**Summary:**
EEA Joint Committee Decision No. 219/2020, adopted on 11 December 2020, amends Annex XIII (Transport) to the EEA Agreement. The decision incorporates Commission Directive (EU) 2020/612 of 4 May 2020, which amends Directive 2006/126/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on driving licenses, into the EEA Agreement. Article 1 of the decision adds a reference to Directive (EU) 2020/612 (OJ L 141, 5.5.2020, p. 9) to point 24f of Directive 2006/126/EC within Annex XIII. Article 2 stipulates that the Icelandic and Norwegian language versions of Directive (EU) 2020/612, to be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union, are authentic. The decision entered into force on 12 December 2020, contingent upon 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 at the time of the decision was Sabine Monauni.
Key Entities Referenced
EEA Joint Committee: The decision-making 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 XIII Transport to the EEA Agreement: A specific annex to the EEA Agreement that deals with transport-related regulations and directives.
Commission Directive EU 2020/612: A directive issued by the European Commission amending Directive 2006/126/EC on driving licences.
Directive 2006/126/EC: A directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on driving licences.
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.
Brussels: The location where the EEA Joint Committee decision was made; the de facto capital of the European Union, located in Belgium.
28.9.2023 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 240/89
DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 219/2020
of 11 December 2020
amending Annex XIII (Transport) to the EEA Agreement [2023/2021]
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 Directive (EU) 2020/612 of 4 May 2020amending Directive 2006/126/EC of the European Parliament
and of the Council on driving licences(1)is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.
(2) Annex XIII to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The following indent is added in point 24f (Directive 2006/126/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council) of
Annex XIII to the EEA Agreement:
‘— 32020 L 0612: Commission Directive (EU) 2020/612 of 4 May 2020(OJ L 141, 5.5.2020, p. 9).’
Article 2
The text of Directive (EU) 2020/612 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 141, 5.5.2020, p. 9.
* No constitutional requirements indicated.