The EEA Joint Committee issued Decision No. 224/2025 on 19 September 2025, amending Annex XXI (Statistics) to the EEA Agreement [2026/40]. This decision incorporates Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2024/3159 of 2 September 2024, which amends Regulation (EU) 2016/792 concerning harmonised indices of consumer prices and the inclusion of games of chance, into the EEA Agreement.
Specifically, the decision adds ', as amended by: 32024 R 3159: Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2024/3159 of 2 September 2024 (OJ L, 2024/3159, 20.12.2024).' in point 19b (Regulation (EU) 2016/792) of Annex XXI. The text of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2024/3159 in Icelandic and Norwegian languages will be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union and shall be authentic.
The decision enters into force on 20 September 2025, provided that all notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made. It will be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of the European Union.
The decision was done at Brussels and signed by the President of the EEA Joint Committee, Stefán Haukur Jóhannesson.
(OJ L, 2024/3159, 20.12.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_del/2024/3159/oj.)
(ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2026/40/oj)
Key Entities Referenced
EEA Agreement: Agreement on the European Economic Area, which this decision amends.
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 224/2025: The primary decision document; amends the EEA Agreement.
Annex XXI (Statistics): The specific annex of the EEA Agreement that is being amended by this decision.
Regulation (EU) 2016/792: Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on harmonised indices of consumer prices and the house price index.
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2024/3159: Regulation amending Regulation (EU) 2016/792, related to harmonized indices of consumer prices and the house price index.
Official Journal EN
of the European Union L series
2026/40 15.1.2026
DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEENo 224/2025
of 19 September 2025
amending Annex XXI (Statistics) to the EEA Agreement [2026/40]
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) 2024/3159 of 2 September 2024 amending Regulation (EU) 2016/792 of
the European Parliament and of the Council on harmonised indices of consumer prices and the house price index as
regards the classification of consumption and the inclusion of games of chance(1)is to be incorporated into the EEA
Agreement.
(2) Annex XXI to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The following is added in point 19b (Regulation (EU) 2016/792 of the European Parliament and of the Council) of
Annex XXI to the EEA Agreement:
‘, as amended by:
— 32024 R 3159: Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2024/3159 of 2 September 2024 (OJ L, 2024/3159,
20.12.2024).’
Article 2
The text of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2024/3159 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 20 September 2025, 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, 19 September 2025.
For the EEA Joint Committee
The President
Stefán Haukur JÓHANNESSON
(1) OJ L, 2024/3159, 20.12.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_del/2024/3159/oj.
(*) No constitutional requirements indicated.
ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2026/40/oj 1/1