DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 121/2025

of 13 June 2025

amending Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) to the EEA Agreement [2025/1859]

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) 2024/3166 of 18 December 2024 concerning the renewal of the authorisation of a preparation of Bacillus velezensis ATCC PTA-6737 as a feed additive for turkeys for fattening, turkeys reared for breeding, weaned piglets, weaned Suidae other than Sus scrofa domesticus , and sows, its authorisation for pigs for fattening of all Suidae species, suckling piglets of all Suidae species and sows of minor Suidae species (holder of authorisation: Kemin Europa N.V.), amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/366 and repealing Implementing Regulations (EU) No 306/2013, (EU) No 787/2013 and (EU) 2017/2276 ( 1 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(2) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/3162 of 18 December 2024 concerning the authorisation of ferric tyrosine chelate as a feed additive for all poultry species for fattening, all poultry species reared for laying, and turkeys and minor poultry species reared for breeding (holder of authorisation: Akeso Biomedical, Inc. USA, represented in the Union by Pen & Tec Consulting SLU) ( 2 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(3) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/3167 of 18 December 2024 concerning the authorisation of cyanocobalamin (vitamin B 12 ) produced with Ensifer adhaerens CGMCC 19596 as a feed additive for all animal species ( 3 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(4) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/3168 of 18 December 2024 concerning the authorisation of a preparation of zinc-L-selenomethionine as a feed additive for all animal species ( 4 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(5) Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/3166 repeals Commission Implementing Regulations (EU) No 306/2013 ( 5 ) , (EU) No 787/2013 ( 6 ) and (EU) 2017/2276 ( 7 ) , which are incorporated into the EEA Agreement and which are consequently to be repealed under the EEA Agreement.

(6) This Decision concerns legislation regarding feedingstuffs. Legislation regarding feedingstuffs 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.

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Chapter II of Annex I to the EEA Agreement is amended as follows:

The following is added in point 485 (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/366):

‘, as amended by:

— 32024 R 3166 : Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/3166 of 18 December 2024 ( OJ L, 2024/3166, 19.12.2024 ).’

The following points are inserted after point 618 (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2414):

‘619.

32024 R 3166 : Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/3166 of 18 December 2024 concerning the renewal of the authorisation of a preparation of Bacillus velezensis ATCC PTA-6737 as a feed additive for turkeys for fattening, turkeys reared for breeding, weaned piglets, weaned Suidae other than Sus scrofa domesticus , and sows, its authorisation for pigs for fattening of all Suidae species, suckling piglets of all Suidae species and sows of minor Suidae species (holder of authorisation: Kemin Europa N.V.), amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/366 and repealing Implementing Regulations (EU) No 306/2013, (EU) No 787/2013 and (EU) 2017/2276 ( OJ L, 2024/3166, 19.12.2024 ).

620.

32024 R 3162 : Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/3162 of 18 December 2024 concerning the authorisation of ferric tyrosine chelate as a feed additive for all poultry species for fattening, all poultry species reared for laying, and turkeys and minor poultry species reared for breeding (holder of authorisation: Akeso Biomedical, Inc. USA, represented in the Union by Pen & Tec Consulting SLU) ( OJ L, 2024/3162, 19.12.2024 ).

621.

32024 R 3167 : Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/3167 of 18 December 2024 concerning the authorisation of cyanocobalamin (vitamin B 12 ) produced with Ensifer adhaerens CGMCC 19596 as a feed additive for all animal species ( OJ L, 2024/3167, 19.12.2024 ).

622.

32024 R 3168 : Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/3168 of 18 December 2024 concerning the authorisation of a preparation of zinc-L-selenomethionine as a feed additive for all animal species ( OJ L, 2024/3168, 19.12.2024 ).’

The texts of points 80 (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 306/2013), 99 (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 787/2013) and 234 (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2276) are deleted.

Article 2

The texts of Implementing Regulations (EU) 2024/3166, (EU) 2024/3162, (EU) 2024/3167 and (EU) 2024/3168 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 14 June 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, 13 June 2025.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Nicolas VON LINGEN

( 1 ) OJ L, 2024/3166, 19.12.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2024/3166/oj .

( 2 ) OJ L, 2024/3162, 19.12.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2024/3162/oj .

( 3 ) OJ L, 2024/3167, 19.12.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2024/3167/oj .

( 4 ) OJ L, 2024/3168, 19.12.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2024/3168/oj .

( 5 ) OJ L 91, 3.4.2013, p. 5 .

( 6 ) OJ L 220, 17.8.2013, p. 15 .

( 7 ) OJ L 326, 9.12.2017, p. 50 .

( *1 ) No constitutional requirements indicated.

ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2025/1859/oj

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