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The EEA EFTA States welcome the Commission’s intention to propose a legislative initiative setting out a framework for sustainable food systems and look forward to the deliberations on the respective proposals, while recognising that parts of the proposals may be outside the scope of the EEA Agreement. [...] The EEA Agreement extends the Internal Market of the EU to the EEA EFTA States, Iceland, Liechtenstein1 and Norway, and also provides the legal basis for cooperation beyond the four freedoms. [...] To this end, the EEA EFTA States recall the participatory rights according to the EEA Agreement, especially Articles 99-101 on the participation of the EEA EFTA States in the regulatory processes. [...] The EEA EFTA States welcome the Commission’s intention to propose, at the latest by the end of 2023, a legislative initiative setting out a framework for sustainable food 1 EU legislation regarding food and veterinary matters that has been incorporated into the EEA Agreement shall not apply to Liechtenstein as long as the application of the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Co. [...] The EEA EFTA States share the commitment to the Sustainable Development Goal 12.3 to halve food loss and waste and therefore emphasise the need for a revision of the EU rules in order to prevent the misunderstanding or misuse of date marking.