Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 154/2025 of 13 June 2025 amending Annex XXI (Statistics) to the EEA Agreement [2025/1834]

**Executive Summary** The document is a Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 154/2025, dated 13 June 2025, amending Annex XXI (Statistics) to the EEA Agreement. It incorporates Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1484 concerning technical items of the data set, technical formats, quality reports for a sample survey in the use of information and communication technologies for the reference year 2024. The decision enters into force on 14 June 2025, contingent upon notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement. **Key Points / Main Content** * **Amendment to Annex XXI:** * Adds point '18qzg' to Annex XXI of the EEA Agreement, referencing Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1484. * **Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1484:** * Specifies the technical items of the data set, establishes technical formats for transmission of information. * Specifies arrangements and content of the quality reports on the organisation of a sample survey in the use of information and communication technologies domain for reference year 2024 pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2019/1700 of the European Parliament and of the Council. * **Publication:** * The text of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1484 is to be published in Icelandic and Norwegian in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union. * The Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of the European Union. * **Entry into Force:** * The Decision enters into force on 14 June 2025, provided all notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made. **Impact Analysis** **EEA Joint Committee** * **Impact:** Responsible for incorporating EU regulations into the EEA Agreement. * **Action Required:** Ensure that all notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made to facilitate the entry into force of the Decision. **EEA Member States (Iceland, Norway, Liechtenstein)** * **Impact:** Required to implement Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1484. * **Action Required:** Integrate the referenced Regulation into their national statistical frameworks regarding information and communication technologies. **European Parliament and Council** * **Impact:** Regulation (EU) 2019/1700 has been amended. * **Action Required:** Take note of the amendment and its implications for the collection and reporting of statistics on information and communication technologies. **Statistical Agencies** * **Impact:** Statistical agencies in the EEA member states are impacted. * **Action Required:** They must adhere to the requirements of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1484 for the organization of a sample survey in the use of information and communication technologies for the reference year 2024.

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