Date: 2023-06-29Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 322/2022 of 9 December 2022 amending Annex VII (Recognition of professional qualifications) to the EEA Agreement [2023/1264]
This document is a Decision of the EEA Joint Committee, specifically Decision No. 322/2022, dated 9 December 2022. It amends Annex VII of the EEA Agreement, which concerns the recognition of professional qualifications. The amendment incorporates Commission Delegated Decision (EU) 2021/2183 of 25 August 2021, which itself amends Annex V to Directive 2005/36/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council regarding evidence of formal qualifications and titles of training courses, into the EEA Agreement. Article 1 adds '32021 D 2183: Commission Delegated Decision EU 2021/2183 of 25 August 2021OJ L 444, 10.12.2021, p. 16' to point 1 of Directive 2005/36/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of Annex VII to the EEA Agreement. The Icelandic and Norwegian language versions of Delegated Decision (EU) 2021/2183 will be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union and are considered authentic. The decision entered into force on 10 December 2022, contingent upon completion of all notifications required under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement. The decision will be 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 decisions related to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (EEA).
EEA Agreement: The Agreement on the European Economic Area, which extends the EU's single market to Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway.
Annex VII to the EEA Agreement: A specific annex to the EEA Agreement concerning the recognition of professional qualifications.
Commission Delegated Decision EU 2021/2183: A delegated decision by the European Commission amending Annex V to Directive 2005/36/EC.
Directive 2005/36/EC: Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the recognition of professional qualifications.
European Parliament: One of the legislative bodies of the European Union.
Brussels: The city where the EEA Joint Committee decision was adopted.
Iceland: Country that is part of the EEA.
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DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 322/2022
of 9 December 2022
amending Annex VII (Recognition of professional qualifications) to the EEA Agreement [2023/1264]
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 Decision (EU) 2021/2183 of 25 August 2021amending Annex V to Directive 2005/36/EC
of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the evidence of formal qualifications and titles of training
courses(1)is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.
(2) Annex VII to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The following indent is added in point 1 (Directive 2005/36/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council) of Annex
VII to the EEA Agreement:
‘- 32021 D 2183: Commission Delegated Decision (EU) 2021/2183 of 25 August 2021(OJ L 444, 10.12.2021, p. 16).’
Article 2
The text of Delegated Decision (EU) 2021/2183 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 10 December 2022, 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, 9 December 2022.
For the EEA Joint Committee
The President
Kristján Andri STEFÁNSSON
(1) OJ L 444, 10.12.2021, p. 16.
* No constitutional requirements indicated.