DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 279/2024

of 6 December 2024

amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2025/545]

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) 2024/875 of 21 March 2024 adopting a list of abbreviations and pictograms common throughout the Union to be used on the packaging of veterinary medicinal products for the purposes of Article 10(2) and Article 11(3) of Regulation (EU) 2019/6 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( 1 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(2) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/878 of 21 March 2024 adopting uniform rules on the size of small immediate packaging units of veterinary medicinal products as referred to in Article 12 of Regulation (EU) 2019/6 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( 2 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(3) Annex II to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The following points are inserted after point 22l (Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/905) of Chapter XIII of Annex II to the EEA Agreement:

‘22m.

32024 R 0875 : Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/875 of 21 March 2024 adopting a list of abbreviations and pictograms common throughout the Union to be used on the packaging of veterinary medicinal products for the purposes of Article 10(2) and Article 11(3) of Regulation (EU) 2019/6 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( OJ L, 2024/875, 22.3.2024 ).

22n.

32024 R 0878 : Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/878 of 21 March 2024 adopting uniform rules on the size of small immediate packaging units of veterinary medicinal products as referred to in Article 12 of Regulation (EU) 2019/6 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( OJ L, 2024/878, 22.3.2024 ).’

Article 2

The texts of Implementing Regulations (EU) 2024/875 and (EU) 2024/878 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 7 December 2024, 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, 6 December 2024.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Anders H. EIDE

( 1 ) OJ L, 2024/875, 22.3.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2024/875/oj .

( 2 ) OJ L, 2024/878, 22.3.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2024/878/oj .

( *1 ) No constitutional requirements indicated.

ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2025/545/oj

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