Date: 2026-02-12Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 247/2025 of 24 October 2025 amending Annex XIII (Transport) and Protocol 31 (on cooperation in specific fields outside the four freedoms) to the EEA Agreement [2026/202]
**Executive Summary**
This document outlines Decision No. 247/2025 of the EEA Joint Committee, dated 24 October 2025. The decision amends Annex XIII (Transport) and Protocol 31 of the EEA Agreement to extend cooperation by incorporating Regulation (EU) 2024/1679. The decision comes into force on 25 October 2025, pending notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Amendment of Protocol 31:**
* Paragraph 6 of Article 12 of Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement is replaced to incorporate Regulation (EU) 2024/1679.
* EFTA States shall participate fully, without the right to vote, in the committee established by Article 61 of the Regulation.
* **Amendment of Annex XIII:**
* Regulation (EU) 2024/1679 is added to point 41c of Annex XIII to the EEA Agreement.
* **Publication:**
* The text of Regulation (EU) 2024/1679 in Icelandic and Norwegian will be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union.
* The Decision will be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of the European Union.
* **Entry into Force:**
* The Decision will enter into force on 25 October 2025, contingent upon the completion of all notifications required under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement.
**Impact Analysis**
**EFTA States**
*Impact:*
EFTA States will participate in activities related to Regulation (EU) 2024/1679 concerning Union guidelines for the development of the trans-European transport network.
*Action Required:*
The EFTA states shall participate fully, without the right to vote, in the committee established by Article 61 of the Regulation.
**EEA Agreement Contracting Parties**
*Impact:*
Extended cooperation to include Regulation (EU) 2024/1679.
*Action Required:*
Ensure that all notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement are made to ensure the Decision's entry into force.
Key Entities Referenced
EEA Agreement: The Agreement on the European Economic Area, which this decision amends
Regulation (EU) 2024/1679: Regulation on Union guidelines for the development of the trans-European transport network, amending Regulations (EU) 2021/1153 and (EU) No 913/2010 and repealing Regulation (EU) No 1315/2013
Annex XIII (Transport): Annex to the EEA Agreement regarding transport, which is being amended
Protocol 31: Protocol to the EEA Agreement on cooperation in specific fields outside the four freedoms, which is being amended
EEA Joint Committee: The committee that adopted this decision
Official Journal EN
of the European Union L series
2026/202 12.2.2026
DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEENo 247/2025
of 24 October 2025
amending Annex XIII (Transport) and Protocol 31 (on cooperation in specific fields outside the four
freedoms) to the EEA Agreement [2026/202]
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) It is appropriate to extend the cooperation of the Contracting Parties to the EEA Agreement to include Regulation
(EU) 2024/1679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 June 2024 on Union guidelines for the
development of the trans-European transport network, amending Regulations (EU) 2021/1153 and (EU)
No 913/2010 and repealing Regulation (EU) No 1315/2013(1).
(2) Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended in order to allow for this extended cooperation to
take place.
(3) Regulation (EU) 2024/1679 amends Regulation (EU) No 913/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council(2),
which is incorporated into Annex XIII to the EEA Agreement.
(4) Regulation (EU) 2024/1679 repeals Regulation (EU) No 1315/2013 of the European Parliament and of the
Council(3), which is included in Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement and which is consequently to be repealed under
the EEA Agreement.
(5) Annex XIII and Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The text of paragraph 6 of Article 12 of Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement is replaced by the following:
‘The EFTA States shall participate in the activities which may result from the following act:
— 32024 R 1679: Regulation (EU) 2024/1679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 June 2024 on
Union guidelines for the development of the trans-European transport network, amending Regulations
(EU) 2021/1153 and (EU) No 913/2010 and repealing Regulation (EU) No 1315/2013 (OJ L, 2024/1679,
28.6.2024).
The EFTA States shall participate fully, without the right to vote, in the committee established by Article 61 of the
Regulation.’
(1) OJ L, 2024/1679, 28.6.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/1679/oj.
(2) OJ L 276, 20.10.2010, p. 22.
(3) OJ L 348, 20.12.2013, p. 1.
ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2026/202/oj 1/2EN
OJ L, 12.2.2026
Article 2
The following indent is added in point 41c (Regulation (EU) No 913/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council)
of Annex XIII to the EEA Agreement:
‘— 32024 R 1679: Regulation (EU) 2024/1679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 June 2024 (OJ L,
2024/1679, 28.6.2024).’
Article 3
The text of Regulation (EU) 2024/1679 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 4
This Decision shall enter into force on 25 October 2025, 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, 24 October 2025.
For the EEA Joint Committee
The President
Stefán Haukur JÓHANNESSON
(*) No constitutional requirements indicated.
2/2 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2026/202/oj