Date: 2023-09-28Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 211/2020 of 11 December 2020 amending Annex VII (Recognition of professional qualifications) to the EEA Agreement [2023/2013]
**Policy Summary:**
EEA Joint Committee Decision No. 211/2020, adopted on December 11, 2020, amends Annex VII (Recognition of professional qualifications) to the EEA Agreement. This decision incorporates Commission Delegated Decision (EU) 2019/608 of January 16, 2019, which amends Annex V to Directive 2005/36/EC regarding evidence of formal qualifications and titles of training courses, into the EEA Agreement. The amendment adds "32019 D 0608: Commission Delegated Decision EU 2019/608 of 16 January 2019 (OJ L 104, 15.4.2019, p. 1)" to point 1 (Directive 2005/36/EC) of Annex VII. The Icelandic and Norwegian language versions of Delegated Decision (EU) 2019/608 will be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union and are considered authentic. The decision entered into force on December 12, 2020, following 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.
Key Entities Referenced
EEA Joint Committee: The decision-making body responsible for the EEA Agreement.
EEA Agreement: Agreement on the European Economic Area
Article 98: Article 98 of the EEA Agreement, providing the legal basis for the decision.
Annex VII: Annex VII to the EEA Agreement, pertaining to the recognition of professional qualifications.
Directive 2005/36/EC: Directive 2005/36/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, related to the recognition of professional qualifications.
Commission Delegated Decision EU 2019/608: Commission Delegated Decision (EU) 2019/608 of 16 January 2019 amending Annex V to Directive 2005/36/EC.
Article 103(1): Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement, concerning notifications.
Brussels: The location where the decision was made.
L 240/76 EN Official Journal of the European Union 28.9.2023
DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 211/2020
of 11 December 2020
amending Annex VII (Recognition of professional qualifications) to the EEA Agreement [2023/2013]
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 Delegated Decision (EU) 2019/608 of 16 January 2019amending Annex V to Directive 2005/36/EC of
the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the evidence of formal qualifications and titles of training
courses(1)is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.
(2) Annex VII to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The following indent is added in point 1 (Directive 2005/36/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council) of Annex
VII to the EEA Agreement:
‘— 32019 D 0608: Commission Delegated Decision (EU) 2019/608 of 16 January 2019(OJ L 104, 15.4.2019, p. 1).’
Article 2
The text of Delegated Decision (EU) 2019/608 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 L 104, 15.4.2019, p. 1.
* No constitutional requirements indicated.