**Policy Summary:**
EEA Joint Committee Decision No. 164/2023, adopted on June 13, 2023, amends Annex XV (State aid) to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (EEA). The decision incorporates Commission Regulation (EU) 2021/452 of March 15, 2021, which corrects the Romanian language version of Regulation (EU) No 651/2014, into the EEA Agreement. Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 declares certain categories of aid compatible with the internal market in application of Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty. The amendment adds the following indent to point 1j Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 of Annex XV to the EEA Agreement: "32021 R 0452: Commission Regulation (EU) 2021/452 of 15 March 2021 (OJ L 89, 16.3.2021, p. 1)." The Icelandic and Norwegian language texts of Regulation (EU) 2021/452 will be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union and will be authentic. The decision entered into force on June 14, 2023, following the completion of all notifications required under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement. 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
EEA Joint Committee: The decision-making body responsible for amending the EEA Agreement.
EEA Agreement: The Agreement on the European Economic Area, governing trade and economic relations between the EU member states and certain other countries.
Annex XV to the EEA Agreement: The annex to the EEA Agreement pertaining to state aid regulations.
Commission Regulation EU 2021/452: A European Union regulation correcting the Romanian language version of Regulation EU No 651/2014.
Regulation EU No 651/2014: A European Union regulation declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the internal market.
Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty: Articles of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union concerning state aid.
Article 98: Article of the EEA Agreement regarding amendments.
Brussels: The city where the EEA Joint Committee decision was made.
Official Journal EN
of the European Union L series
2023/2561 30.11.2023
DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 164/2023
of 13 June 2023
amending Annex XV (State aid) to the EEA Agreement [2023/2561]
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 Regulation (EU) 2021/452 of 15 March 2021correcting the Romanian language version of Regulation
(EU) No 651/2014 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the internal market in application of
Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty(1)is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.
(2) Annex XV to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The following indent is added in point 1j (Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014) of Annex XV to the EEA Agreement:
‘— 32021 R 0452: Commission Regulation (EU) 2021/452 of 15 March 2021(OJ L 89, 16.3.2021, p. 1).’
Article 2
The text of Regulation (EU) 2021/452 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 14 June 2023, 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, 13 June 2023.
For the EEA Joint Committee
The President
Nicolas VON LINGEN
(1) OJ L 89, 16.3.2021, p. 1.
* No constitutional requirements indicated.
ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2023/2561/oj 1/1