**Policy Summary:**
EEA Joint Committee Decision No. 131/2023, 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) 2022/1253 of July 19, 2022, which corrects Regulation (EU) No 748/2012 regarding derogations introduced by Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/2011, into the EEA Agreement. Specifically, it adds an indent referencing Regulation (EU) 2022/1253 (OJ L 191, 20.7.2022, p. 45) to point 66p (Commission Regulation (EU) No 748/2012) of Annex XIII. The Icelandic and Norwegian language versions of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/1253 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 completion of notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement or the entry into force of Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 129/2023 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 joint committee responsible for decisions related to the European Economic Area (EEA) agreement.
EEA Agreement: The Agreement on the European Economic Area.
Annex XIII Transport to the EEA Agreement: Annex to the EEA Agreement, specifically related to transport regulations.
Commission Implementing Regulation EU 2022/1253: A European Union regulation correcting Regulation EU No 748/2012 regarding derogations from certain requirements.
Regulation EU No 748/2012: A European Union regulation that is being corrected by Commission Implementing Regulation EU 2022/1253.
Delegated Regulation EU 2022/2011: A European Union delegated regulation that introduces certain requirements from which derogations are being corrected.
Brussels: The city where the decision was made.
Nicolas VON LINGEN: The President of the EEA Joint Committee.
Official Journal EN
of the European Union L series
2023/2274 9.11.2023
DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 131/2023
of 28 April 2023
amending Annex XIII (Transport) to the EEA Agreement [2023/2274]
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) 2022/1253 of 19 July 2022correcting Regulation (EU) No 748/2012
as regards derogations from certain requirements introduced by Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/201(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 66p (Commission Regulation (EU) No 748/2012) of Annex XIII to the EEA
Agreement:
‘— 32022 R 1253: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/1253 of 19 July 2022 (OJ L 191, 20.7.2022,
p. 45).’
Article 2
The text of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/1253 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 129/2023
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 191, 20.7.2022, p. 45.
* No constitutional requirements indicated.
(2) OJ L, 2023/2272, 9.11.2023, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2023/2272/oj.
ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2023/2274/oj 1/1