**Summary:**
EEA Joint Committee Decision No. 157/2022, adopted on April 29, 2022, amends Annex XIII (Transport) to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (EEA). This decision incorporates Regulation (EU) 2019/1239 of the European Parliament and of the Council of June 20, 2019, which establishes a European Maritime Single Window environment and repeals Directive 2010/65/EU, into the EEA Agreement. Consequently, Directive 2010/65/EU will be repealed under the EEA Agreement with effect from August 15, 2025.
Article 1 of the decision outlines the specific amendments to Annex XIII, including the insertion of point 56la regarding Regulation (EU) 2019/1239 and the deletion of point 56l concerning Directive 2010/65/EU, effective August 15, 2025. For EFTA states, Article 11(2) of Regulation (EU) 2019/1239 and the customs reporting obligations specified in point 7 of Part A of the Annex shall not apply.
Article 2 confirms the authenticity of the Icelandic and Norwegian language versions of Regulation (EU) 2019/1239, which 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 notifications 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 was made by the EEA Joint Committee.
EEA Agreement: Agreement on the European Economic Area.
Regulation EU 2019/1239: Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a European Maritime Single Window environment and repealing Directive 2010/65/EU.
European Parliament: One of the legislative bodies of the European Union.
Council of the European Union: One of the legislative bodies of the European Union.
Directive 2010/65/EU: Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on reporting formalities for ships arriving in and/or departing from ports of the Member States.
Brussels: Location where the decision was finalized.
Nicolas VON LINGEN: The President of the EEA Joint Committee.
22.9.2022 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 246/123
DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 157/2022
of 29 April 2022
amending Annex XIII (Transport) to the EEA Agreement [2022/1601]
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) Regulation (EU) 2019/1239 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019establishing a European
Maritime Single Window environment and repealing Directive 2010/65/EU(1) is to be incorporated into the EEA
Agreement.
(2) Regulation (EU) 2019/1239 repeals, with effect from 15 August 2025, Directive 2010/65/EU of the European
Parliament and of the Council(2), which is incorporated into the EEA Agreement and which is consequently to be
repealed under the EEA Agreement with effect from 15 August 2025.
(3) Annex XIII to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
Annex XIII to the EEA Agreement shall be amended as follows:
1. The following is inserted after point 56l (Directive 2010/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council):
‘56la. 32019 R 1239: Regulation (EU) 2019/1239 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019
establishing a European Maritime Single Window environment and repealing Directive 2010/65/EU (OJ L 198,
25.7.2019, p. 64).
The text of the Regulation shall, for the purposes of this Agreement, be read with the following adaptation:
As regards the EFTA States, Article 11(2) and the customs reporting obligations specified in point 7 of Part A of
the Annex shall not apply.’
2. The text of point 56l (Directive 2010/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council) shall be deleted with effect
from 15 August 2025.
Article 2
The text of Regulation (EU) 2019/1239 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*.
(1) OJ L 198, 25.7.2019, p. 64.
(2) OJ L 283, 29.10.2010, p. 1.
(*) Constitutional requirements indicated.L 246/124 EN Official Journal of the European Union 22.9.2022
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