Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 344/2023 of 8 December 2023 amending Protocol 47 to the EEA Agreement, on the abolition of technical barriers to trade in wine [2024/1461]

Official Journal EN of the European Union L series 2024/1461 13.6.2024 DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 344/2023 of 8 December 2023 amending Protocol 47 to the EEA Agreement, on the abolition of technical barriers to trade in wine [2024/1461] 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) 2023/1327 of 23 June 2023conferring protection under Article 99 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the name ‘Canelli’ (PDO)(1)is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(2) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1418 of 30 June 2023conferring protection under Article 99 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the name ‘Pic Saint-Loup’

(PDO)(2)is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(3) This Decision concerns legislation regarding wine. Legislation regarding wine 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 seventh paragraph of the introduction to Protocol 47 to the EEA Agreement. This Decision is therefore not to apply to Liechtenstein.

(4) Protocol 47 to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1 The following points are inserted after point 8v (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/2485) of Appendix I to Protocol 47 to the EEA Agreement: ‘8w. 32023 R 1327: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1327 of 23 June 2023 conferring protection under Article 99 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the name ‘Canelli’ (PDO) (OJ L 166, 30.6.2023, p. 62).

8x. 32023 R 1418: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1418 of 30 June 2023 conferring protection under Article 99 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the name ‘Pic Saint-Loup’ (PDO) (OJ L 174, 7.7.2023, p. 1).’ Article 2 The texts of Implementing Regulations (EU) 2023/1327 and (EU) 2023/1418 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 9 December 2023, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made(*).

(1) OJ L 166, 30.6.2023, p. 62.

(2) OJ L 174, 7.7.2023, p. 1. (*) No constitutional requirements indicated.

ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2024/1461/oj 1/2EN OJ L, 13.6.2024 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, 8 December 2023.

For the EEA Joint Committee The President Pascal SCHAFHAUSER 2/2 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2024/1461/oj