DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 2/2025

of 7 February 2025

amending Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) to the EEA Agreement [2025/722]

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) 2024/2032 of 29 July 2024 amending certain Annexes to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/620 as regards the approval or withdrawal of the disease-free status of certain Member States or zones thereof as regards certain listed diseases and the approval of eradication programmes for certain listed diseases ( 1 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(2) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2043 of 29 July 2024 amending Annex II to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/690 as regards the listed diseases for which the disease-free status of compartments may be established ( 2 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(3) This Decision concerns legislation regarding live animals other than fish and aquaculture animals. Legislation concerning these matters shall not apply to Iceland, as specified in paragraph 2 of the Introductory Part of Chapter I of Annex I to the EEA Agreement. This Decision is therefore not to apply to Iceland.

(4) 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.

(5) Annex I to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Chapter I of Annex I to the EEA Agreement shall be amended as follows:

The following is added in point 13b (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/690):

‘, as amended by:

— 32024 R 2043 : Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2043 of 29 July 2024 ( OJ L, 2024/2043, 30.7.2024 ).’

The following indent is added in point 13r (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/620):

‘—

32024 R 2032 : Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2032 of 29 July 2024 ( OJ L, 2024/2032, 30.7.2024 ).’

Article 2

The texts of Implementing Regulations (EU) 2024/2032 and (EU) 2024/2043 in the Norwegian language, 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 8 February 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, 7 February 2025.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Nicolas VON LINGEN

( 1 ) OJ L, 2024/2032, 30.7.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2024/2032/oj .

( 2 ) OJ L, 2024/2043, 30.7.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2024/2043/oj .

( *1 ) No constitutional requirements indicated.

ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2025/722/oj

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