**Summary:**
EEA Joint Committee Decision No. 234/2020, dated December 11, 2020, amends Annex XXI (Statistics) to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (EEA). The decision incorporates Regulation (EU) 2019/516 of the European Parliament and of the Council of March 19, 2019, on the harmonisation of gross national income at market prices (GNI Regulation) into the EEA Agreement. This incorporation necessitates the repeal of Council Directive 89/130/EEC, Euratom and Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1287/2003, which are already part of the EEA Agreement and are superseded by Regulation (EU) 2019/516. Article 1 modifies Annex XXI, replacing point 19 concerning Council Directive 89/130/EEC, Euratom with a reference to Regulation (EU) 2019/516, with the provision that the Regulation does not apply to Liechtenstein. Point 19p, concerning Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1287/2003, is deleted. Article 2 stipulates that the Icelandic and Norwegian language versions of Regulation (EU) 2019/516, to be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union, are authentic. The decision entered into force on December 12, 2020, following the completion of notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement. The decision 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, Sabine Monauni, signed the document in Brussels.
Key Entities Referenced
EEA Joint Committee: The decision-making body responsible for amending the EEA Agreement.
EEA Agreement: Agreement on the European Economic Area
Regulation EU 2019/516: Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the harmonisation of gross national income at market prices.
Council Directive 89/130/EEC, Euratom: Council Directive being repealed by Regulation EU 2019/516.
Council Regulation EC, Euratom No 1287/2003: Council Regulation being repealed by Regulation EU 2019/516.
Liechtenstein: A country to which the Regulation EU 2019/516 shall not apply.
Brussels: Location where the decision was made.
Sabine Monauni: The President of the EEA Joint Committee.
28.9.2023 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 240/111
DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 234/2020
of 11 December 2020
amending Annex XXI (Statistics) to the EEA Agreement [2023/2036]
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) 2019/516 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 March 2019on the harmonisation
of gross national income at market prices and repealing Council Directive 89/130/EEC, Euratom and Council
Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1287/2003 (GNI Regulation)(1)is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.
(2) Regulation (EU) 2019/516 repeals Council Directive 89/130/EEC, Euratom(2)and Council Regulation (EC, Euratom)
No 1287/2003 (GNI Regulation)(3), which are incorporated into the EEA Agreement and which are consequently to
be repealed under the EEA Agreement.
(3) Annex XXI to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
Annex XXI to the EEA Agreement shall be amended as follows:
1. The text of point 19 (Council Directive 89/130/EEC, Euratom) is replaced by the following:
‘32019 R 0516: Regulation (EU) 2019/516 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 March 2019on the
harmonisation of gross national income at market prices and repealing Council Directive 89/130/EEC, Euratom and
Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1287/2003 (GNI Regulation) (OJ L 91, 29.3.2019, p. 19).
The provisions of the Regulation shall, for the purposes of this Agreement, be read with the following adaptation:
This Regulation shall not apply to Liechtenstein.’
2. The text of point 19p (Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1287/2003) is deleted.
Article 2
The text of Regulation (EU) 2019/516 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.
(1) OJ L 91, 29.3.2019, p. 19.
(2) OJ L 49, 21.2.1989, p. 26.
(3) OJ L 181, 19.7.2003, p. 1.
* No constitutional requirements indicated.L 240/112 EN Official Journal of the European Union 28.9.2023
Done at Brussels, 11 December 2020.
For the EEA Joint Committee
The President
Sabine MONAUNI