Date: 2022-09-22Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 136/2022 of 29 April 2022 amending Annex V (Free movement of workers) and Annex VIII (Right of establishment) to the EEA Agreement [2022/1580]
**Policy Summary:**
EEA Joint Committee Decision No. 136/2022, dated April 29, 2022, amends Annex V (Free movement of workers) and Annex VIII (Right of establishment) to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (EEA). The decision incorporates two key EU legal acts into the EEA Agreement: Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/503 and Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/483.
Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/503, amending Regulation (EU) 2021/953, addresses the exemption of minors from the acceptance period of vaccination certificates issued in the EU Digital COVID Certificate format (OJ L 102, 30.3.2022, p. 8). Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/483, amending Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/1073, lays down technical specifications and rules for the implementation of the trust framework for the EU Digital COVID Certificate (OJ L 98, 25.3.2022, p. 84).
The amendments add specific indents referencing these regulations to points 10 and 11 within Annexes V and VIII, respectively. The authentic texts of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/503 and Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/483 in Icelandic and Norwegian languages will be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Decision entered into force on April 30, 2022, following the completion of all notifications required under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement. The decision has been 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 managing the EEA Agreement.
EEA Agreement: Agreement on the European Economic Area
Annex V: Annex V Free movement of workers to the EEA Agreement
Annex VIII: Annex VIII Right of establishment to the EEA Agreement
Commission Delegated Regulation EU 2022/503: A regulation amending Regulation (EU) 2021/953 regarding the exemption of minors from the acceptance period of vaccination certificates issued in the EU Digital COVID Certificate format.
Regulation EU 2021/953: Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the EU Digital COVID Certificate framework.
Commission Implementing Decision EU 2022/483: A decision amending Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/1073 laying down technical specifications and rules for the implementation of the trust framework for the EU Digital COVID Certificate.
Brussels: Location where the decision was finalized.
L 246/90 EN Official Journal of the European Union 22.9.2022
DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 136/2022
of 29 April 2022
amending Annex V (Free movement of workers) and Annex VIII (Right of establishment) to the EEA
Agreement [2022/1580]
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 Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/503 of 29 March 2022amending Regulation (EU) 2021/953 of the
European Parliament and of the Council as regards exempting minors from the acceptance period of vaccination
certificates issued in the EU Digital COVID Certificate format(1)is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.
(2) Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/483 of 21 March 2022 amending Implementing Decision (EU)
2021/1073 laying down technical specifications and rules for the implementation of the trust framework for the
EU Digital COVID Certificate established by Regulation (EU) 2021/953 of the European Parliament and of the
Council(2)is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.
(3) Annexes V and VIII to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
Annex V to the EEA Agreement shall be amended as follows:
1. The following indent is added in point 10 (Regulation (EU) 2021/953 of the European Parliament and of the Council):
‘— 32022 R 0503: Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/503 of 29 March 2022(OJ L 102, 30.3.2022, p. 8).’
2. The following indent is added in point 10a (Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/1073):
‘— 32022 D 0483: Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/483 of 21 March 2022(OJ L 98, 25.3.2022, p. 84).’
Article 2
Annex VIII to the EEA Agreement shall be amended as follows:
1. The following indent is added in point 11 (Regulation (EU) 2021/953 of the European Parliament and of the Council):
‘— 32022 R 0503: Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/503 of 29 March 2022 (OJ L 102, 30.3.2022,
p. 8).’
2. The following indent is added in point 11a (Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/1073):
‘— 32022 D 0483: Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/483 of 21 March 2022 (OJ L 98, 25.3.2022,
p. 84).’
(1) OJ L 102, 30.3.2022, p. 8.
(2) OJ L 98, 25.3.2022, p. 84.22.9.2022 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 246/91
Article 3
The texts of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/503 and Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/483 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 4
This Decision shall enter into force on 30 April 2022, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA
Agreement have been made*.
Article 5
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, 29 April 2022.
For the EEA Joint Committee
The President
Nicolas VON LINGEN
(*) No constitutional requirements indicated.