Date: 2023-06-29Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 297/2022 of 9 December 2022 amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2023/1239]
## Policy Summary: EEA Joint Committee Decision No. 297/2022
This decision, enacted 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 Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/685 into the EEA Agreement.
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/685, published in the Official Journal of the European Union (OJ L 126, 29.4.2022, p. 14), amends Regulation (EC) No 333/2007, specifically concerning sampling requirements for fish and terrestrial animals.
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.
The authentic Icelandic and Norwegian language texts of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/685 will be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Decision entered into force on December 10, 2022, pending completion of 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 amending the EEA Agreement.
EEA Agreement: The Agreement on the European Economic Area, which extends the EU's single market to Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway.
Annex II to the EEA Agreement: A part of the EEA Agreement that lists technical regulations, standards, testing, and certification.
Commission Implementing Regulation EU 2022/685: A European Union regulation amending Regulation EC No 333/2007 regarding sampling requirements for fish and terrestrial animals.
Regulation EC No 333/2007: A European Community regulation concerning sampling requirements.
Liechtenstein: A European country to which the legislation regarding foodstuffs shall not apply based on an agreement with the Swiss Confederation.
European Union: A political and economic union of European countries.
Brussels: The city in Belgium where the decision was made.
L 164/16 EN Official Journal of the European Union 29.6.2023
DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 297/2022
of 9 December 2022
amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement
[2023/1239]
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) 2022/685 of 28 April 2022amending Regulation (EC) No 333/2007 as
regards the sampling requirements for fish and terrestrial animals(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 54zzzp (Commission Regulation (EC) No 333/2007) of Chapter XII of Annex II to
the EEA Agreement:
‘— 32022 R 0685: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/685 of 28 April 2022 (OJ L 126, 29.4.2022,
p. 14).’
Article 2
The text of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/685 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 126, 29.4.2022, p. 14.
* No constitutional requirements indicated.29.6.2023 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 164/17
Done at Brussels, 9 December 2022.
For the EEA Joint Committee
The President
Kristján Andri STEFÁNSSON