Date: 2023-03-23Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 208/2022 of 8 July 2022 amending Annex V (Free movement of workers) and Annex VIII (Right of establishment) to the EEA Agreement [2023/625]
This EEA Joint Committee Decision (No. 208/2022), adopted on July 8, 2022, amends Annex V (Free movement of workers) and Annex VIII (Right of establishment) to the EEA Agreement. The amendment incorporates Regulation (EU) 2022/1034 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 June 2022 into the EEA Agreement. This regulation concerns the framework for the issuance, verification, and acceptance of interoperable COVID-19 vaccination, test, and recovery certificates (EU Digital COVID Certificate) to facilitate free movement during the COVID-19 pandemic. The decision adds references to Regulation (EU) 2022/1034 in point 10 of Annex V and point 11 of Annex VIII. The authentic text of Regulation (EU) 2022/1034 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 July 9, 2022, following the completion of notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement and 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 governing body responsible for decisions related to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (EEA).
Agreement on the European Economic Area: An international agreement that allows for the free movement of goods, services, capital and persons between the European Union and its member states and Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway.
Regulation EU 2022/1034: A regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation EU 2021/953 on the EU Digital COVID Certificate to facilitate free movement during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Regulation EU 2021/953: A regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on a framework for the issuance, verification and acceptance of interoperable COVID-19 vaccination, test and recovery certificates (EU Digital COVID Certificate).
Annex V to the EEA Agreement: Annex to the EEA Agreement concerning the free movement of workers.
Annex VIII to the EEA Agreement: Annex to the EEA Agreement concerning the right of establishment.
Brussels: City in Belgium, where the decision was finalized.
Iceland: Country which is a member of the EEA.
L 85/14 EN Official Journal of the European Union 23.3.2023
DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 208/2022
of 8 July 2022
amending Annex V (Free movement of workers) and Annex VIII (Right of establishment) to the EEA
Agreement [2023/625]
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) Regulation (EU) 2022/1034 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 June 2022amending Regulation
(EU) 2021/953 on a framework for the issuance, verification and acceptance of interoperable COVID-19
vaccination, test and recovery certificates (EU Digital COVID Certificate) to facilitate free movement during the
COVID-19 pandemic(1)is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.
(2) Annexes V and VIII to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The following indent is added in point 10 (Regulation (EU) 2021/953 of the European Parliament and of the Council) of
Annex V to the EEA Agreement:
‘– 32022 R 1034: Regulation (EU) 2022/1034 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 June 2022(OJ L 173,
30.6.2022, p. 37).’
Article 2
The following indent is added in point 11 (Regulation (EU) 2021/953 of the European Parliament and of the Council) of
Annex VIII to the EEA Agreement:
‘– 32022 R 1034: Regulation (EU) 2022/1034 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 June 2022(OJ L 173,
30.6.2022, p. 37).’
Article 3
The text of Regulation (EU) 2022/1034 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 4
This Decision shall enter into force on 9 July 2022, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA
Agreement have been made*.
Article 5
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, 30.6.2022, p. 37.
(*) No constitutional requirements indicated.23.3.2023 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 85/15
Done at Brussels, 8 July 2022.
For the EEA Joint Committee
The President
Kristján Andri STEFÁNSSON