**Summary:**
EEA Joint Committee Decision No. 220/2022, adopted on July 8, 2022, amends Annex XIII (Transport) to the EEA Agreement. The decision incorporates Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/421 of March 14, 2022, which amends Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1998, laying down detailed measures for the implementation of common basic standards on aviation security, into the EEA Agreement. Article 1 adds the following indent to point 66 of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1998 of Annex XIII to the EEA Agreement: "32022 R 0421: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/421 of 14 March 2022 (OJ L 87, 15.3.2022, p. 1)." The Icelandic and Norwegian language texts of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/421 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 July 9, 2022, following the completion of notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement. The decision will be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of the European Union.
Key Entities Referenced
European Union: A political and economic union of member states located primarily in Europe.
EEA Joint Committee: The joint committee responsible for managing the Agreement on the European Economic Area (EEA).
EEA Agreement: The Agreement on the European Economic Area, an international agreement that enables the extension of the European Union's single market to non-EU member states.
Annex XIII Transport to the EEA Agreement: A specific annex to the EEA Agreement pertaining to transport regulations and standards.
Commission Implementing Regulation EU 2022/421: A specific regulation issued by the European Commission. It amends Implementing Regulation EU 2015/1998.
Implementing Regulation EU 2015/1998: A regulation laying down detailed measures for the implementation of the common basic standards on aviation security.
Brussels: The location where the decision was made. Brussels is the capital of Belgium.
Iceland: Iceland is one of the countries whose languages are considered authentic for the Implementing Regulation EU 2022/421
23.3.2023 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 85/37
DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 220/2022
of 8 July 2022
amending Annex XIII (Transport) to the EEA Agreement [2023/637]
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 Regulation (EU) 2022/421 of 14 March 2022 amending Implementing Regulation
(EU) 2015/1998 laying down detailed measures for the implementation of the common basic standards on aviation
security(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 66he (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1998) of Annex XIII to the
EEA Agreement:
‘- 32022 R 0421: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/421 of 14 March 2022(OJ L 87, 15.3.2022, p. 1).’
Article 2
The text of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/421 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 9 July 2022, 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, 8 July 2022.
For the EEA Joint Committee
The President
Kristján Andri STEFÁNSSON
(1) OJ L 87, 15.3.2022, p. 1.
(*) No constitutional requirements indicated.