Date: 2022-09-22Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 96/2022 of 29 April 2022 amending Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) to the EEA Agreement [2022/1540]
**Summary:**
EEA Joint Committee Decision No. 96/2022, dated April 29, 2022, amends Annex I (Veterinary and Phytosanitary Matters) to the EEA Agreement. The decision incorporates Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/1321 of August 6, 2021, which modifies the Annex to Decision 2007/453/EC concerning the BSE (Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy) status of Canada and Ireland, into the EEA Agreement. This amendment updates the regulations pertaining to veterinary matters within the EEA.
Notably, 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, as outlined in the sectoral adaptations to Annex I of the EEA Agreement.
Article 1 of the Decision adds the following indent to point 49 (Commission Decision 2007/453/EC) in Part 7.2 of Chapter I of Annex I to the EEA Agreement: "32021 D 1321: Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/1321 of 6 August 2021 (OJ L 286, 10.8.2021, p. 17)."
The authentic texts of Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/1321 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 April 30, 2022, 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 decision-making body responsible for adopting decisions related to the European Economic Area (EEA) Agreement.
EEA Agreement: The Agreement on the European Economic Area, which extends the EU's single market to Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway.
Commission Implementing Decision EU 2021/1321: A specific Commission Implementing Decision related to veterinary matters that is being incorporated into the EEA Agreement.
Decision 2007/453/EC: A Commission Decision related to BSE status of countries, which is being amended by Commission Implementing Decision EU 2021/1321.
Canada: A country whose BSE status is relevant to the Commission Implementing Decision EU 2021/1321.
Ireland: A country whose BSE status is relevant to the Commission Implementing Decision EU 2021/1321.
Liechtenstein: A country within the EEA to which specific veterinary legislation may not apply under certain conditions.
Swiss Confederation: The Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products is extended to Liechtenstein.
22.9.2022 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 246/15
DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 96/2022
of 29 April 2022
amending Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) to the EEA Agreement [2022/1540]
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 Decision (EU) 2021/1321 of 6 August 2021 amending the Annex to Decision
2007/453/EC as regards the BSE status of Canada and Ireland(1)is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.
(2) 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.
(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 49 (Commission Decision 2007/453/EC) in Part 7.2 of Chapter I of Annex I to the
EEA Agreement:
‘— 32021 D 1321: Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/1321 of 6 August 2021 (OJ L 286, 10.8.2021,
p. 17).’
Article 2
The text of Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/1321 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 30 April 2022, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA
Agreement have been made(2).
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
(1) OJ L 286, 10.8.2021, p. 17.
(2) No constitutional requirements indicated.