Date: 2023-06-29Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 299/2022 of 9 December 2022 amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2023/1241]
**Policy Summary:**
EEA Joint Committee Decision No. 299/2022, dated December 9, 2022, amends Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (EEA). The decision incorporates Commission Regulation (EU) 2022/141 of January 21, 2022, which modifies Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 regarding the use of sodium carbonates (E 500) and potassium carbonates (E 501) in unprocessed cephalopods, into the EEA Agreement. This decision will 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 amendment adds the following indent to point 54zzzzr of Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 within Chapter XII of Annex II to the EEA Agreement: "32022 R 0141: Commission Regulation (EU) 2022/141 of 21 January 2022 (OJ L 23, 2.2.2022, p. 22)." The authentic texts of Regulation (EU) 2022/141 in Icelandic and Norwegian will be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union. The decision entered into force on December 10, 2022, following the completion of notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement. 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 governing body responsible for decisions related to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (EEA).
EEA Agreement: Agreement on the European Economic Area
Regulation EU 2022/141: Commission Regulation (EU) 2022/141 of 21 January 2022 amending Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the use of sodium carbonates (E 500) and potassium carbonates (E 501) in unprocessed cephalopods
Regulation EC No 1333/2008: Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on food additives.
Liechtenstein: A country in Europe to which the 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 to Liechtenstein.
Swiss Confederation: Signatory to an agreement with the European Community on trade in agricultural products, impacting Liechtenstein's obligations under the EEA Agreement.
Brussels: The city in Belgium where the Decision of the EEA Joint Committee was made.
Iceland: One of the countries for which the text of Regulation EU 2022/141 needs to be translated.
Norway: One of the countries for which the text of Regulation EU 2022/141 needs to be translated.
L 164/20 EN Official Journal of the European Union 29.6.2023
DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 299/2022
of 9 December 2022
amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement
[2023/1241]
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) 2022/141 of 21 January 2022amending Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008
of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the use of sodium carbonates (E 500) and potassium
carbonates (E 501) in unprocessed cephalopods(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 54zzzzr (Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the
Council) of Chapter XII of Annex II to the EEA Agreement:
‘— 32022 R 0141: Commission Regulation (EU) 2022/141 of 21 January 2022(OJ L 23, 2.2.2022, p. 22).’
Article 2
The text of Regulation (EU) 2022/141 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 23, 2.2.2022, p. 22.
* No constitutional requirements indicated.29.6.2023 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 164/21
Done at Brussels, 9 December 2022.
For the EEA Joint Committee
The President
Kristján Andri STEFÁNSSON