**Summary:**
EEA Joint Committee Decision No. 10/2022, adopted on February 4, 2022, amends Annex VI (Social Security) to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (EEA). The decision incorporates Decision No. H11 of December 9, 2020, which addresses the postponement of deadlines outlined in Articles 67 and 70 of Regulation (EC) No. 987/2009 and Decision No. S9 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, into the EEA Agreement. Decision No. H11 replaces Decision No. H9, which was previously incorporated into the EEA Agreement; consequently, Decision No. H9 is repealed. The amendment involves inserting point 3.H11, referencing Decision No. H11 (OJ C 170, 6.5.2021, p. 4), after point 3.H9 and deleting the text of point 3.H9 within Annex VI. The authentic Icelandic and Norwegian language versions of Decision No. H11 will be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union. The decision entered into force on February 5, 2022, following the completion of notifications required under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement. The decision was published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of the European Union.
Key Entities Referenced
EEA Joint Committee: The governing body responsible for managing the EEA Agreement.
EEA Agreement: Agreement on the European Economic Area
Annex VI Social security to the EEA Agreement: The specific annex of the EEA Agreement pertaining to social security, which is being amended by the decision.
Decision No H11: Decision regarding the postponement of deadlines mentioned in Articles 67 and 70 of Regulation EC No 987/2009 as well as in Decision No S9 due to the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Regulation EC No 987/2009: A European Union regulation related to social security.
Decision No S9: A decision related to the COVID-19 Pandemic.
COVID-19 Pandemic: The global pandemic that caused the postponement of deadlines.
Brussels: The city where the decision was made.
30.6.2022 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 175/21
DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 10/2022
of 4 February 2022
amending Annex VI (Social security) to the EEA Agreement [2022/1058]
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) Decision No H11 of 9 December 2020regarding the postponement of deadlines mentioned in Articles 67 and 70 of
Regulation (EC) No 987/2009 as well as in Decision No S9 due to the COVID-19 Pandemic(1)is to be incorporated
into the EEA Agreement.
(2) Decision No H11 replaces Decision No H9(2), which is incorporated into the EEA Agreement and which is
consequently repealed under the EEA Agreement.
(3) Annex VI to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
Annex VI to the EEA Agreement shall be amended as follows:
(1) the following point is inserted after point 3.H9 (Decision No H9):
‘3.H11 32021 D 0506(01): Decision No H11 of 9 December 2020 regarding the postponement of deadlines
mentioned in Articles 67 and 70 of Regulation (EC) No 987/2009 as well as in Decision No S9 due to the
COVID-19 Pandemic (OJ C 170, 6.5.2021, p. 4).’;
(2) the text of point 3.H9 (Decision No H9) is deleted.
Article 2
The text of Decision No H11 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 5 February 2022, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA
Agreement have been made*.
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, 4 February 2022.
For the EEA Joint Committee
The President
Nicolas VON LINGEN
(1) OJ C 170, 6.5.2021, p. 4.
(2) OJ C 259, 7.8.2020, p. 9.
(*) No constitutional requirements indicated.