**Policy Summary:**
EEA Joint Committee Decision No. 137/2022, adopted on April 29, 2022, amends Annex VI (Social Security) to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (EEA). The decision incorporates Decision No. H10 of October 21, 2020, concerning the methods of operation and composition of the Technical Commission for Data Processing of the Administrative Commission for the Coordination of Social Security Systems, into the EEA Agreement. This incorporation necessitates the repeal of Decision No. H8, which Decision No. H10 replaces and which was previously integrated into the EEA Agreement. Article 1 details the specific amendments to Annex VI, including the addition of point 3.H10 referencing Decision No. H10 (OJ C 89, 16.3.2021, p. 6) and the deletion of point 3.H8 pertaining to Decision No. H8. Article 2 affirms the authenticity of Decision No. H10 in Icelandic and Norwegian. The decision entered into force on April 30, 2022, contingent upon the completion of all notifications required under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement. The decision was published in the EEA Section of, and 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.
Annex VI Social security to the EEA Agreement: Section of the EEA Agreement pertaining to Social Security, which is being amended by the decision.
Decision No H10 of 21 October 2020: Decision concerning the methods of operation and the composition of the Technical Commission for Data Processing of the Administrative Commission for the Coordination of Social Security Systems.
Decision No H8: Decision that is being replaced by Decision No H10 under the EEA Agreement.
Technical Commission for Data Processing of the Administrative Commission for the Coordination of Social Security Systems: A commission responsible for data processing related to the coordination of social security systems.
Brussels: Location where the EEA Joint Committee decision was made.
Nicolas VON LINGEN: The President of the EEA Joint Committee.
L 246/92 EN Official Journal of the European Union 22.9.2022
DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 137/2022
of 29 April 2022
amending Annex VI (Social security) to the EEA Agreement [2022/1581]
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) Decision No H10 of 21 October 2020concerning the methods of operation and the composition of the Technical
Commission for Data Processing of the Administrative Commission for the Coordination of Social Security
Systems(1)is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.
(2) Decision No H10 replaces Decision No H8(2), which is incorporated into the EEA Agreement and which is
consequently to be repealed under the EEA Agreement.
(3) Annex VI to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
Annex VI to the EEA Agreement shall be amended as follows:
1. The following point is inserted after point 3.H9:
‘3.H10 32021 D 0316(01): Decision No H10 of 21 October 2020 concerning the methods of operation and the
composition of the Technical Commission for Data Processing of the Administrative Commission for the
Coordination of Social Security Systems (OJ C 89, 16.3.2021, p. 6).’
2. The text of point 3.H8 (Decision No H8) is deleted.
Article 2
The text of Decision No H10 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 30 April 2022, 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.
(1) OJ C 89, 16.3.2021, p. 6.
(2) OJ C 263, 20.7.2016, p. 3.
(*) No constitutional requirements indicated.22.9.2022 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 246/93
Done at Brussels, 29 April 2022.
For the EEA Joint Committee
The President
Nicolas VON LINGEN