Date: 2023-03-16Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 88/2020 of 18 June 2020 amending Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) and Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2023/537]
**Policy Summary: EEA Joint Committee Decision No. 88/2020**
This decision, enacted on June 18, 2020, amends Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) and Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (EEA). The amendment incorporates Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/714 into the EEA Agreement. This regulation pertains to the use of electronic documentation for official controls and other official activities, specifically amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/466.
The decision adds the amended regulation to points 11c and 31r of Annex I, Chapters I and II, respectively, and to point 17o of Chapter XII of Annex II of the EEA Agreement. The authentic Icelandic and Norwegian language texts of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/714 will be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union.
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 outlined in the sectoral adaptations to Annex I and the introduction to Chapter XII of Annex II to the EEA Agreement.
The Decision entered into force on June 18, 2020, pending notification under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement, and will be 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 decision-making body responsible for amending the EEA Agreement.
EEA Agreement: The Agreement on the European Economic Area.
Annex I: Annex I to the EEA Agreement, concerning Veterinary and phytosanitary matters.
Annex II: Annex II to the EEA Agreement, concerning Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification.
Commission Implementing Regulation EU 2020/714: A European Union regulation amending Implementing Regulation EU 2020/466 regarding electronic documentation for official controls.
Commission Implementing Regulation EU 2020/466: A European Union regulation related to the use of electronic documentation for official controls and other official activities.
Liechtenstein: A country to which specific aspects of the decision do not apply due to its agreement with the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products.
Brussels: The city where the EEA Joint Committee decision was made.
16.3.2023 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 78/37
DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 88/2020
of 18 June 2020
amending Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) and Annex II (Technical regulations,
standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2023/537]
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) 2020/714 of 28 May 2020 amending Implementing Regulation
(EU) 2020/466 as regards the use of electronic documentation for the performance of official controls and other
official activities and the period of application of temporary measures(1) is to be incorporated into the EEA
Agreement.
(2) This Decision concerns legislation regarding veterinary matters, feedingstuffs and foodstuffs. Legislation regarding
veterinary matters, feedingstuffs and 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 sectoral adaptations to Annex I and the introduction to Chapter XII of
Annex II to the EEA Agreement. This Decision is therefore not to apply to Liechtenstein.
(3) Annexes I and II to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The following is added in points 11c (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/466) in Part 1.1 of Chapter I
and 31r (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/466) of Chapter II of Annex I to the EEA Agreement:
‘, as amended by:
— 32020 R 0714: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/714 of 28 May 2020(OJ L 167, 29.5.2020, p. 6).’
Article 2
The following is added in point 170 (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/466) of Chapter XII of Annex II to
the EEA Agreement:
‘, as amended by:
— 32020 R 0714: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/714 of 28 May 2020(OJ L 167, 29.5.2020, p. 6).’
Article 3
The text of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/714 in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, to be published in the EEA
Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union, shall be authentic.
(1) OJ L 167, 29.5.2020, p. 6.L 78/38 EN Official Journal of the European Union 16.3.2023
Article 4
This Decision shall enter into force on 18 June 2020, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA
Agreement have been made*.
Article 5
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, 18 June 2020.
For the EEA Joint Committee
The President
Clara GANSLANDT
(*) No constitutional requirements indicated.