**Policy Summary:**
EEA Joint Committee Decision No. 103/2023, dated April 28, 2023, amends Annex X (Services in general) to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (EEA). The amendment incorporates Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2020/1023 of July 15, 2020, which pertains to the cross-border exchange of data between national contact tracing and warning mobile applications for combatting the COVID-19 pandemic, into the EEA Agreement. Article 1 of the decision adds "32020 D 1023: Commission Implementing Decision EU 2020/1023 of 15 July 2020 (OJ L 227I, 16.7.2020, p. 1)" to point 2f (Commission Implementing Decision 2019/1765) of Annex X to the EEA Agreement. The authentic Icelandic and Norwegian language texts of Implementing Decision (EU) 2020/1023 will be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union. The decision entered into force on April 29, 2023, contingent upon completion of notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement or the entry into force of Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 102/2023 of 28 April 2023, whichever is later. The decision was published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of the European Union. The President of the EEA Joint Committee at the time of signing was Nicolas VON LINGEN.
Key Entities Referenced
EEA Joint Committee: The governing body responsible for decisions related to the European Economic Area (EEA) Agreement.
EEA Agreement: Agreement on the European Economic Area.
Annex X Services in general to the EEA Agreement: The specific annex to the EEA Agreement being amended by the decision.
Commission Implementing Decision EU 2020/1023: A decision by the European Commission regarding cross-border data exchange for COVID-19 contact tracing.
Commission Implementing Decision EU 2019/1765: A decision by the European Commission, which is amended by Commission Implementing Decision EU 2020/1023.
COVID-19 pandemic: The global pandemic that prompted the data exchange decisions.
Brussels: The city where the EEA Joint Committee decision was made.
Nicolas VON LINGEN: The President of the EEA Joint Committee.
Official Journal EN
of the European Union L series
2023/2290 9.11.2023
DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 103/2023
of 28 April 2023
amending Annex X (Services in general) to the EEA Agreement [2023/2290]
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) Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2020/1023 of 15 July 2020 amending Implementing Decision
(EU) 2019/1765 as regards the cross-border exchange of data between national contact tracing and warning mobile
applications with regard to combatting the COVID-19 pandemic(1)is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.
(2) Annex X to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The following is added in point 2f (Commission Implementing Decision 2019/1765) of Annex X to the EEA Agreement:
‘, as amended by:
— 32020 D 1023: Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2020/1023 of 15 July 2020(OJ L 227I, 16.7.2020, p. 1).’
Article 2
The text of Implementing Decision (EU) 2020/1023 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 29 April 2023, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA
Agreement have been made*, or on the day of the entry into force of Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 102/2023
of 28 April 2023(2), whichever is the later.
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, 28 April 2023.
For the EEA Joint Committee
The President
Nicolas VON LINGEN
(1) OJ L 227I, 16.7.2020, p. 1.
* No constitutional requirements indicated.
(2) OJ L, 2023/2256, 9.11.2023, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/2023/2256/oj
ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2023/2290/oj 1/1