**Summary:**
EEA Joint Committee Decision No. 69/2020, dated 12 June 2020, amends Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) to the EEA Agreement. The decision incorporates Commission Regulation (EU) 2019/1869 of 7 November 2019 into the EEA Agreement, which pertains to the amendment and correction of Annex I to Directive 2002/32/EC regarding maximum levels for certain undesirable substances in animal feed. This legislation regarding feedingstuffs will 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 specified in the sectoral adaptations to Annex I to the EEA Agreement. The amendment adds the following indent to point 33 (Directive 2002/32/EC) of Chapter II of Annex I to the EEA Agreement: "32019 R 1869: Commission Regulation (EU) 2019/1869 of 7 November 2019 (OJ L 289, 8.11.2019, p. 32)." The Icelandic and Norwegian language versions of Regulation (EU) 2019/1869 will be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union and are considered authentic. The decision entered into force on 13 June 2020, following the completion of all notifications required 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: The Agreement on the European Economic Area, which extends the EU's single market to Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway.
Commission Regulation EU 2019/1869: A European Union regulation amending Annex I to Directive 2002/32/EC regarding maximum levels for certain undesirable substances in animal feed.
Directive 2002/32/EC: A directive of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards undesirable substances in animal feed.
European Parliament: The directly elected parliamentary institution of the European Union.
Council of the European Union: A body composed of government ministers from each EU member state.
Liechtenstein: A country in Europe to which legislation regarding feedingstuffs shall not apply as long as the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products is extended.
Brussels: The de facto capital city of the European Union, where the decision was made.
16.3.2023 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 78/3
DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 69/2020
of 12 June 2020
amending Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) to the EEA Agreement [2023/518]
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) 2019/1869 of 7 November 2019 amending and correcting Annex I to
Directive 2002/32/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards maximum levels for certain
undesirable substances in animal feed(1)is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.
(2) This Decision concerns legislation regarding feedingstuffs. Legislation regarding feedingstuffs 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 sectoral adaptations
to Annex I to the EEA Agreement. This Decision is therefore not to apply to Liechtenstein.
(3) Annex I to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The following indent is added in point 33 (Directive 2002/32/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council) of Chapter
II of Annex I to the EEA Agreement:
‘– 32019 R 1869: Commission Regulation (EU) 2019/1869 of 7 November 2019(OJ L 289, 8.11.2019, p. 32).’
Article 2
The text of Regulation (EU) 2019/1869 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 13 June 2020, 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 289, 8.11.2019, p. 32.
(*) No constitutional requirements indicated.L 78/4 EN Official Journal of the European Union 16.3.2023
Done at Brussels, 12 June 2020.
For the EEA Joint Committee
The President
Clara GANSLANDT