**Executive Summary**
This document is a decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 251/2025, dated 24 October 2025, amending Annex XXI (Statistics) to the EEA Agreement. It incorporates Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/368, which concerns a multiannual rolling planning for income and living conditions domain, into the EEA Agreement. The decision will enter into force on 25 October 2025 or on the day of the entry into force of Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 250/2025, whichever is later, provided all notifications have been made.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Amendment to Annex XXI:**
* Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/368 is added to point 18qe of Annex XXI (Statistics) to the EEA Agreement.
* **Authentic Language Versions:**
* The text of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/368 in Icelandic and Norwegian languages will be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union and will be authentic.
* **Entry into Force:**
* The Decision enters into force on 25 October 2025, provided all notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made, or on the day of the entry into force of Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 250/2025 of 24 October 2025, whichever is later.
* **Publication:**
* This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of the European Union.
**Impact Analysis**
**EEA Member States**
* **Impact:**
* EEA Member States are required to incorporate the provisions of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/368 concerning statistics on income and living conditions into their national legal frameworks.
* **Action Required:**
* Make notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement.
**European Commission**
* **Impact:**
* The Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/368 is incorporated into the EEA Agreement, ensuring consistent application of statistical standards across the EEA.
* **Action Required:**
* Publish the Delegated Regulation in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal.
Key Entities Referenced
EEA Agreement: The Agreement on the European Economic Area, the primary legal framework affected by this decision.
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/368: Delegated Regulation regarding a multiannual rolling planning for the income and living conditions domain, to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.
Annex XXI (Statistics) to the EEA Agreement: The annex to the EEA Agreement that is amended by this decision.
EEA Joint Committee: The issuing body of the decision amending Annex XXI.
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/256: Delegated Regulation regarding a multiannual rolling planning for the income and living conditions domain.
Official Journal EN
of the European Union L series
2026/225 12.2.2026
DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEENo 251/2025
of 24 October 2025
amending Annex XXI (Statistics) to the EEA Agreement [2026/225]
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) 2025/368 of 25 November 2024 amending Delegated Regulation
(EU) 2020/256 as regards a multiannual rolling planning for the income and living conditions domain(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 indent is added in point 18qe (Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/256) of Annex XXI to the EEA
Agreement:
‘— 32025 R 0368: Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/368 of 25 November 2024 (OJ L, 2025/368,
21.2.2025).’
Article 2
The text of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/368 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 25 October 2025, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA
Agreement have been made(*), or on the day of the entry into force of Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 250/2025
of 24 October 2025(2), whichever is the later.
(1) OJ L, 2025/368, 21.2.2025, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_del/2025/368/oj.
(*) No constitutional requirements indicated.
(2) OJ L, 2026/213, 12.2.2026, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2026/213/oj.
ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2026/225/oj 1/2EN
OJ L, 12.2.2026
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, 24 October 2025.
For the EEA Joint Committee
The President
Stefán Haukur JÓHANNESSON
2/2 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2026/225/oj