DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 52/2025

of 14 March 2025

amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2025/1028]

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 Regulation (EU) 2024/2856 of 12 November 2024 amending Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1334/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the removal of the flavouring substance Benzene-1,2-diol (FL No. 04.029) from the Union list ( 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 54zzzzs (Regulation (EC) No 1334/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council) of Chapter XII of Annex II to the EEA Agreement:

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32024 R 2856 : Commission Regulation (EU) 2024/2856 of 12 November 2024 ( OJ L, 2024/2856, 13.11.2024 ).’

Article 2

The text of Regulation (EU) 2024/2856 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 15 March 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, 14 March 2025.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Nicolas VON LINGEN

( 1 ) OJ L, 2024/2856, 13.11.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/2856/oj .

( *1 ) No constitutional requirements indicated.

ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2025/1028/oj

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