**Policy Summary:**
EEA Joint Committee Decision No. 141/2023, 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) 2022/425 of March 14, 2022, into the EEA Agreement. Regulation (EU) 2022/425 postpones the transition dates for the use of certain unmanned aircraft systems in the open category and the date of application for standard scenarios for operations executed in or beyond the visual line of sight. The amendment adds a reference to Regulation (EU) 2022/425 (OJ L 87, 15.3.2022, p. 20) in point 66zbc of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/947 of Annex XIII to the EEA Agreement. The authentic text of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/425 in Icelandic and Norwegian 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 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 April 28, 2023, whichever is later. The decision will be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of the European Union.
Key Entities Referenced
European Economic Area: A free trade zone between the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) and the European Union (EU).
EEA Agreement: The Agreement on the European Economic Area that governs the relationship between the EU and EFTA countries.
EEA Joint Committee: The committee responsible for managing the EEA Agreement.
Commission Implementing Regulation EU 2022/425: A regulation amending Implementing Regulation EU 2019/947 regarding unmanned aircraft systems.
Commission Implementing Regulation EU 2019/947: A regulation concerning the rules and procedures for the operation of unmanned aircraft.
Annex XIII Transport to the EEA Agreement: An annex to the EEA Agreement related to transport regulations.
Brussels: The city where the decision was made.
Iceland: One of the countries whose languages are mentioned in the context of the regulation's text.
Norway: One of the countries whose languages are mentioned in the context of the regulation's text.
Official Journal EN
of the European Union L series
2023/2284 9.11.2023
DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 141/2023
of 28 April 2023
amending Annex XIII (Transport) to the EEA Agreement [2023/2284]
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) 2022/425 of 14 March 2022 amending Implementing Regulation
(EU) 2019/947 as regards postponing the transition dates for the use of certain unmanned aircraft systems in the
‘open’ category and 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:
‘— 32022 R 0425: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/425 of 14 March 2022 (OJ L 87, 15.3.2022,
p. 20).’
Article 2
The text of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/425 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 87, 15.3.2022, p. 20.
* 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/2023/2284/oj 1/1