**Summary:**
EEA Joint Committee Decision No. 113/2023, dated April 28, 2023, amends Annex XIII (Transport) to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (EEA). The amendment incorporates Regulation (EU) 2022/1280 of the European Parliament and of the Council of July 18, 2022, which lays down specific and temporary measures concerning driver documents issued by Ukraine in view of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, into the EEA Agreement.
Article 1 modifies Annex XIII by inserting point 36ab, referencing Regulation (EU) 2022/1280 (OJ L 195, 22.7.2022, p. 13). The incorporated regulation is adapted for the EFTA states, specifying that references to temporary or adequate protection align with national laws of the EFTA states. Furthermore, Article 5 of the Regulation is supplemented to include a requirement for the Commission to forward information received from Ukraine to the EFTA Surveillance Authority.
Article 2 stipulates that the Icelandic and Norwegian language texts of Regulation (EU) 2022/1280, published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union, are authentic.
Article 3 states that the Decision entered into force on April 29, 2023, pending all notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement.
Article 4 mandates publication of the Decision 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 decision-making body responsible for amending the EEA Agreement.
EEA Agreement: Agreement on the European Economic Area.
Regulation (EU) 2022/1280: Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down specific and temporary measures concerning driver documents issued by Ukraine.
Ukraine: Country whose driver documents are the subject of the regulation.
European Parliament: One of the legislative bodies of the European Union.
Council of the European Union: The other legislative body of the European Union.
Annex XIII Transport to the EEA Agreement: Annex to the EEA Agreement being amended by the decision.
EFTA States: European Free Trade Association States party to the EEA Agreement
Official Journal EN
of the European Union L series
2023/2293 9.11.2023
DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 113/2023
of 28 April 2023
amending Annex XIII (Transport) to the EEA Agreement [2023/2293]
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) Regulation (EU) 2022/1280 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 July 2022laying down specific and
temporary measures, in view of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, concerning driver documents issued by Ukraine in
accordance with its legislation(1)is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.
(2) Annex XIII to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The following point is inserted after point 36aa (Regulation (EU) No 181/2011 of the European Parliament and of the
Council) of Annex XIII to the EEA Agreement:
‘36ab. 32022 R 1280: Regulation (EU) 2022/1280 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 July 2022laying
down specific and temporary measures, in view of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, concerning driver documents
issued by Ukraine in accordance with its legislation (OJ L 195, 22.7.2022, p. 13).
The provisions of the Regulation shall, for the purpose of this Agreement, be read with the following adaptations:
(a) References to temporary protection or adequate protection under national law in accordance with
Directive 2001/55/EC and Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/382 shall, as regards the EFTA States, be
understood to refer to the corresponding temporary protection or adequate protection in accordance with the
national law of the EFTA States.
(b) In Article 5, the following sentence shall be added:
“The Commission shall forward the information received from Ukraine to the EFTA Surveillance Authority.” ’
Article 2
The text of Regulation (EU) 2022/1280 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*.
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.
(1) OJ L 195, 22.7.2022, p. 13.
* No constitutional requirements indicated.
ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2023/2293/oj 1/2EN
OJ L, 9.11.2023
Done at Brussels, 28 April 2023.
For the EEA Joint Committee
The President
Nicolas VON LINGEN
2/2 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2023/2293/oj