**Policy Summary:**
EEA Joint Committee Decision No. 135/2023, 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) 2021/1963 of November 8, 2021, which amends Regulation (EU) No 1321/2014 regarding safety management systems in maintenance organisations, into the EEA Agreement. Specifically, the decision adds indent "32021 R 1963: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1963 of 8 November 2021 (OJ L 400, 12.11.2021, p. 18)" to point 66q (Commission Regulation (EU) No 1321/2014) of Annex XIII. The authentic text of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1963 in Icelandic and Norwegian 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 notification requirements under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement, or the entry into force of Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 114/2023 of April 28, 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 governing body responsible for decisions related to the European Economic Area (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: A specific annex to the EEA Agreement related to transport regulations.
Commission Implementing Regulation EU 2021/1963: A European Union regulation amending Regulation EU No 1321/2014 regarding safety management systems in maintenance organisations.
Regulation EU No 1321/2014: A European Union regulation concerning the airworthiness of aircraft and aeronautical products, parts and appliances, and on the approval of organisations and personnel involved in these tasks.
Iceland: A country that is party to the EEA Agreement.
Norway: A country that is party to the EEA Agreement.
Brussels: The city in Belgium where the EEA Joint Committee decision was made.
Official Journal EN
of the European Union L series
2023/2278 9.11.2023
DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 135/2023
of 28 April 2023
amending Annex XIII (Transport) to the EEA Agreement [2023/2278]
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) 2021/1963 of 8 November 2021 amending Regulation (EU)
No 1321/2014 as regards safety management systems in maintenance organisations and correcting that
Regulation(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 66q (Commission Regulation (EU) No 1321/2014) of Annex XIII to the EEA
Agreement:
‘— 32021 R 1963: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1963 of 8 November 2021 (OJ L 400,
12.11.2021, p. 18).’
Article 2
The text of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1963 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 400, 12.11.2021, p. 18.
* No constitutional requirements indicated.
(2) OJ L, 2023/2294, 9.11.2023, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2023/2294/oj
ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2023/2278/oj 1/1