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Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 61/2019 of 29 March 2019 amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2020/815]

Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 61/2019 of 29 March 2019 amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2020/815]

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) 2018/470 of 21 March 2018 on detailed rules on the maximum residue limit to be considered for control purposes for foodstuffs derived from animals which have been treated in the EU under Article 11 of Directive 2001/82/EC(1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

  2. Annex II to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The following point is inserted after point 12c (Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/782) of Chapter XIII of Annex II to the EEA Agreement:

  • 32018 R 0470: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/470 of 21 March 2018 on detailed rules on the maximum residue limit to be considered for control purposes for foodstuffs derived from animals which have been treated in the EU under Article 11 of Directive 2001/82/EC (OJ L 79, 22.3.2018, p. 16).’

Article 2

The text of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/470 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 March 2019, 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.