Date: 2023-11-30Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 165/2023 of 13 June 2023 amending Annex XVIII (Health and safety at work, labour law, and equal treatment for men and women) to the EEA Agreement [2023/2562]
**Policy Summary:**
EEA Joint Committee Decision No. 165/2023, adopted on June 13, 2023, amends Annex XVIII (Health and safety at work, labour law, and equal treatment for men and women) to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (EEA). The decision incorporates Directive (EU) 2022/431 of the European Parliament and of the Council of March 9, 2022, which amends Directive 2004/37/EC on the protection of workers from the risks related to exposure to carcinogens or mutagens at work, into the EEA Agreement. Specifically, it adds the reference "32022 L 0431: Directive (EU) 2022/431 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2022 (OJ L 88, 16.3.2022, p. 1)" to point 14a (Directive 2004/37/EC) of Annex XVIII. The authentic text of Directive (EU) 2022/431 in Icelandic and Norwegian will be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union. The decision entered into force on June 14, 2023, following notification under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement and was published in the EEA Section of, and the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of the European Union. The President of the EEA Joint Committee at the time of the decision was Nicolas VON LINGEN. The official journal reference is OJ L 88, 16.3.2022, p. 1. The European Legislation Identifier (ELI) is http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2023/2562/oj.
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.
Directive EU 2022/431: Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2004/37/EC on the protection of workers from the risks related to exposure to carcinogens or mutagens at work.
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.
Annex XVIII to the EEA Agreement: A specific annex to the EEA Agreement, concerning Health and safety at work, labour law, and equal treatment for men and women.
Directive 2004/37/EC: Directive on the protection of workers from the risks related to exposure to carcinogens or mutagens at work.
Brussels: City in Belgium, where the decision of the EEA Joint Committee was made.
Official Journal EN
of the European Union L series
2023/2562 30.11.2023
DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 165/2023
of 13 June 2023
amending Annex XVIII (Health and safety at work, labour law, and equal treatment for men and
women) to the EEA Agreement [2023/2562]
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) Directive (EU) 2022/431 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2022 amending
Directive 2004/37/EC on the protection of workers from the risks related to exposure to carcinogens or mutagens
at work(1)is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.
(2) Annex XVIII to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The following indent is added in point 14a (Directive 2004/37/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council) of
Annex XVIII to the EEA Agreement:
‘— 32022 L 0431: Directive (EU) 2022/431 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2022(OJ L 88,
16.3.2022, p. 1).’
Article 2
The text of Directive (EU) 2022/431 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 88, 16.3.2022, p. 1.
* No constitutional requirements indicated.
ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2023/2562/oj 1/1