DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 228/2025

of 24 October 2025

amending Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) to the EEA Agreement [2026/376]

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) 2025/506 of 19 March 2025 amending Annex I to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1375 as regards the reference method and the authorisation of lumiVAST Trichinella as an equivalent method for detection of Trichinella in meat of domestic swine ( 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 54 (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1375) in Part 6.2 of Chapter I of Annex I to the EEA Agreement:

‘—

32025 R 0506 : Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/506 of 19 March 2025 ( OJ L, 2025/506, 20.3.2025 ).’

Article 2

The text of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/506 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 25 October 2025, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made ( *1 ) .

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, 24 October 2025.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Stefán Haukur JÓHANNESSON

( 1 ) OJ L, 2025/506, 20.3.2025, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2025/506/oj .

( *1 ) No constitutional requirements indicated.

ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2026/376/oj

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