Date: 2023-06-29Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 300/2022 of 9 December 2022 amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2023/1242]
Executive Summary:
This EEA Joint Committee Decision No. 300/2022 amends Annex II to the EEA Agreement to incorporate Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/741 regarding coordinated multiannual control programs for pesticide residue levels in food. It also repeals Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/601, effective September 1, 2023. This decision does not apply to Liechtenstein.
Key Points / Main Content:
* **Incorporation of Regulation (EU) 2022/741:**
* Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/741 is inserted into Chapter XII of Annex II to the EEA Agreement after point 213.
* This regulation concerns a coordinated multiannual control program of the Union for 2023, 2024, and 2025 to ensure compliance with maximum residue levels of pesticides and assess consumer exposure.
* Specific adaptations for Iceland (IS) and Norway (NO) are added to Annex II, point 5.
* **Repeal of Regulation (EU) 2021/601:**
* Point 196, regarding Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/601, is deleted from Chapter XII of Annex II, effective September 1, 2023.
* **Authentic Texts:**
* The Icelandic and Norwegian language versions of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/741 will be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union and are authentic.
* **Entry into Force and Publication:**
* The Decision entered into force on December 10, 2022, following notification 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.
Impact Analysis:
* **EEA Member States (excluding Liechtenstein):**
* *Impact:* Required to integrate and enforce the provisions of Regulation (EU) 2022/741 concerning pesticide residue controls.
* *Action Required:* Update national regulations and control programs to align with Regulation (EU) 2022/741 and repeal the previous regulation (EU) 2021/601 by September 1, 2023.
* **European Commission:**
* *Impact:* Responsible for monitoring the implementation of Regulation (EU) 2022/741 within the EEA and ensuring compliance.
* *Action Required:* Publish the authentic Icelandic and Norwegian language versions of the regulation in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal.
* **Food Producers and Distributors (within the EEA):**
* *Impact:* Subject to the multiannual control program for pesticide residue levels, ensuring compliance with maximum residue levels.
* *Action Required:* Ensure their products meet the requirements of Regulation (EU) 2022/741 regarding pesticide residue levels.
Key Entities Referenced
EEA Joint Committee: The decision-making body responsible for amending Annex II to the EEA Agreement.
EEA Agreement: The Agreement on the European Economic Area.
Annex II to the EEA Agreement: A section of the EEA Agreement concerning technical regulations, standards, testing, and certification.
Commission Implementing Regulation EU 2022/741: A regulation concerning a coordinated multiannual control programme of the Union for 2023, 2024 and 2025 to ensure compliance with maximum residue levels of pesticides.
Commission Implementing Regulation EU 2021/601: A regulation that is repealed and replaced by Commission Implementing Regulation EU 2022/741 regarding pesticide residue levels. It was previously incorporated into the EEA Agreement.
Liechtenstein: A country to which legislation regarding foodstuffs shall not apply under specific conditions related to an agreement with the Swiss Confederation.
European Union: Political and economic union of European countries.
Brussels: The city where the decision was made by the EEA Joint Committee.
L 164/22 EN Official Journal of the European Union 29.6.2023
DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 300/2022
of 9 December 2022
amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement
[2023/1242]
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) 2022/741 of 13 May 2022 concerning a coordinated multiannual
control programme of the Union for 2023, 2024 and 2025 to ensure compliance with maximum residue levels of
pesticides and to assess the consumer exposure to pesticide residues in and on food of plant and animal origin and
repealing Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/601(1)is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.
(2) Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/741 repeals, with effect from 1 September 2023, Commission Implementing
Regulation (EU) 2021/601(2), which is incorporated into the EEA Agreement and which is consequently to be
repealed under the EEA Agreement with effect from 1 September 2023.
(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 is inserted after point 213 (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/196):
‘214. 32022 R 0741: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/741 of 13 May 2022 concerning a
coordinated multiannual control programme of the Union for 2023, 2024 and 2025 to ensure compliance with
maximum residue levels of pesticides and to assess the consumer exposure to pesticide residues in and on food of
plant and animal origin and repealing Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/601 (OJ L 137, 16.5.2022, p. 12).
The provisions of the Regulation shall, for the purposes of this Agreement, be read with the following adaptation:
The following shall be added to the table in point (5) of Annex II:
“IS 12
NO 12”’
(1) OJ L 137, 16.5.2022, p. 12.
(2) OJ L 127, 14.4.2021, p. 29.29.6.2023 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 164/23
2. The text of point 196 (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/601) shall be deleted with effect from
1 September 2023.
Article 2
The text of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/741 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.
Done at Brussels, 9 December 2022.
For the EEA Joint Committee
The President
Kristján Andri STEFÁNSSON
* No constitutional requirements indicated.