**Policy Summary:**
EEA Joint Committee Decision No. 236/2019, dated 27 September 2019, amends Annex VI (Social Security) to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (EEA). The decision incorporates Recommendation No. A1 of 18 October 2017 concerning the issuance of attestations as per Article 19(2) of Regulation (EC) No. 987/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council into the EEA Agreement. This recommendation, referenced as 32018 H 0529(01), aims to harmonize social security practices within the EEA. The authentic Icelandic and Norwegian language versions of Recommendation No. A1 will be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union. The decision entered into force on 28 September 2019, contingent upon 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.
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, governing trade and economic relations between the EU member states and certain other countries.
Annex VI Social Security to the EEA Agreement: The specific annex to the EEA Agreement concerning social security provisions.
Regulation EC No 987/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council: A European Union regulation concerning the coordination of social security systems.
Recommendation No A1 of 18 October 2017: A recommendation concerning the issuance of attestations related to Article 192 of Regulation EC No 987/2009.
Article 192 of Regulation EC No 987/2009: Article within the specified regulation that pertains to attestations.
Brussels: The city where the EEA Joint Committee decision was made.
Gunnar PLSSON: The President of the EEA Joint Committee.
L 4/60 EN Official Journal of the European Union 5.1.2023
DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 236/2019
of 27 September 2019
amending Annex VI (Social Security) to the EEA Agreement [2023/41]
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) Recommendation No A1 of 18 October 2017concerning the issuance of the attestation referred to in Article 19(2)
of Regulation (EC) No 987/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council(1)is to be incorporated into the
EEA Agreement.
(2) Annex VI to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The following point is inserted under the heading ‘ACTS OF WHICH THE CONTRACTING PARTIES SHALL TAKE NOTE’
and before point 4.P1 (Recommendation No P1 of 12 June 2009) of Annex VI to the EEA Agreement:
‘4.A1 32018 H 0529(01): Recommendation No A1 of 18 October 2017 concerning the issuance of the attestation
referred to in Article 19(2) of Regulation (EC) No 987/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council
(OJ C 183, 29.5.2018, p. 5).’
Article 2
The text of Recommendation No A1 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 28 September 2019, 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, 27 September 2019.
For the EEA Joint Committee
The President
Gunnar PÁLSSON
(1) OJ C 183, 29.5.2018, p. 5.
(*) No constitutional requirements indicated.