Date: 2022-06-30Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 32/2022 of 4 February 2022 amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2022/1080]
**Summary:**
EEA Joint Committee Decision No. 32/2022, dated 4 February 2022, amends Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement. The decision incorporates Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/642 of 30 October 2020, which amends Annex III to Regulation (EU) 2018/848 of the European Parliament and of the Council regarding information on the labeling of organic products, into the EEA Agreement.
Article 1 of the Decision adds "32021 R 0642: Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/642 of 30 October 2020 (OJ L 133, 20.4.2021, p. 1)" to point 54b (Regulation (EU) 2018/848 of the European Parliament and of the Council) of Chapter XII of Annex II to the EEA Agreement.
Article 2 stipulates that the Icelandic and Norwegian language texts of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/642 will be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union and shall be authentic.
Article 3 states that the Decision entered into force on 5 February 2022, contingent upon completion of notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement, or on the entry into force of Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 31/2022 of 4 February 2022, whichever was later.
Article 4 mandates publication of the Decision in the EEA Section of, and the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of the European Union.
Notably, the legislation regarding foodstuffs, as outlined in this Decision, does not apply to Liechtenstein, contingent upon the extension of the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products to Liechtenstein, as detailed in the introduction to Chapter XII of Annex II to the EEA Agreement.
Key Entities Referenced
EEA Joint Committee: The governing body responsible for decisions related to the European Economic Area (EEA) Agreement.
EEA Agreement: The Agreement on the European Economic Area.
Liechtenstein: A country in Europe to which certain legislation regarding foodstuffs does not apply under specific conditions related to trade in agricultural products with the Swiss Confederation.
European Parliament: One of the legislative bodies of the European Union.
Council of the European Union: A legislative body of the European Union
Commission Delegated Regulation EU 2021/642: A delegated regulation of the European Union amending Annex III to Regulation EU 2018/848 regarding information on the labelling of organic products.
Regulation EU 2018/848: A regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards certain information to be provided on the labelling of organic products.
Brussels: The city where the decision was made.
30.6.2022 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 175/51
DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 32/2022
of 4 February 2022
amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement
[2022/1080]
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) 2021/642 of 30 October 2020 amending Annex III to Regulation (EU)
2018/848 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards certain information to be provided on the
labelling of organic products(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 is added in point 54b (Regulation (EU) 2018/848 of the European Parliament and of the Council) of Chapter
XII of Annex II to the EEA Agreement:
‘, as amended by:
— 32021 R 0642: Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/642 of 30 October 2020(OJ L 133, 20.4.2021, p. 1).’.
Article 2
The text of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/642 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 5 February 2022, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA
Agreement have been made*, or on the day of the entry into force of Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 31/2022 of
4 February 2022(2), whichever is the later.
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 133, 20.4.2021, p. 1.
(*) No constitutional requirements indicated.
(2) See page 49 of this Official Journal.L 175/52 EN Official Journal of the European Union 30.6.2022
Done at Brussels, 4 February 2022.
For the EEA Joint Committee
The President
Nicolas VON LINGEN