**Policy Summary:**
EEA Joint Committee Decision No. 221/2020, adopted on 11 December 2020, amends Annex XIII (Transport) to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (EEA). The decision incorporates Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/473 into the EEA Agreement. This regulation supplements Directive (EU) 2017/2397 of the European Parliament and of the Council, establishing standards for databases concerning Union certificates of qualification, service record books, and logbooks. The full text of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/473 in Icelandic and Norwegian will be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union and will be considered authentic. The decision entered into force on 12 December 2020, contingent upon completion of notifications as per Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement. The decision was published in the EEA Section of, and 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, which extends the EU's single market to Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway.
Commission Delegated Regulation EU 2020/473: A regulation supplementing Directive EU 2017/2397 regarding standards for databases for Union certificates of qualification, service record books, and logbooks.
Directive EU 2017/2397: A directive of the European Parliament and of the Council related to standards for databases.
European Parliament: The parliamentary body of the European Union.
Council of the European Union: A component of the EU's legislative branch where representatives from each member state meet to adopt laws and coordinate policies.
Brussels: The city where the decision was made.
Iceland: One of the countries included in the EEA Agreement.
L 240/92 EN Official Journal of the European Union 28.9.2023
DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 221/2020
of 11 December 2020
amending Annex XIII (Transport) to the EEA Agreement [2023/2023]
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 Regulation (EU) 2020/473 of 20 January 2020supplementing Directive (EU) 2017/2397 of
the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to the standards for databases for the Union certificates of
qualification, service record books and logbooks(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 point is inserted after point 46d (Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2020/12) of Annex XIII to the EEA
Agreement:
‘46e. 32020 R 0473: Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/473 of 20 January 2020 supplementing Directive
(EU) 2017/2397 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to the standards for databases for the
Union certificates of qualification, service record books and logbooks (OJ L 100, 1.4.2020, p. 1).’
Article 2
The text of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/473 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 100, 1.4.2020, p. 1.
* No constitutional requirements indicated.