Date: 2023-09-28Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 226/2020 of 11 December 2020 amending Annex XVIII (Health and safety at work, labour law, and equal treatment for men and women) to the EEA Agreement [2023/2028]
**Policy Summary:**
EEA Joint Committee Decision No. 226/2020, adopted on December 11, 2020, amends Annex XVIII (Health and safety at work, labour law, and equal treatment for men and women) to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (EEA). This decision incorporates Commission Directive (EU) 2019/1831 of October 24, 2019, which establishes a fifth list of indicative occupational exposure limit values pursuant to Council Directive 98/24/EC and amends Commission Directive 2000/39/EC, into the EEA Agreement. Specifically, the amendment adds references to Directive (EU) 2019/1831 within Annex XVIII. The authentic texts of Directive (EU) 2019/1831 in Icelandic and Norwegian will be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union. This Decision entered into force on December 12, 2020, following the completion of notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement and was published in the EEA Section of, and in 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. The incorporated directive, Commission Directive (EU) 2019/1831, was published in the Official Journal L 279 on October 31, 2019, page 31.
Key Entities Referenced
EEA Joint Committee: The decision-making body responsible for amending the EEA Agreement.
EEA Agreement: The Agreement on the European Economic Area.
Annex XVIII to the EEA Agreement: Deals with Health and safety at work, labour law, and equal treatment for men and women.
Commission Directive EU 2019/1831: Directive establishing a fifth list of indicative occupational exposure limit values.
Council Directive 98/24/EC: Council Directive referenced by Commission Directive EU 2019/1831.
Commission Directive 2000/39/EC: Commission Directive amended by Commission Directive EU 2019/1831.
Brussels: The location where the decision was finalized.
Sabine MONAUNI: The President of the EEA Joint Committee.
L 240/98 EN Official Journal of the European Union 28.9.2023
DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 226/2020
of 11 December 2020
amending Annex XVIII (Health and safety at work, labour law, and equal treatment for men and
women) to the EEA Agreement [2023/2028]
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 Directive (EU) 2019/1831 of 24 October 2019 establishing a fifth list of indicative occupational
exposure limit values pursuant to Council Directive 98/24/EC and amending Commission Directive 2000/39/EC(1)
is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.
(2) Annex XVIII to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
Annex XVIII to the EEA Agreement shall be amended as follows:
1. The following indent is added in point 16j (Commission Directive 2000/39/EC):
‘- 32019 L 1831: Commission Directive (EU) 2019/1831 of 24 October 2019(OJ L 279, 31.10.2019, p. 31).’
2. The following point is inserted after point 16jh (Commission Directive (EU) 2017/164):
‘16ji. 32019 L 1831: Commission Directive (EU) 2019/1831 of 24 October 2019establishing a fifth list of indicative
occupational exposure limit values pursuant to Council Directive 98/24/EC and amending Commission
Directive 2000/39/EC (OJ L 279, 31.10.2019, p. 31).’
Article 2
The text of Directive (EU) 2019/1831 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 279, 31.10.2019, p. 31.
* No constitutional requirements indicated.