**Policy Summary:**
This document outlines Decision No. 208/2020 of the EEA Joint Committee, enacted on December 11, 2020, which amends Annex VI (Social Security) to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (EEA). The core purpose of this decision is to incorporate Decision No. F3 of December 19, 2018, into the EEA Agreement. Decision No. F3 concerns the interpretation of Article 68 of Regulation (EC) No. 883/2004, specifically addressing the method for calculating the differential supplement related to social security benefits.
Article 1 of Decision No. 208/2020 adds point 3.F3, referencing "3 2019 D 062601: Decision No F3 of 19 December 2018," after point 3.F2 within Annex VI. This incorporation ensures that the interpretation of Article 68 is consistently applied across the EEA.
Article 2 affirms that the Icelandic and Norwegian language versions of Decision No. F3, to be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union, will be considered authentic.
The decision took effect on December 12, 2020, contingent upon the completion of all notifications required 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.
The President of the EEA Joint Committee, Sabine Monauni, signed the decision in Brussels. The relevant Official Journal reference for Decision No. F3 is OJ C 215, 26.6.2019, p. 2.
Key Entities Referenced
EEA Joint Committee: The governing body responsible for decisions related to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (EEA).
EEA Agreement: The Agreement on the European Economic Area, which extends the EU's single market to Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway.
Annex VI Social security to the EEA Agreement: A specific annex to the EEA Agreement that deals with social security provisions.
Regulation EC No 883/2004: A European Union regulation concerning the coordination of social security systems.
Decision No F3 of 19 December 2018: A decision concerning the interpretation of Article 68 of Regulation EC No 883/2004 relating to the method for the calculation of the differential supplement.
Decision No F2 of 23 June 2015: A decision mentioned in the context of amending Annex VI to the EEA Agreement.
Brussels: The city where the EEA Joint Committee decision was made.
Iceland: One of the countries which EEA Agreement extends to.
28.9.2023 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 240/69
DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 208/2020
of 11 December 2020
amending Annex VI (Social security) to the EEA Agreement [2023/2010]
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) Decision No F3 of 19 December 2018concerning the interpretation of Article 68 of Regulation (EC) No 883/2004
relating to the method for the calculation of the differential supplement(1) is to be incorporated into the EEA
Agreement.
(2) Annex VI to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The following point is inserted after point 3.F2 (Decision No F2 of 23 June 2015) of Annex VI to the EEA Agreement:
‘3.F3 32019 D 0626(01): Decision No F3 of 19 December 2018concerning the interpretation of Article 68 of Regulation
(EC) No 883/2004 relating to the method for the calculation of the differential supplement (OJ C 215, 26.6.2019,
p. 2).’
Article 2
The text of Decision No F3 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 December 2020, 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 December 2020.
For the EEA Joint Committee
The President
Sabine MONAUNI
(1) OJ C 215, 26.6.2019, p. 2.
* No constitutional requirements indicated.