Decision No. 181/2025 of the EEA Joint Committee, dated 11 July 2025, amends Annex XIII (Transport) to the EEA Agreement [2025/2115]. It incorporates Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/458 of 10 March 2025, which corrects language versions of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/773 regarding the technical specification for interoperability of the rail system, into the EEA Agreement. The following is added to point 37pd of Annex XIII: '32025 R 0458: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/458 of 10 March 2025 (OJ L, 2025/458, 11.3.2025)'. The Icelandic and Norwegian texts of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/458 will be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union and are authentic. This decision enters into force on 12 July 2025, provided all notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made. The decision will be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of the European Union. The President of the EEA Joint Committee is Kristján Andri STEFÁNSSON. Relevant links: OJ L, 2025/458, 11.3.2025, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2025/458/oj. ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2025/2115/oj.
Key Entities Referenced
EEA Agreement: Agreement on the European Economic Area
Annex XIII (Transport) to the EEA Agreement: The specific annex to the EEA Agreement being amended, focusing on transport regulations.
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/458: Regulation correcting language versions of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/773, related to rail system interoperability.
EEA Joint Committee: The issuing body of the decision.
Official Journal EN
of the European Union L series
2025/2115 6.11.2025
DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEENo 181/2025
of 11 July 2025
amending Annex XIII (Transport) to the EEA Agreement [2025/2115]
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 Regulation (EU) 2025/458 of 10 March 2025 correcting certain language versions of
Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/773 on the technical specification for interoperability relating to the operation
and traffic management subsystem of the rail system within the European Union(1) is to be incorporated into the
EEA Agreement.
(2) Annex XIII to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The following indent is added in point 37pd (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/773) of Annex XIII to the
EEA Agreement:
‘— 32025 R 0458: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/458 of 10 March 2025 (OJ L, 2025/458,
11.3.2025).’
Article 2
The text of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/458 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 12 July 2025, 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, 11 July 2025.
For the EEA Joint Committee
The President
Kristján Andri STEFÁNSSON
(1) OJ L, 2025/458, 11.3.2025, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2025/458/oj.
(*) No constitutional requirements indicated..
ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2025/2115/oj 1/1