# Council Decision (EU) 2015/890 of 8 June 2015 on the position to be adopted, on behalf of the European Union, within the EEA Joint Committee concerning an amendment to Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) of the EEA Agreement (Novel foods), Introduction: Introductory text

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Council Decision (EU) 2015/890
of 8 June 2015
on the position to be adopted, on behalf of the European Union, within the EEA Joint Committee concerning an amendment to Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) of the EEA Agreement (Novel foods)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 114 in conjunction with Article 218(9) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2894/94 of 28 November 1994 concerning arrangements for implementing the Agreement on the European Economic Area, and in particular Article 1(3) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
Whereas:
(1)
The Agreement on the European Economic Area (‘the EEA Agreement’) entered into force on 1 January 1994.
(2)
Pursuant to Article 98 of the EEA Agreement, the EEA Joint Committee may decide to amend, inter alia, Annex II to the EEA Agreement.
(3)
Annex II to the EEA Agreement contains specific provisions and arrangements concerning technical regulations, standards, testing and certification.
(4)
Regulation (EC) No 258/97 of the European Parliament and of the Council is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.
(5)
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1852/2001 is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.
(6)
Commission Recommendation 97/618/EC is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.
(7)
Article 38 of Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council amends Regulation (EC) No 258/97 and is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.
(8)
Annex II to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly.
(9)
The position of the Union within the EEA Joint Committee should therefore be based on the attached draft Decision,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

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