Date: 2022-09-22Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 154/2022 of 29 April 2022 amending Annex XI (Electronic communication, audiovisual services and information society) to the EEA Agreement [2022/1598]
**Policy Summary:**
EEA Joint Committee Decision No. 154/2022, adopted on April 29, 2022, amends Annex XI (Electronic communication, audiovisual services and information society) to the EEA Agreement. The amendment incorporates Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/1878 of October 25, 2021, regarding the designation of the '.eu' top-level domain Registry, into the EEA Agreement. This decision inserts point "5oae. 32021 D 1878: Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/1878 of 25 October 2021 on the designation of the .eu top-level domain Registry OJ L 378, 26.10.2021, p. 22" after point 5oad of Annex XI. The authentic Icelandic and Norwegian language texts of Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/1878 will be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union. 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 in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of the European Union.
Key Entities Referenced
EEA Joint Committee: The decision-making body responsible for the EEA Agreement.
EEA Agreement: Agreement on the European Economic Area.
Annex XI to the EEA Agreement: Relates to Electronic communication, audiovisual services and information society.
Commission Implementing Decision EU 2021/1878: A decision regarding the designation of the '.eu' top-level domain Registry.
Article 98 of the EEA Agreement: Article providing the legal basis for the EEA Joint Committee's decision.
Brussels: Location where the decision was made.
Nicolas VON LINGEN: President of the EEA Joint Committee.
Commission Delegated Regulation EU 2020/1083: A regulation mentioned in the context of amending Annex XI to the EEA Agreement.
22.9.2022 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 246/119
DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 154/2022
of 29 April 2022
amending Annex XI (Electronic communication, audiovisual services and information society) to the
EEA Agreement [2022/1598]
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 Decision (EU) 2021/1878 of 25 October 2021on the designation of the .eu top-level
domain Registry(1)is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.
(2) Annex XI to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The following point is inserted after point 5oad (Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/1083) of Annex XI to the
EEA Agreement:
‘5oae. 32021 D 1878: Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/1878 of 25 October 2021on the designation of
the .eu top-level domain Registry (OJ L 378, 26.10.2021, p. 22).’
Article 2
The text of Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/1878 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.
Done at Brussels, 29 April 2022.
For the EEA Joint Committee
The President
Nicolas VON LINGEN
(1) OJ L 378, 26.10.2021, p. 22.
(*) No constitutional requirements indicated.