**Policy Summary:**
EEA Joint Committee Decision No. 125/2023, 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) 2021/97 of January 28, 2021, which amends and corrects Regulation (EU) 2015/640 regarding new airworthiness requirements, into the EEA Agreement. Article 1 adds the following indent to point 66ni (Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/640) of Annex XIII to the EEA Agreement: "32021 R 0097: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/97 of 28 January 2021 (OJ L 31, 29.1.2021, p. 208)." The Icelandic and Norwegian language texts of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/97 will be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union and are considered authentic. The decision entered into force on April 29, 2023, contingent upon the completion of notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement or the entry into force of Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 115/2023 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.
Key Entities Referenced
EEA Joint Committee: The decision-making body responsible for amending the EEA Agreement.
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: The specific annex of the EEA Agreement that is being amended by this decision, related to transport regulations.
Commission Implementing Regulation EU 2021/97: A specific EU regulation regarding airworthiness requirements that is being incorporated into the EEA Agreement.
Regulation EU 2015/640: An EU regulation that Commission Implementing Regulation EU 2021/97 amends and corrects.
Official Journal of the European Union: The official gazette of the European Union, in which EU legislation and other official documents are published.
Brussels: The location where the EEA Joint Committee decision was formally adopted.
Iceland: One of the EEA member countries.
Official Journal EN
of the European Union L series
2023/2268 9.11.2023
DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 125/2023
of 28 April 2023
amending Annex XIII (Transport) to the EEA Agreement [2023/2268]
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) 2021/97 of 28 January 2021 amending and correcting Regulation
(EU) 2015/640 as regards the introduction of new additional airworthiness requirements(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 66ni (Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/640) of Annex XIII to the EEA Agreement:
‘— 32021 R 0097: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/97 of 28 January 2021 (OJ L 31, 29.1.2021,
p. 208).’
Article 2
The text of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/97 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 115/2023
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 31, 29.1.2021, p. 208.
* No constitutional requirements indicated.
(2) OJ L, 2023/2264, 9.11.2023, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2023/2264/oj.
ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2023/2268/oj 1/1