Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2025/811: Enhanced Maritime Insurance Reporting
This Directive amends Directive 2002/59/EC, mandating ships to report detailed insurance information to ship reporting systems. The goal is to address risks from vessels that don’t meet safety and insurance standards, especially so-called ‘dark or shadow fleet’ vessels. Ships must provide proof of insurance for maritime claims, oil pollution, bunker oil pollution, and wreck removal, aligning EU law with IMO resolutions.
Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/822: Myanmar/Burma Sanctions Updated
This regulation amends Annex IV to Regulation (EU) No 401/2013, updating sanctions against Myanmar/Burma. It revises entries for 14 individuals, specifying their roles in undermining democracy and human rights. The updates provide detailed justifications for their involvement in human rights violations, reinforcing the EU’s commitment to addressing human rights concerns in Myanmar.
Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/817: Moldova Sanctions Amended
This regulation amends Council Regulation (EU) 2023/888, updating restrictive measures against individuals and entities destabilizing Moldova. It provides more detailed information about sanctioned entities’ involvement in actions undermining Moldova’s stability, such as illegal financing and promoting Russian propaganda.
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/830: Poultry Import Rules Revised Due to Avian Flu
This regulation amends Annexes V and XIV to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404, updating the lists of third countries authorized for poultry and related products entry into the Union, particularly affecting the United Kingdom and the United States. The changes respond to recent outbreaks of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI), suspending zones and re-authorizing others based on disease control measures.
Council Regulation (EU) 2025/813: Libya Sanctions Adjusted
This regulation amends Regulation (EU) 2016/44, aligning EU law with UN Security Council Resolution 2769 (2025) regarding restrictive measures in Libya. It introduces exemptions to the arms embargo for humanitarian, protective, security, or disarmament purposes, subject to approval. The regulation also modifies asset freezing criteria, allowing frozen assets of the Libyan Investment Authority (LIA) to be used for low-risk investments with approval.
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/815: Updated Poultry and Egg Prices
This regulation amends Regulation (EC) No 1484/95, updating representative prices for certain poultry meat and egg products and egg albumin. The updated prices, crucial for calculating import duties, are detailed in the annex, replacing the original Annex I, listing the prices per 100 kg in EUR for poultry products based on their country of origin.
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/796: Countervailing Duty on Mobile Access Equipment from China
This regulation imposes definitive countervailing duties on imports of mobile access equipment (MAE) from China, ranging from 7.3% to 14.28%, based on the company, due to subsidies harming the Union industry. It amends Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/45 to adjust anti-dumping duties, preventing double counting. Companies must provide a valid commercial invoice to customs authorities under a special monitoring clause.
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/787: Extension of Approval Periods for Active Substances in Plant Protection Products
This regulation extends the approval periods for 23 active substances used in plant protection products, including Mecoprop-P, Rimsulfuron, and Propamocarb, to allow completion of ongoing assessment and renewal procedures. The extensions range from 15 October 2027 to 31 January 2027, ensuring continued use while assessments are underway.
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/782: Determination of Carbonates in Animal Feed
This regulation reintroduces a method for determining carbonates in animal feed by amending Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 152/2009. The new section ‘P. DETERMINATION OF CARBONATES’ details the purpose, scope, principle, reagents, apparatus, and procedure for determining carbonates in feed, excluding those containing iron carbonate, using hydrochloric acid to measure released carbon dioxide and a specific calculation formula.
Commission Regulation (EU) 2025/806: Fisheries Closure for Blue Marlin in the Atlantic Ocean
This regulation establishes a fisheries closure for blue marlin in the Atlantic Ocean for vessels flying the flag of Spain, due to Spain exhausting its allocated quota for 2025. The regulation prohibits fishing activities for blue marlin by Spanish vessels, including relocating or transhipping any blue marlin caught after February 8, 2025. Blue marlin that are dead when brought alongside the vessel cannot be sold or entered into commerce.
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 275/2024: Amends Annex II and Annex IV to the EEA Agreement
This Decision amends Annex II and Annex IV to the EEA Agreement to incorporate Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/2048. The incorporated regulation corrects errors in previous regulations concerning energy labelling requirements for air conditioners, light sources, refrigerating appliances, and refrigerating appliances with a direct sales function. The Decision adds references to Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/2048 in Chapter IV of Annex II and in Annex IV, concerning Commission Delegated Regulations (EU) No 626/2011, (EU) 2019/2015, (EU) 2019/2016 and (EU) 2019/2018.
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 279/2024: Amends Annex II to the EEA Agreement
This Decision amends Annex II to the EEA Agreement to incorporate Commission Implementing Regulations (EU) 2024/875 and (EU) 2024/878, regarding veterinary medicinal products. The incorporated regulations concern the packaging and labeling of veterinary medicinal products: standardizing abbreviations and pictograms on packaging and establishing uniform rules for the size of small immediate packaging units. The Decision introduces two new points, 22m and 22n, to Chapter XIII of Annex II of the EEA Agreement.
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 308/2024: Amends Protocol 4 to the EEA Agreement
This Decision amends Protocol 4 to the EEA Agreement to facilitate the application of “permeability” between the Regional Convention on pan-Euro-Mediterranean preferential rules of origin and the Transitional rules, which are more flexible. The amendment broadens the scope of cumulation of origin for goods classified under specific chapters of the Harmonized System, by inserting paragraph 1a into Article 8 of Appendix A to Protocol 4.
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 311/2024: Amends Annex IX to the EEA Agreement
This Decision amends Annex IX to the EEA Agreement, incorporating Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2883. The incorporated regulation provides technical information for calculating technical provisions and basic own funds for insurance and reinsurance companies. The Decision inserts a new point into Annex IX of the EEA Agreement, specifically referencing Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2883.
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 265/2024: Amends Annexes I and II to the EEA Agreement
This Decision amends Annexes I and II to the EEA Agreement, incorporating Commission Regulation (EU) 2024/1355, which concerns maximum residue levels for certain pesticides in or on specific products. The Decision adds references to Commission Regulation (EU) 2024/1355 in both Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) and Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement.
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 285/2024: Amends Annex II to the EEA Agreement
This Decision updates Annex II to the EEA Agreement to incorporate recent EU regulations concerning plant protection products. These regulations address data requirements for safeners and synergists, extend approval periods for certain active substances, assign evaluation responsibilities for deltamethrin to member states, renew the approval of metconazole, and approve Onobrychis viciifolia (sainfoin) dried pellets as a basic substance. The act amends Chapter XV of Annex II to the EEA Agreement by adding references to five EU regulations.
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 296/2024: Amends Annex XIII to the EEA Agreement
This Decision amends Annex XIII (Transport) to the EEA Agreement. The decision incorporates two Commission Implementing Regulations into the EEA Agreement, specifically Regulation (EU) 2023/893 concerning air traffic controllers’ licenses and certificates, and Regulation (EU) 2023/989 addressing the continuing airworthiness of aircraft and related components. The Decision amends Annex XIII to the EEA Agreement by adding references to Commission Implementing Regulations (EU) 2023/893 and (EU) 2023/989 under points 66nj and 66q, respectively.
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 277/2024: Amends Annex II to the EEA Agreement
This Decision amends Annex II to the EEA Agreement, incorporating Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2024/1331, addressing technical regulations, standards, testing, and certification, to update the list of scheduled substances related to drug precursors. The Decision incorporates Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2024/1331 into point 15x of Chapter XIII of Annex II to the EEA Agreement, and adds Isopropylidene (2-(3,4-methylenedioxyphenyl)acetyl)malonate (IMDPAM) and other substances in the list of scheduled substances.
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 261/2024: Amends Annex I to the EEA Agreement
This Decision amends Annex I to the EEA Agreement, concerning veterinary and phytosanitary matters. The Decision incorporates Commission Implementing Directive (EU) 2022/1648, relating to a derogation for organic varieties of vegetable species suitable for organic production. The Decision amends point 15 of Chapter III of Annex I to the EEA Agreement by adding Commission Implementing Directive (EU) 2022/1648.
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 253/2024: Amends Annex I to the EEA Agreement
This Decision amends Annex I to the EEA Agreement, concerning veterinary and phytosanitary matters. The Decision incorporates Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2024/1229, setting maximum levels for cross-contamination of antimicrobial substances in animal feed and establishing methods for analyzing these substances. The Decision introduces the new point referencing Regulation (EU) 2024/1229 in Annex I of the EEA Agreement.
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 306/2024: Amends Annex XXI to the EEA Agreement
This Decision amends Annex XXI (Statistics) to the EEA Agreement. The Decision updates the list of statistical regulations incorporated into the EEA Agreement, specifically concerning integrated farm statistics, and replaces a older regulation with a newer one that outlines the data to be provided for the reference year 2023, and repeals Commission Regulation (EC) No 1200/2009.
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 278/2024: Amends Annex II to the EEA Agreement
This Decision amends Annex II to the EEA Agreement, incorporating Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/905 concerning the prohibition of using certain antimicrobial medicinal products in animals or products of animal origin exported from third countries into the Union. The Decision introduces a new point (22l) to Chapter XIII of Annex II of the EEA Agreement, specifically referencing Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/905.
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 283/2024: Amends Annex II to the EEA Agreement
This Decision amends Annex II to the EEA Agreement, incorporating Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2024/2564, addressing technical regulations, standards, testing, and certification. The Decision adds a reference to Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2024/2564 within point 12zze of Chapter XV of Annex II to the EEA Agreement, ensuring the harmonized classification and labeling of certain substances.
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 281/2024: Amends Annex II to the EEA Agreement
This Decision amends Annex II to the EEA Agreement, incorporating Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2024/1682, which pertains to the inclusion of processed manure as a component material in EU fertilising products. The Decision adds a reference to Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2024/1682 within Chapter XIV of Annex II to the EEA Agreement.
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 302/2024: Amends Annex XX to the EEA Agreement
This Decision amends Annex XX to the EEA Agreement, incorporating Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2024/2165, which concerns the publication of CO2 emissions data for heavy-duty vehicle manufacturers. The Decision adds a new point in Annex XX of the EEA Agreement, specifically referencing Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2024/2165, to ensure the alligment with EU regulations regarding CO2 emissions from heavy-duty vehicles.
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 284/2024: Amends Annex II to the EEA Agreement
This Decision amends Annex II to the EEA Agreement, incorporating several Commission Implementing Regulations regarding the approval and conditions of use of certain active substances used in plant protection products. These substances are Implementing Regulations (EU) 2024/1696, 2024/1718, and 2024/1892 and 2024/1718. The Decision modifies Chapter XV of Annex II to the EEA Agreement by updating point 13a, which concerns Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011, by deleting a previous regulation (EU) 2016/389 and adding references.
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 300/2024: Amends Annex II and Annex XX to the EEA Agreement
This Decision amends Annexes I and II to the EEA Agreement, incorporating Regulation (EU) 2019/1010, which focuses on aligning reporting obligations within environmental legislation. The Decision modifies Annex II by adding references to Regulation (EU) 2019/1010 within Chapter XIII and Chapter XVII. It also amends Annex XX by adding references to Regulation (EU) 2019/1010 concerning several environmental directives and regulations.
EEA Joint Committee Decisions for 2024: Article 103 Compliance
This document lists decisions made by the EEA Joint Committee for which constitutional requirements under Article 103 of the EEA Agreement have been fulfilled in 2024, and specifies legal acts incorporated into the EEA Agreement through these decisions and their respective dates of entry into force.
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 293/2024: Amends Annex IX to the EEA Agreement
This Decision amends Annex IX (Financial Services) to the EEA Agreement. The amendment incorporates Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/1872, which updates the implementing technical standards regarding the mapping of credit risk assessments by external credit assessment institutions to an objective scale of credit quality steps, as defined in Directive 2009/138/EC.
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 280/2024: Amends Annex II to the EEA Agreement
This Decision amends Annex II to the EEA Agreement, incorporating Commission Regulation (EU) 2024/1328, which itself amends Annex XVII to the REACH Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006, regarding restrictions on octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane (D4), decamethylcyclopentasiloxane (D5), and dodecamethylcyclohexasiloxane (D6).
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 268/2024: Amends Annex II to the EEA Agreement
This Decision amends Annex II to the EEA Agreement, incorporating Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/2590, concerning the type-approval of motor vehicles related to advanced driver distraction warning systems. This Decision adds a reference to Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/2590 in point 52g in Chapter I of Annex II.
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 269/2024: Amends Annex II to the EEA Agreement
This Decision amends Annex II to the EEA Agreement, incorporating Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/1721, which lays down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) 2019/2144 regarding templates for the approval of several advanced vehicle safety systems. The Decision adds a reference to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/1721 within Chapter I of Annex II to the EEA Agreement.
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 270/2024: Amends Annex II to the EEA Agreement
This Decision amends Annex II to the EEA Agreement, incorporating Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2024/230 that modifies existing rules on information exchange between third countries, control authorities, and control bodies for supervising the recognition of organic production rules, concerning technical regulations, standards, testing, and certification related to foodstuffs. The Decision adds a reference to Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2024/230 within point 54bg of Chapter XII of Annex II to the EEA Agreement.
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 286/2024: Amends Annex II to the EEA Agreement
This Decision amends Annex II to the EEA Agreement, incorporating Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/2151 on harmonised marking specifications on single-use plastic products. The Decision introduces a new point in Chapter XVII of Annex II to the EEA Agreement, specifically referencing Regulation (EU) 2020/2151.
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 260/2024: Amends Annex I to the EEA Agreement
This Decision amends Annex I to the EEA Agreement, incorporating Commission Implementing Directive (EU) 2020/177, updating the regulations regarding pests of plants on seeds and other plant reproductive material. The Decision adds references to Implementing Directive (EU) 2020/177 in relation to Council Directives 66/401/EEC, 66/402/EEC, 2002/55/EC, and 2002/57/EC to Part 1 of Chapter III of Annex I to the EEA Agreement. It also includes adaptations to how references to other acts within these directives should be interpreted within the context of the EEA Agreement.
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 263/2024: Amends Annexes I and II to the EEA Agreement
This Decision amends Annexes I and II to the EEA Agreement, incorporating Commission Regulation (EU) 2024/246, which concerns the modification of Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 regarding specific strains of microorganisms used in plant protection. The Decision adds references to Commission Regulation (EU) 2024/246 in Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) and Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement.
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 307/2024: Amends Annex XXII to the EEA Agreement
This Decision amends Annex XXII to the EEA Agreement concerning company law. The amendment incorporates several Commission Regulations related to the adoption and amendment of international accounting standards into the EEA Agreement. Article 1 introduces the core amendment by inserting a new point into Annex XXII of the EEA Agreement, specifically referencing and incorporating Commission Regulation (EU) 2023/1803 and its subsequent amendments (Regulations (EU) 2023/2468, 2023/2579, and 2023/2822).
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 294/2024: Amends Annex XI to the EEA Agreement
This Decision amends Annex XI to the EEA Agreement, incorporating Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2000, which concerns electronic communication, audiovisual services, and the information society. The Decision adds a reference to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2000 within point 5czsb of Annex XI to the EEA Agreement, which concerns Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1070.
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 259/2024: Amends Annex I to the EEA Agreement
This Decision amends Annex I to the EEA Agreement, specifically concerning veterinary and phytosanitary matters. The Decision incorporates two Commission Implementing Regulations into the EEA Agreement, which relate to feed additives for animals, specifically to deletion of certain feed additives and the establishment of transitional measures for the renewal of authorization for a specific preparation. The Decision adds references to Commission Implementing Regulations (EU) 2024/2039 and (EU) 2024/2040 in points 504 and 578, respectively to Chapter II of Annex I to the EEA Agreement.
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 262/2024: Amends Annexes I and II to the EEA Agreement
This Decision amends Annexes I and II to the EEA Agreement, incorporating Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2024/908, which concerns the number and names of the permanent Scientific Panels of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA). The Decision adds references to Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2024/908 in Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) and Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement. Specifically, it adds an indent in point 13 of Part 7.1 of Chapter I of Annex I and in point 54zzzc of Chapter XII of Annex II, both related to Regulation (EC) No 178/2002.
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 290/2024: Amends Annex IX to the EEA Agreement
This Decision amends Annex IX (Financial Services) to the EEA Agreement. The amendment incorporates Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/1820, which updates the implementing technical standards regarding the mapping of credit assessments by external credit assessment institutions to an objective scale of credit quality steps, as defined in Directive 2009/138/EC.
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 288/2024: Amends Annex II to the EEA Agreement
This Decision amends Annex II to the EEA Agreement. The amendment incorporates Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2024/1399 regarding the classification of solid wood panelling and cladding without testing in relation to their reaction to fire. Article 1 amends Chapter XXI of Annex II to the EEA Agreement by adding and inserting points related to Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2024/1399.
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 299/2024: Amends Annex XIII to the EEA Agreement
This Decision amends Annex XIII (Transport) to the EEA Agreement. The decision incorporates Commission Decision (EU) 2023/2481, which establishes indicative ranges for Union-wide performance targets for the air traffic management network for the fourth reference period (2025-2029), into the EEA Agreement.
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 309/2024: Amends Protocol 4 to the EEA Agreement
This Decision amends Protocol 4 to the EEA Agreement, which concerns the rules of origin for products traded within the European Economic Area. The main goal is to update the rules of origin by incorporating a dynamic reference to the Regional Convention on pan-Euro-Mediterranean preferential rules of origin.
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 274/2024: Amends Annex II to the EEA Agreement
This Decision amends Annex II to the EEA Agreement to incorporate recent EU regulations concerning food-related matters including regulations on novel foods, health claims, and smoke flavouring products.
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 264/2024: Amends Annexes I and II to the EEA Agreement
This Decision amends Annexes I and II to the EEA Agreement to incorporate Commission Regulations (EU) 2024/1314 and 2024/1318, which pertain to maximum residue levels (MRLs) of certain pesticides in or on food products. Specifically, Regulation (EU) 2024/1314 concerns dithianon, while Regulation (EU) 2024/1318 concerns prothioconazole.
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 304/2024: Amends Annex XX to the EEA Agreement
This Decision amends Annex XX to the EEA Agreement, incorporating Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/2049. The Regulation itself amends Regulation (EU) 2017/852 regarding mercury-added products and their manufacturing, import, and export prohibitions. Decision incorporates to Annex XX by adding a reference to Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/2049 within point 22a of Annex XX to the EEA Agreement.
EEA Joint Committee Decisions for 2024: Article 103 Compliance
This document lists decisions made by the EEA Joint Committee for which constitutional requirements under Article 103 of the EEA Agreement have been fulfilled in 2024, and specifies legal acts incorporated into the EEA Agreement through these decisions and their respective dates of entry into force.
Agreement on Croatia’s Participation in the EEA – Entry into Force
The notice announces the entry into force of the Agreement on the participation of the Republic of Croatia in the European Economic Area (EEA) and three related agreements on February 19, 2025. These agreements concern financial mechanisms and protocols with Norway and Iceland, updated to include Croatia’s participation in the EEA and its accession to the European Union.
EEA Joint Committee Decision No 310/2024: Electronic Proofs of Origin
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee establishes the general requirements for proofs of origin issued electronically under Article 17(4) of Appendix A to Protocol 4 to the Agreement on the European Economic Area. It aims to modernize the issuance, submission, and verification of proofs of origin in the form of movement certificates by allowing them to be issued electronically.
EEA Joint Committee Decision No 291/2024: Amending Financial Regulations
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee amends Annex IX to the EEA Agreement concerning financial services. The decision incorporates Regulation (EU) 2024/1623, updating the regulatory framework for credit risk, credit valuation adjustment risk, operational risk, market risk, and the output floor applicable to financial institutions within the European Economic Area. This update modifies the application of Regulation (EU) 2024/1623 within the EFTA States.
EEA Joint Committee Decision No 255/2024: Amending Annex I – Feed Additives
This Decision of the EEA Joint Committee incorporates three Commission Implementing Regulations related to feed additives into the EEA Agreement. These regulations concern the authorization of glycosylated 1,25-dihydroxycholecalciferol from Solanum glaucophyllum extract as a feed additive for dairy cows, the authorization of Duddingtonia flagrans NCIMB 30336 as a feed additive for grazing animals, and the withdrawal of certain feed additives from the market.
EEA Joint Committee Decision No 298/2024: Air Traffic Management Targets
This Decision amends Annex XIII to the EEA Agreement, incorporating Commission Decision (EU) 2023/2481, which establishes indicative ranges for Union-wide performance targets for the air traffic management network for the fourth reference period (2025-2029). This means that the performance targets set for the air traffic management network within the EU for the period of 2025-2029 will also apply to the EEA member states.
EEA Joint Committee Decision No 266/2024: eCall Standards
This Decision amends Annex II to the EEA Agreement, incorporating Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2024/1180, which concerns standards relating to the eCall system. Businesses and individuals within the EEA must comply with the updated standards outlined in Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2024/1180.
EEA Joint Committee Decision No 297/2024: Aircraft Classifications
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee amends Annex XIII to the EEA Agreement, incorporating Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/1028, updating the definition of complex motor-powered aircraft. The updated definition of complex motor-powered aircraft, as outlined in the EU regulation, now applies within the European Economic Area.
EEA Joint Committee Decision No 258/2024: Amendments on Animal Feed
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee amends Annex I to the EEA Agreement to incorporate Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/1989. This regulation concerns the authorization of several substances as feed additives for all animal species and amends a previous regulation regarding the terms of authorization for d,l-isomenthone. The substances listed in Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/1989 are now authorized for use as feed additives across the EEA, ensuring consistency in standards for animal feed.
EEA Joint Committee Decision No 273/2024: Amends on Traditional Foods
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee amends Annex II to the EEA Agreement to incorporate Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2047, which authorises the placing on the market of seeds and seed flour of Vigna subterranea (L.) Verdc. as a traditional food from a third country. The authorization for placing seeds and seed flour of Vigna subterranea on the market, as outlined in the incorporated regulation, now extends to the EEA countries.
EEA Joint Committee Decision No 272/2024: Isomaltulose Powder Standards
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee amends Annex II to the EEA Agreement, to incorporate Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/1611, regarding the authorization of isomaltulose powder as a novel food.The rules and standards set out in Regulation (EU) 2024/1611 regarding the authorization of isomaltulose powder as a novel food now apply across the EEA, harmonizing food standards and market access for this product within the region.
EEA Joint Committee Decision No 257/2024: Feed Additives Amendments
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee amends Annex I to the EEA Agreement, which incorporates new Regulations concerning various feed additives used for different animal species. The measures address issues relating to feed additives. Compliance is required for stakeholders who are dealing with seeds and animal feeding within the EEA.
Notice concerning the Agreement between the European Community and Canada on Trade in Wines and Spirit Drinks
This notice announces that amendments to the EU-Canada Agreement on Trade in Wines and Spirit Drinks will enter into force on June 1, 2025. The amendments are related to annexes and details are available in Decision No 1/2024 of the Joint Committee.
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/756 of 16 April 2025 concerning the authorisation of L-valine produced with Escherichia coli CGMCC 22721 as a feed additive for all animal species
The authorisation is based on the European Food Safety Authority’s (EFSA) assessment, which found the additive safe for the target species, consumers, and the environment under specific conditions. L-valine must be protected against degradation in the rumen when given to ruminants and there must be labellig requirements adhered to. Feed business operators must establish procedures and measures to address potential risks to users of the additive and premixtures. There are analytical methods outlined. The authorisation is valid until 12 May 2035.
