Date: 2023-06-29Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 335/2022 of 9 December 2022 amending Annex XI (Electronic communication, audiovisual services and information society) to the EEA Agreement [2023/1277]
**Summary:**
EEA Joint Committee Decision No. 335/2022, adopted on December 9, 2022, amends Annex XI (Electronic communication, audiovisual services and information society) to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (EEA). The decision incorporates Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/654 into the EEA Agreement. This regulation sets a single maximum Union-wide mobile voice termination rate and a single maximum Union-wide fixed voice termination rate, supplementing Directive (EU) 2018/1972.
Article 1 of the decision inserts point 5czsc after point 5czsb of Annex XI, referencing Regulation (EU) 2021/654 (OJ L 137, 22.4.2021, p. 1). It also includes adaptations for Iceland and Norway regarding voice termination rates:
* **Iceland:**
* Mobile: ISK 0.77 per minute (Article 4(3)(m))
* Fixed: ISK 0.74 per minute (Article 4(4)(h))
* **Norway:**
* Mobile: NOK 0.032 per minute (Article 4(3)(n))
* Fixed: NOK 0.032 per minute (Article 4(4)(i))
* Special circumstances: NOK 0.032 per minute (Article 4(5)(d))
Article 2 stipulates that the Icelandic and Norwegian language versions of Regulation (EU) 2021/654 will be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union and shall be authentic.
Article 3 states that the Decision entered into force on December 10, 2022, provided that 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 275/2021 of 24 September 2021, whichever is later.
Article 4 mandates publication of the Decision 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 at the time of adoption was Kristjn Andri Stefansson. The decision was done at Brussels.
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, which extends the EU's single market to Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway.
Annex XI to the EEA Agreement: A specific annex to the EEA Agreement concerning Electronic communication, audiovisual services and information society.
Commission Delegated Regulation EU 2021/654: A regulation supplementing Directive EU 2018/1972, setting maximum Union-wide mobile and fixed voice termination rates.
Directive EU 2018/1972: A directive of the European Parliament and of the Council, which Commission Delegated Regulation EU 2021/654 supplements.
Iceland: One of the countries (along with Liechtenstein and Norway) to which the EEA Agreement extends the EU's single market. Mentioned in the context of voice termination rates.
Norway: One of the countries (along with Iceland and Liechtenstein) to which the EEA Agreement extends the EU's single market. Mentioned in the context of voice termination rates.
Brussels: Location where the decision was made.
29.6.2023 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 164/79
DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 335/2022
of 9 December 2022
amending Annex XI (Electronic communication, audiovisual services and information society) to the
EEA Agreement [2023/1277]
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) 2021/654 of 18 December 2020supplementing Directive (EU) 2018/1972
of the European Parliament and of the Council by setting a single maximum Union-wide mobile voice termination
rate and a single maximum Union-wide fixed voice termination rate(1) is to be incorporated into the EEA
Agreement.
(2) Annex XI to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The following is inserted after point 5czsb (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1070) of Annex XI to the
EEA Agreement:
‘5czsc. 32021 R 0654: Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/654 of 18 December 2020supplementing Directive
(EU) 2018/1972 of the European Parliament and of the Council by setting a single maximum Union-wide mobile
voice termination rate and a single maximum Union-wide fixed voice termination rate (OJ L 137, 22.4.2021, p. 1).
The provisions of the Regulation shall, for the purposes of this Agreement, be read with the following adaptations:
(a) In Article 4(3), the following points are inserted after point (l):
“(m) ISK 0,77 per minute in Iceland;
(n) NOK 0,032 per minute in Norway.”
(b) In Article 4(4), the following points are inserted after point (g):
“(h) ISK 0,74 per minute in Iceland;
(i) NOK 0,032 per minute in Norway.”
(c) In Article 4(5), the following point is inserted after point (c):
“(d) NOK 0,032 per minute in Norway.” ’
Article 2
The text of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/654 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*, or on the day of the entry into force of Decision of the EEA Joint Committee
No 275/2021 of 24 September 2021(2), whichever is the later.
(1) OJ L 137, 22.4.2021, p. 1.
* No constitutional requirements indicated.
(2) Not yet published in the Official Journal.L 164/80 EN Official Journal of the European Union 29.6.2023
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