where the EEA Joint Committee decision was made.
L 164/14 EN Official Journal of the European Union 29.6.2023
DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 296/2022
of 9 December 2022
amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement
[2023/1238]
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) 2021/1917 of 3 November 2021 amending Annex I to Regulation (EC)
No 1334/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the inclusion of 2-(4-methylphenoxy)-N-
(1H-pyrazol-3-yl)-N-(thiophen-2-ylmethyl)acetamide in the Union list of flavourings(1) is to be incorporated into
the EEA Agreement.
(2) Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/120 of 26 January 2022 amending Decision 2002/840/EC
adopting the list of approved facilities in third countries for the irradiation of foods(2)is to be incorporated into the
EEA Agreement.
(3) 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.
(4) 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 shall be amended as follows:
1. The following indent is added in point 54zze (Commission Decision 2002/840/EC):
‘— 32022 D 0120: Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/120 of 26 January 2022(OJ L 19, 28.1.2022,
p. 72).’
2. The following indent is added in point 54zzzzs (Regulation (EC) No 1334/2008 of the European Parliament and of the
Council):
‘— 32021 R 1917: Commission Regulation (EU) 2021/1917 of 3 November 2021(OJ L 389, 4.11.2021, p. 15).’
Article 2
The texts of Regulation (EU) 2021/1917 and Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/120 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*.
(1) OJ L 389, 4.11.2021, p. 15.
(2) OJ L 19, 28.1.2022, p. 72.
* No constitutional requirements indicated.29.6.2023 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 164/15
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, 9 December 2022.
For the EEA Joint Committee
The President
Kristján Andri STEFÁNSSON