**Summary:**
EEA Joint Committee Decision No. 339/2022, adopted on December 9, 2022, amends Annex XIII (Transport) to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (EEA). The decision incorporates Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1228 of July 16, 2021, which amends Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/799 regarding the requirements for smart tachographs and their components, into the EEA Agreement. Specifically, the decision adds the reference "32021 R 1228: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1228 of 16 July 2021 (OJ L 273, 30.7.2021, p. 1)" to point 21bb (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/799) of Annex XIII. The authentic Icelandic and Norwegian language texts of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1228 will be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union. The decision entered into force on December 10, 2022, contingent upon the completion of 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 amending the EEA Agreement.
EEA Agreement: The Agreement on the European Economic Area.
Annex XIII Transport to the EEA Agreement: The specific annex of the EEA Agreement related to transport that is being amended.
Commission Implementing Regulation EU 2021/1228: A regulation amending Implementing Regulation EU 2016/799 regarding smart tachographs; being incorporated into the EEA Agreement.
Implementing Regulation EU 2016/799: Regulation concerning the requirements for smart tachographs and their components.
Brussels: The location where the EEA Joint Committee decision was made.
Kristjn Andri STEFNSSON: The President of the EEA Joint Committee.
Icelandic: One of the languages in which the text of Implementing Regulation EU 2021/1228 will be published.
Norwegian: One of the languages in which the text of Implementing Regulation EU 2021/1228 will be published.
29.6.2023 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 164/87
DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 339/2022
of 9 December 2022
amending Annex XIII (Transport) to the EEA Agreement [2023/1281]
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 Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1228 of 16 July 2021 amending Implementing Regulation
(EU) 2016/799 as regards the requirements for the construction, testing, installation, operation and repair of smart
tachographs and their components(1)is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.
(2) Annex XIII to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The following indent is added in point 21bb (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/799) of Annex XIII to the
EEA Agreement:
‘- 32021 R 1228: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1228 of 16 July 2021(OJ L 273, 30.7.2021, p. 1).’
Article 2
The text of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1228 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 273, 30.7.2021, p. 1.
* No constitutional requirements indicated.