Date: 2022-09-22Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 90/2022 of 29 April 2022 amending Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) to the EEA Agreement [2022/1534]
**Summary:**
EEA Joint Committee Decision No. 90/2022, dated April 29, 2022, amends Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) to the EEA Agreement. The decision incorporates two key pieces of EU legislation into the EEA Agreement: Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/1703, which amends Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692 regarding animal health requirements for the entry of products of animal origin in composite products into the Union; and Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1064, which amends Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/520 concerning the configuration of the animal identification code for traceability of certain kept terrestrial animals for the United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland. This decision does not apply to Liechtenstein, given the extension of the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products to Liechtenstein. The authentic Icelandic and Norwegian language texts of the incorporated regulations will be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union. This Decision entered into force on April 30, 2022, following the notifications 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 European Economic Area (EEA) agreement.
EEA Agreement: Agreement on the European Economic Area
Commission Delegated Regulation EU 2021/1703: A regulation amending Delegated Regulation EU 2020/692 regarding animal health requirements for the entry into the Union of products of animal origin contained in composite products.
Commission Implementing Regulation EU 2021/1064: A regulation amending Implementing Regulation EU 2021/520 regarding the configuration of the animal identification code for the traceability of certain kept terrestrial animals for the United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland.
Liechtenstein: A European country to which the veterinary matters legislation in the decision does not apply under specific conditions.
European Union: A political and economic union of member states located primarily in Europe.
United Kingdom: Country for which animal identification code is configured in Implementing Regulation EU 2021/1064, specifically in respect of Northern Ireland.
Brussels: Location where the EEA Joint Committee decision was made.
22.9.2022 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 246/3
DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 90/2022
of 29 April 2022
amending Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) to the EEA Agreement [2022/1534]
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) 2021/1703 of 13 July 2021amending Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692
as regards the animal health requirements for the entry into the Union of products of animal origin contained in
composite products(1)is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.
(2) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1064 of 28 June 2021amending Implementing Regulation (EU)
2021/520 with regard to the configuration of the animal identification code for the traceability of certain kept
terrestrial animals for the United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland(2) is to be incorporated into the EEA
Agreement.
(3) This Decision concerns legislation regarding veterinary matters. Legislation regarding veterinary matters 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.
(4) Annex I to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
Part 1.1 of Chapter I of Annex I to the EEA Agreement shall be amended as follows:
1. The following indent is added in point 13f (Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692):
‘— 32021 R 1703: Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/1703 of 13 July 2021 (OJ L 339, 24.9.2021,
p. 29).’
2. The following is added in point 13q (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/520):
‘, as amended by:
— 32021 R 1064: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1064 of 28 June 2021 (OJ L 229, 29.6.2021,
p. 8).’
Article 2
The texts of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/1703 and Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1064 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 339, 24.9.2021, p. 29.
(2) OJ L 229, 29.6.2021, p. 8.L 246/4 EN Official Journal of the European Union 22.9.2022
Article 3
This Decision shall enter into force on 30 April 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, 29 April 2022.
For the EEA Joint Committee
The President
Nicolas VON LINGEN
(*) No constitutional requirements indicated.