Date: 2022-06-30Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 19/2022 of 4 February 2022 amending Annex XVIII (Health and safety at work, labour law, and equal treatment for men and women) to the EEA Agreement [2022/1067]
**Policy Summary:**
EEA Joint Committee Decision No. 19/2022, adopted on February 4, 2022, 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) 2018/957 of the European Parliament and of the Council of June 28, 2018, which amends Directive 96/71/EC concerning the posting of workers in the framework of the provision of services, into the EEA Agreement. The amendment involves adding Directive (EU) 2018/957 to point 30 of Directive 96/71/EC in Annex XVIII. It also replaces the adaptation text in Article 3(10). The authentic texts of Directive (EU) 2018/957 in Icelandic and Norwegian languages will be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union. This Decision entered into force on February 5, 2022, following 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-making body responsible for managing the EEA Agreement.
EEA Agreement: The Agreement on the European Economic Area, an international agreement that enables the extension of the European Union's single market to non-EU member states.
Directive EU 2018/957: A directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 96/71/EC concerning the posting of workers in the framework of the provision of services.
European Parliament: One of the legislative branches of the European Union.
Council of the European Union: A legislative body of the European Union comprising government ministers from each member state.
Directive 96/71/EC: A directive concerning the posting of workers in the framework of the provision of services.
Brussels: The location where the decision was made.
Nicolas VON LINGEN: The President of the EEA Joint Committee.
L 175/32 EN Official Journal of the European Union 30.6.2022
DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 19/2022
of 4 February 2022
amending Annex XVIII (Health and safety at work, labour law, and equal treatment for men and
women) to the EEA Agreement [2022/1067]
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) 2018/957 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 June 2018 amending Directive
96/71/EC concerning the posting of workers in the framework of the provision of services(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
Point 30 (Directive 96/71/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council) of Annex XVIII to the EEA Agreement shall be
amended as follows:
1. The following is added:
‘, as amended by:
— 32018 L 0957: Directive (EU) 2018/957 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 June 2018(OJ L 173,
9.7.2018, p. 16).’
2. The adaptation text is replaced by the following:
‘In Article 3(10), the word “Treaties” shall read “EEA Agreement”.’
Article 2
The text of Directive (EU) 2018/957 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 5 February 2022, 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.
(1) OJ L 173, 9.7.2018, p. 16.
(*) Constitutional requirements indicated.30.6.2022 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 175/33
Done at Brussels, 4 February 2022.
For the EEA Joint Committee
The President
Nicolas VON LINGEN