Date: 2023-09-28Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 216/2020 of 11 December 2020 amending Annex XI (Electronic communication, audiovisual services and information society) to the EEA Agreement [2023/2018]
**Policy Summary:**
EEA Joint Committee Decision No. 216/2020, adopted on December 11, 2020, amends Annex XI (Electronic communication, audiovisual services and information society) to the EEA Agreement. The amendment incorporates Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/1538 regarding the harmonisation of radio spectrum for short-range devices within the 874-876 MHz and 915-921 MHz frequency bands into the EEA Agreement. Specifically, point 5czq is added to Annex XI, referencing Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/1538 (OJ L 257, 15.10.2018, p. 57). The Decision shall not apply to Liechtenstein. The Icelandic and Norwegian language versions of Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/1538 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 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: The Agreement on the European Economic Area.
Commission Implementing Decision EU 2018/1538: A European Union decision on the harmonisation of radio spectrum for short-range devices.
Annex XI to the EEA Agreement: A section of the EEA Agreement related to Electronic communication, audiovisual services and information society.
Liechtenstein: A country to which the Commission Implementing Decision EU 2018/1538 shall not apply.
Brussels: The city where the decision was made.
Sabine MONAUNI: The President of the EEA Joint Committee.
Iceland: Country for which the text of Implementing Decision EU 2018/1538 will be published in the Icelandic language.
Norway: Country for which the text of Implementing Decision EU 2018/1538 will be published in the Norwegian language.
28.9.2023 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 240/85
DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 216/2020
of 11 December 2020
amending Annex XI (Electronic communication, audiovisual services and information society) to the
EEA Agreement [2023/2018]
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 Decision (EU) 2018/1538 of 11 October 2018on the harmonisation of radio spectrum
for use by short-range devices within the 874-876 and 915-921 MHz frequency bands(1)is to be incorporated into
the EEA Agreement.
(2) Annex XI to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The following is inserted after point 5czp (Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/784) of Annex XI to the EEA
Agreement:
‘5czq. 32018 D 1538: Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/1538 of 11 October 2018on the harmonisation
of radio spectrum for use by short-range devices within the 874-876 and 915-921 MHz frequency bands
(OJ L 257, 15.10.2018, p. 57).
The provisions of the Decision shall, for the purposes of this Agreement, be read with the following adaptation:
This Decision shall not apply to Liechtenstein.’
Article 2
The text of Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/1538 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.
(1) OJ L 257, 15.10.2018, p. 57.
* No constitutional requirements indicated.L 240/86 EN Official Journal of the European Union 28.9.2023
Done at Brussels, 11 December 2020.
For the EEA Joint Committee
The President
Sabine MONAUNI