**Summary:**
This document outlines Decision No. 223/2020 of the EEA Joint Committee, adopted on December 11, 2020, which amends Annex XIII (Transport) to the EEA Agreement. The amendment incorporates Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/745 into the EEA Agreement. This regulation postpones the application dates of certain measures related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Article 1 of the Decision adds a sub-indent referencing Regulation (EU) 2020/745 to the existing list of amended regulations under Commission Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 within Annex XIII. Article 2 mandates the publication of the text of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/745 in Icelandic and Norwegian in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union. The decision came into force on December 12, 2020, contingent upon the completion of notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement or the entry into force of Decision No. 25/2020, whichever was later. The decision was published in the EEA Section of, and the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of the European Union. The President of the EEA Joint Committee at the time of adoption was Sabine Monauni.
Key Entities Referenced
EEA Joint Committee: The governing body responsible for managing the Agreement on the European Economic Area (EEA).
EEA Agreement: Agreement on the European Economic Area
Annex XIII Transport to the EEA Agreement: A specific annex to the EEA Agreement pertaining to transport regulations.
Commission Implementing Regulation EU 2020/745: A European Union regulation amending Regulation EU 2018/1042 regarding the postponement of application dates for certain measures during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Regulation EU 2018/1042: A European Union regulation, which is being amended by Regulation EU 2020/745.
Commission Regulation EU No 965/2012: A European Union regulation referenced within Annex XIII to the EEA Agreement.
COVID-19 pandemic: The global pandemic of Coronavirus disease 2019, which caused disruption and led to the postponement of certain measures.
Brussels: City in Belgium, where the decision was made.
L 240/94 EN Official Journal of the European Union 28.9.2023
DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 223/2020
of 11 December 2020
amending Annex XIII (Transport) to the EEA Agreement [2023/2025]
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) 2020/745 of 4 June 2020 amending Regulation (EU) 2018/1042 as
regards postponing dates of application of certain measures in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic(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 sub-indent is added in the eleventh indent (Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/1042) of point 66nf
(Commission Regulation (EU) No 965/2012) of Annex XIII to the EEA Agreement:
‘, as amended by:
— 32020 R 0745: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/745 of 4 June 2020(OJ L 176, 5.6.2020, p. 11).’
Article 2
The text of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/745 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*, or on the day of the entry into force of Decision of the EEA Joint Committee
No 25/2020 of 7 February 2020(2), whichever is the later.
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 176, 5.6.2020, p. 11.
* No constitutional requirements indicated.
(2) OJ L 49, 16.2.2023, p. 53.28.9.2023 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 240/95
Done at Brussels, 11 December 2020.
For the EEA Joint Committee
The President
Sabine MONAUNI