Date: 2025-07-24Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 90/2025 of 8 May 2025 amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2025/1357]
**Policy Summary:**
This decision of the EEA Joint Committee No. 90/2025, adopted on May 8, 2025, amends Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement. The amendment incorporates Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2024/2867 of September 2, 2024, which pertains to the presentation of the organic production logo of the European Union and amends Regulation (EU) 2018/848 of the European Parliament and of the Council. This Decision does not apply to Liechtenstein due to the extension of the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products to Liechtenstein. Article 1 adds Delegated Regulation (EU) 2024/2867 to point 54b of Regulation (EU) 2018/848 of Chapter XII of Annex II to the EEA Agreement. The authentic texts of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2024/2867 in Icelandic and Norwegian languages will be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union. The decision entered into force on May 9, 2025, following the completion of 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
European Economic Area: An agreement that extends the European Union's single market to member states of the European Free Trade Association (EFTA).
EEA Joint Committee: The committee responsible for managing the EEA Agreement.
Commission Delegated Regulation EU 2024/2867: A regulation amending Regulation EU 2018/848 regarding the presentation of the organic production logo of the European Union.
Regulation EU 2018/848: Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council regarding organic production and labeling of organic products.
European Parliament: The directly elected parliamentary assembly 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 specific articles of the agreement do not apply.
Brussels: The location where the decision was made.
Official Journal EN
of the European Union L series
2025/1357 24.7.2025
DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEENo 90/2025
of 8 May 2025
amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement
[2025/1357]
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) 2024/2867 of 2 September 2024 amending Regulation (EU) 2018/848 of
the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the presentation of the organic production logo of the
European Union(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 indent 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:
‘— 32024 R 2867: Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2024/2867 of 2 September 2024 (OJ L, 2024/2867,
11.11.2024).’
Article 2
The text of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2024/2867 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 May 2025, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA
Agreement have been made(*).
(1) OJ L, 2024/2867, 11.11.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_del/2024/2867/oj.
(*) No constitutional requirements indicated.
ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2025/1357/oj 1/2EN
OJ L, 24.7.2025
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 May 2025.
For the EEA Joint Committee
The President
Nicolas VON LINGEN
2/2 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2025/1357/oj