Update of veterinary and phytosanitary standards in the European Economic Area
16 Apr 2026
Effective: 05 Dec 2025
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Who is affected:
Agro-food, livestock, phytosanitary and exporting companies operating in the EEA
Summary
The veterinary and phytosanitary annex of the EEA Agreement is amended to incorporate new European regulations. It affects trade in animals, animal products and plants between EEA countries.
Detailed analysis
PRO
Decision 259/2025 of the EEA Joint Committee updates Annex I of the EEA Agreement on veterinary and phytosanitary matters, incorporating recent European legislation in these areas. This modification extends the applicability of EU sanitary and phytosanitary standards to EEA countries that are not EU members (Norway, Ic…
Full official title
OJ:L_202600683: Decisión del Comité Mixto del EEE n.o 259/2025, de 5 de diciembre de 2025, por la que se modifica el anexo I (Cuestiones veterinarias y fitosanitarias) del Acuerdo EEE [2026/683]