**Summary:**
EEA Joint Committee Decision No. 118/2023, adopted on April 28, 2023, amends Annex XIII (Transport) to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (EEA). The decision incorporates Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1296 of August 4, 2021, into the EEA Agreement. This regulation amends and corrects Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 regarding requirements for fuel/energy planning and management, support programmes, psychological assessment of flight crew, and testing of psychoactive substances. Article 1 of the decision adds an indent referencing Regulation (EU) 2021/1296 to point 66nf of Commission Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 within Annex XIII. The authentic Icelandic and Norwegian language texts of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1296 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 114/2023, whichever is later. The decision was published in the EEA Section and the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union.
Key Entities Referenced
EEA Joint Committee: The committee responsible for decisions related to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (EEA).
EEA Agreement: The Agreement on the European Economic Area, which extends the EU's single market to Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway.
Annex XIII Transport to the EEA Agreement: An annex to the EEA Agreement specifically addressing transport-related regulations and standards within the European Economic Area.
Commission Implementing Regulation EU 2021/1296: A European Union regulation amending and correcting Regulation EU No 965/2012 concerning fuel/energy planning and management, support programmes, psychological assessment of flight crew, and testing of psychoactive substances.
Regulation EU No 965/2012: A European Union regulation related to aviation safety and air operations.
Iceland: A country and part of the European Economic Area (EEA).
Norway: A country and part of the European Economic Area (EEA).
Brussels: The location where the decision was made.
Official Journal EN
of the European Union L series
2023/2400 9.11.2023
DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 118/2023
of 28 April 2023
amending Annex XIII (Transport) to the EEA Agreement [2023/2400]
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 Regulation (EU) 2021/1296 of 4 August 2021amending and correcting Regulation (EU)
No 965/2012 as regards the requirements for fuel/energy planning and management, and as regards requirements
on support programmes and psychological assessment of flight crew, as well as testing of psychoactive
substances(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 indent is added in point 66nf (Commission Regulation (EU) No 965/2012) of Annex XIII to the EEA
Agreement:
‘— 32021 R 1296: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1296 of 4 August 2021 (OJ L 282, 5.8.2021,
p. 5).’
Article 2
The text of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1296 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 114/2023
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 282, 5.8.2021, p. 5.
* No constitutional requirements indicated.
(2) OJ L, 2023/2294, 9.11.2023, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/2023/2294/oj
ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2023/2400/oj 1/1