**Summary:**
EEA Joint Committee Decision No. 124/2023, dated April 28, 2023, amends Annex XIII (Transport) to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (EEA). The decision incorporates Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/2203 of November 11, 2022, which amends Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 regarding requirements for locating aircraft in distress, into the EEA Agreement. This amendment is reflected by adding the reference "32022 R 2203: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/2203 of 11 November 2022 (OJ L 293, 14.11.2022, p. 3)" to point 66nf of Commission Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 within Annex XIII. The authentic Icelandic and Norwegian language texts of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/2203 will be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union. The decision entered into force on April 29, 2023, following the completion of notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement. The decision will be 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 the decision was Nicolas VON LINGEN.
Key Entities Referenced
European Economic Area: A free trade zone comprising the EU member states and Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway.
EEA Agreement: The Agreement on the European Economic Area.
EEA Joint Committee: The committee responsible for managing the EEA Agreement.
Commission Implementing Regulation EU 2022/2203: A regulation amending Regulation EU No 965/2012 regarding aircraft distress location requirements, to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.
Regulation EU No 965/2012: Regulation related to air operations.
Annex XIII Transport to the EEA Agreement: An annex to the EEA Agreement dealing with transport-related regulations.
Brussels: The city where the Decision was done.
Iceland: One of the countries whose languages the text of Implementing Regulation EU 2022/2203 will be published in.
Norway: One of the countries whose languages the text of Implementing Regulation EU 2022/2203 will be published in.
Official Journal EN
of the European Union L series
2023/2267 9.11.2023
DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 124/2023
of 28 April 2023
amending Annex XIII (Transport) to the EEA Agreement [2023/2267]
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) 2022/2203 of 11 November 2022 amending Regulation (EU)
No 965/2012 as regards the applicability of the requirements for locating an aircraft in distress(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:
‘— 32022 R 2203: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/2203 of 11 November 2022 (OJ L 293,
14.11.2022, p. 3).’
Article 2
The text of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/2203 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.
Done at Brussels, 28 April 2023.
For the EEA Joint Committee
The President
Nicolas VON LINGEN
(1) OJ L 293, 14.11.2022, p. 3.
* No constitutional requirements indicated.
ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2023/2267/oj 1/1