**Policy Summary:**
EEA Joint Committee Decision No. 140/2023, adopted on April 28, 2023, amends Annex XIII (Transport) to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (EEA). This decision incorporates Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1166 of July 15, 2021, into the EEA Agreement. Regulation (EU) 2021/1166 pertains to postponing the date of application for standard scenarios for operations executed in or beyond the visual line of sight, amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/947. The amendment is reflected by adding indent "32021 R 1166" to point 66zbc of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/947 of Annex XIII to the EEA Agreement. The authentic text of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1166 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 29, 2023, conditional upon the completion of notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement, or on 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 decisions related to the EEA Agreement.
EEA Agreement: Agreement on the European Economic Area
Annex XIII Transport to the EEA Agreement: An annex to the EEA Agreement specifically addressing transport-related regulations.
Commission Implementing Regulation EU 2021/1166: A European Union regulation amending Implementing Regulation EU 2019/947 regarding standard scenarios for drone operations.
Implementing Regulation EU 2019/947: A European Union regulation concerning rules and procedures for the operation of unmanned aircraft.
Brussels: The location where the EEA Joint Committee decision was made.
Iceland: One of the countries whose language version of the regulation EU 2021/1166 shall be authentic.
Norway: One of the countries whose language version of the regulation EU 2021/1166 shall be authentic.
Official Journal EN
of the European Union L series
2023/2283 9.11.2023
DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 140/2023
of 28 April 2023
amending Annex XIII (Transport) to the EEA Agreement [2023/2283]
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) 2021/1166 of 15 July 2021 amending Implementing Regulation
(EU) 2019/947 as regards postponing the date of application for standard scenarios for operations executed in or
beyond the visual line of sight(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 66zbc (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/947) of Annex XIII to the
EEA Agreement:
‘— 32021 R 1166: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1166 of 15 July 2021 (OJ L 253, 16.7.2021,
p. 49).’
Article 2
The text of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1166 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 253, 16.7.2021, p. 49.
* 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/2023/2283/oj 1/1