Executive Summary:
EEA Joint Committee Decision No. 224/2022 amends Annex XXI (Statistics) to the EEA Agreement to incorporate Regulation EU 2019/1700 regarding European statistics for persons and households. This decision renumbers points under "Demographical and Social Statistics," repeals certain regulations, and deletes expired references. The decision took effect on July 9, 2022, pending EEA Agreement notifications.
Key Points / Main Content:
Renumbering of Annex XXI Points:
* Points under the heading "DEMOGRAPHICAL AND SOCIAL STATISTICS" in Annex XXI are renumbered as detailed in Article 1 of the decision.
* Specifically, point 18 and its sub-points are renumbered to 18a, 18aa, and 18ab.
* Points 18a through 18az are renumbered as points 18b through 18bx.
* Points 18b and subsequent points are renumbered accordingly through point 18z7.
Incorporation of Regulation EU 2019/1700:
* Regulation EU 2019/1700 is inserted into Annex XXI as point 18q.
* EFTA states are not bound by the regional breakdown of data required by the Regulation.
* For EFTA states, the deadline in Article 19(5) is adjusted to within three months of the decision's entry into force.
* The Regulation does not apply to Liechtenstein.
Amendments to Existing Points:
* Points 18m and 18o are amended to include reference to Regulation EU 2019/1700.
* Point 28 is amended to include reference to Regulation EU 2019/1700.
Repeal and Deletion of Regulations:
* Regulations EC No 577/98, EC No 2104/2002, EC No 388/2005, EC No 102/2007, and EC No 1177/2003 are repealed and their texts deleted from Annex XXI.
Impact Analysis:
EFTA States:
* Impact: Must comply with Regulation EU 2019/1700, but are not bound by regional data breakdowns. A modified deadline for Article 19(5) applies.
* Action Required: Implement Regulation EU 2019/1700 within three months of the decision's entry into force.
Liechtenstein:
* Impact: Regulation EU 2019/1700 does not apply.
* Action Required: No action required related to Regulation EU 2019/1700.
EEA Joint Committee:
* Impact: Responsible for ensuring the decision is published in the Official Journal of the European Union.
* Action Required: Publish the decision in the EEA Section and EEA Supplement of the Official Journal.
Iceland and Norway:
* Impact: The text of Regulation EU 2019/1700 in Icelandic and Norwegian languages will be published and considered authentic.
* Action Required: None explicitly stated, but likely involves incorporating the authentic texts into their national frameworks.
Key Entities Referenced
Regulation EU 2019/1700: Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a common framework for European statistics relating to persons and households.
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
Commission Regulation EC No 2104/2002: A Commission Regulation which is being repealed under the EEA Agreement.
Commission Regulation EC No 388/2005: A Commission Regulation which expired on 31 December 2016 and is being deleted from the EEA Agreement.
Regulation EC No 808/2004: Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council, being amended by Regulation EU 2019/1700.
EEA Agreement: Agreement on the European Economic Area
EEA Joint Committee: The governing body responsible for decisions related to the EEA Agreement.
23.3.2023 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 85/43
DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 224/2022
of 8 July 2022
amending Annex XXI (Statistics) to the EEA Agreement [2023/641]
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) Regulation (EU) 2019/1700 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10 October 2019 establishing a
common framework for European statistics relating to persons and households, based on data at individual level
collected from samples, amending Regulations (EC) No 808/2004, (EC) No 452/2008 and (EC) No 1338/2008 of
the European Parliament and of the Council, and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1177/2003 of the European
Parliament and of the Council and Council Regulation (EC) No 577/98(1) is to be incorporated into the EEA
Agreement.
(2) For practical reasons, the points under the heading “DEMOGRAPHICAL AND SOCIAL STATISTICS” in Annex XXI
to the EEA Agreement should be renumbered.
(3) Regulation (EU) 2019/1700 repeals Regulation (EC) No 1177/2003 of the European Parliament and of the
Council(2)and Council Regulation (EC) No 577/98(3), which are incorporated into the EEA Agreement and which
are consequently to be repealed under the EEA Agreement.
(4) Regulation (EU) 2019/1700 implicitly repeals Commission Regulation (EC) No 2104/2002(4), which is
incorporated into the EEA Agreement and which is consequently to be repealed under the EEA Agreement.
(5) Commission Regulation (EC) No 388/2005(5), which is incorporated into the EEA Agreement, expired on
31 December 2016and consequently the reference thereto should be deleted from the EEA Agreement.
(6) Commission Regulation (EC) No 102/2007(6), which is incorporated into the EEA Agreement, expired on
31 December 2008and consequently the reference thereto should be deleted from the EEA Agreement.
(7) Annex XXI to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The points under the heading “DEMOGRAPHICAL AND SOCIAL STATISTICS” in Annex XXI to the EEA Agreement shall
be renumbered as follows:
1. Point 18 (Regulation (EC) No 862/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council) is renumbered as point 18a,
and points 18aq (Commission Regulation (EU) No 351/2010) and 18as (Commission Regulation (EU) No 216/2010)
are renumbered as points 18aa and 18ab.
(1) OJ L 261I, 14.10.2019, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 165, 3.7.2003, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 77, 14.3.1998, p. 3.
(4) OJ L 324, 29.11.2002, p. 14.
(5) OJ L 62, 9.3.2005, p. 7.
(6) OJ L 28, 3.2.2007, p. 3.L 85/44 EN Official Journal of the European Union 23.3.2023
2. Point 18a (Council Regulation (EC) No 577/98) is renumbered as point 18b, point 18aa (Commission Regulation
(EC) No 1575/2000) as point 18ba, point 18ab (Commission Regulation (EC) No 1897/2000) as point 18bb, point
18ac (Commission Regulation (EC) No 2104/2002) as point 18bc, point 18ad (deleted) as point 18bd, point 18ae
(deleted) as point 18be, point 18af (Commission Regulation (EC) No 29/2004) as point 18bf, point 18ag
(Commission Regulation (EC) No 384/2005) as point 18bg, point 18ah (Commission Regulation (EC) No 388/2005)
as point 18bh, point 18ai (deleted) as point 18bi, point 18aj (Commission Regulation (EC) No 341/2006) as point
18bj, point 18ak (Commission Regulation (EC) No 102/2007) as point 18bk, point 18al (Commission Regulation
(EC) No 207/2008) as point 18bl, point 18am (Commission Regulation (EC) No 365/2008) as point 18bm, point
18an (Commission Regulation (EC) No 377/2008) as point 18bn, point 18ao (Commission Regulation
(EC) No 20/2009) as point 18bo, point 18ap (Commission Regulation (EU) No 220/2010) as point 18bp, point 18ar
(Commission Regulation (EU) No 317/2010) as point 18bq, point 18at (Commission Regulation (EU) No 318/2013)
as point 18br, point 18au (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/459) as point 18bs, point 18av
(Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/8) as point 18bt, point 18aw (Commission Implementing
Regulation (EU) 2016/2236) as point 18bu, point 18ax (Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/1851) as point
18bv, point 18ay (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2384) as point 18bw, and point 18az
(Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1709) as point 18bx.
3. Point 18b (Council Regulation (EC) No 2744/95) is renumbered as point 18c, point 18c (Council Regulation
(EC) No 23/97) as point 18d, point 18d (Council Regulation (EC) No 530/1999) as point 18e, point 18da (deleted) as
point 18ea, point 18db (Commission Regulation (EC) No 1916/2000) as point 18eb, point 18e (Commission
Regulation (EC) No 1726/1999) as point 18ec, point 18f (Commission Regulation (EC) No 698/2006) as point 18ed,
point 18g (Regulation (EC) No 450/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council) as point 18h, and point 18h
(Commission Regulation (EC) No 1216/2003) as point 18ha.
4. Point 18j (Commission Regulation (EC) No 1980/2003) is renumbered as point 18ij, point 18k (Commission
Regulation (EC) No 1981/2003) as point 18ik, point 18l (Commission Regulation (EC) No 1982/2003) as point 18il,
point 18m (Commission Regulation (EC) No 1983/2003) as point 18im, point 18n (Commission Regulation
(EC) No 16/2004) as point 18in, point 18o (Commission Regulation (EC) No 28/2004) as point 18io, point 18p
(Commission Regulation (EC) No 13/2005) as point 18ip, point 18s (Commission Regulation (EC) No 315/2006) as
point 18iq, point 18t (Commission Regulation (EC) No 215/2007) as point 18ir, point 18x (Council Regulation
(EC) No 362/2008) as point 18is, point 18xa (Commission Regulation (EC) No 646/2009) as point 18it, and point
18xb (Commission Regulation (EU) No 67/2014) as point 18iu.
5. Point 18q (Regulation (EC) No 1552/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council) is renumbered as point 18j,
and point 18r (Commission Regulation (EC) No 198/2006) as point 18ja.
6. Point 18u (Regulation (EC) No 458/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council) is renumbered as point 18k,
point 18ua (Commission Regulation (EC) No 1322/2007) as point 18ka, point 18ub (Commission Regulation
(EC) No 10/2008) as point 18kb, point 18uc (Commission Regulation (EU) No 110/2011) as point 18kc, and point
18ud (Commission Regulation (EU) No 263/2011) as point 18kd.
7. Point 18v (Regulation (EC) No 453/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council) is renumbered as point 18l,
point 18va (Commission Regulation (EC) No 1062/2008) as point 18la, and point 18vb (Commission Regulation
(EC) No 19/2009) as point 18lb.
8. Point 18w (Regulation (EC) No 452/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council) is renumbered as point
18m, point 18wa (Commission Regulation (EU) No 1175/2014) as point 18ma, and point 18wb (Commission
Regulation (EU) No 912/2013) as point 18mb.
9. Point 18y (Regulation (EC) No 763/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council) is renumbered as point 18n,
point 18ya (Commission Regulation (EU) No 519/2010) as point 18na, point 18yb (Commission Regulation
(EC) No 1201/2009) as point 18nb, point 18yc (Commission Regulation (EU) No 1151/2010) as point 18nc, point
18yd (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/543) as point 18nd, point 18ye (Commission Regulation
(EU) 2017/712) as point 18ne, and point 18yf (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/881) as point 18nf.23.3.2023 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 85/45
10. Point 18z (Regulation (EC) No 1338/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council) is renumbered as point
18o, point 18z1 (Commission Regulation (EU) No 328/2011) as point 18oa, point 18z2 (Commission Regulation
(EU) No 349/2011) as point 18ob, point 18z4 (Commission Regulation (EU) No 141/2013) as point 18oc, point
18z6 (Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/359) as point 18od, and point 18z7 (Commission Regulation
(EU) 2018/255) as point 18oe.
11. Point 18z3 (Regulation (EU) No 1260/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council) is renumbered as point
18p, and point 18z5 (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 205/2014) as point 18pa.
Article 2
Annex XXI to the EEA Agreement shall be amended as follows:
1. The following is inserted after point 18pa (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 205/2014):
‘18q. 32019 R 1700: Regulation (EU) 2019/1700 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10 October 2019
establishing a common framework for European statistics relating to persons and households, based on data at
individual level collected from samples, amending Regulations (EC) No 808/2004, (EC) No 452/2008 and (EC)
No 1338/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council, and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1177/2003 of
the European Parliament and of the Council and Council Regulation (EC) No 577/98 (OJ L 261I, 14.10.2019,
p. 1).
The provisions of the Regulation shall, for the purposes of this Agreement, be read with the following
adaptations:
(a) The EFTA States shall not be bound by the regional breakdown of data as required by this Regulation.
(b) In Article 19(5), as regards the EFTA States, the words “by 4 February 2020” are replaced by the words
“within three months of the date of entry into force of Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 224/2022
of 8 July 2022”.
(c) This Regulation shall not apply to Liechtenstein.’
2. The following is added in points 18m (Regulation (EC) No 452/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council)
and 18o (Regulation (EC) No 1338/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council):
‘, as amended by:
— 32019 R 1700: Regulation (EU) 2019/1700 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10 October 2019
(OJ L 261I, 14.10.2019, p. 1).’
3. The following indent is added in point 28 (Regulation (EC) No 808/2004 of the European Parliament and of the
Council):
‘- 32019 R 1700: Regulation (EU) 2019/1700 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10 October 2019
(OJ L 261I, 14.10.2019, p. 1).’
4. The texts of points 18b (Council Regulation (EC) No 577/98), 18bc (Commission Regulation (EC) No 2104/2002),
18bh (Commission Regulation (EC) No 388/2005), 18bk (Commission Regulation (EC) No 102/2007), 18i (Regulation
(EC) No 1177/2003) are deleted.
Article 3
The text of Regulation (EU) 2019/1700 in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, to be published in the EEA Supplement
to the Official Journal of the European Union, shall be authentic.L 85/46 EN Official Journal of the European Union 23.3.2023
Article 4
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 5
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
(*) No constitutional requirements indicated.