This decision of the EEA Joint Committee No. 42/2019, dated March 29, 2019, amends Annex XIII (Transport) to the EEA Agreement. The amendment incorporates Regulation (EU) 2019/494 of the European Parliament and of the Council of March 25, 2019, which addresses specific aspects of aviation safety pertaining to the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union, into the EEA Agreement. Specifically, point 66nl is inserted after point 66nk in Annex XIII, referencing Regulation (EU) 2019/494 (OJ L 85I, 27.3.2019, p. 11). The Icelandic and Norwegian language versions of Regulation (EU) 2019/494 will be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union and are considered authentic. This decision entered into force on March 29, 2019, or the day following the last notification under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement, whichever is later, and will be published 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, Claude Maerten, signed the decision in Brussels.
Key Entities Referenced
EEA Joint Committee: The decision-making body responsible for amending the EEA Agreement.
EEA Agreement: Agreement on the European Economic Area
Regulation (EU) 2019/494: Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on certain aspects of aviation safety with regard to the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the Union.
European Parliament: Legislative branch of the European Union
Council of the European Union: A body composed of government ministers from each EU member state
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: A country in Europe that was formerly part of the European Union.
Annex XIII: Annex XIII Transport to the EEA Agreement
Brussels: The city where the decision was made.
L 192/50 EN Official Journal of the European Union 18.7.2019
DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 42/2019
of 29 March 2019
amending Annex XIII (Transport) to the EEA Agreement [2019/1226]
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) Regulation (EU) 2019/494 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 March 2019 on certain aspects
of aviation safety with regard to the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
from the Union (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 point is inserted after point 66nk (Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/395) of Annex XIII to the EEA
Agreement:
‘66nl. 32019 R 0494: Regulation (EU) 2019/494 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 March 2019
on certain aspects of aviation safety with regard to the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain
and Northern Ireland from the Union (OJ L 85I, 27.3.2019, p. 11).’
Article 2
The text of Regulation (EU) 494/2019 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 29 March 2019, or on the day following the last notification under Article
103(1) of the EEA Agreement (*), whichever is the later.
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, 29 March 2019.
For the EEA Joint Committee
The President
Claude MAERTEN
(1) OJ L 85I, 27.3.2019, p. 11.
(*) No constitutional requirements indicated.