**Policy Summary:**
EEA Joint Committee Decision No. 92/2020, adopted on June 18, 2020, amends Annex XIII (Transport) to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (EEA). The decision incorporates Regulation (EU) 2020/696 of the European Parliament and of the Council of May 25, 2020, which amends Regulation (EC) No 1008/2008 on common rules for the operation of air services in the Community, into the EEA Agreement. Specifically, it adds an indent referencing Regulation (EU) 2020/696 to point 64a (Regulation (EC) No 1008/2008) of Annex XIII. The authentic texts of Regulation (EU) 2020/696 in Icelandic and Norwegian will be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union. This Decision entered into force on June 18, 2020, following the completion of notifications required under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement. The decision was 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 at the time of adoption was Clara Ganslandt.
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.
Regulation (EU) 2020/696: Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 1008/2008 on common rules for the operation of air services in the Community in view of the COVID-19 pandemic.
European Parliament: One of the legislative bodies of the European Union.
Council of the European Union: A legislative body of the European Union composed of government ministers from each member state.
Regulation (EC) No 1008/2008: Regulation on common rules for the operation of air services in the Community.
Annex XIII: Annex XIII Transport to the EEA Agreement.
Brussels: Location where the decision was made.
L 78/42 EN Official Journal of the European Union 16.3.2023
DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 92/2020
of 18 June 2020
amending Annex XIII (Transport) to the EEA Agreement (2023/541)
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) 2020/696 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 May 2020 amending Regulation
(EC) No 1008/2008 on common rules for the operation of air services in the Community in view of the COVID-19
pandemic(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 64a (Regulation (EC) No 1008/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council)
of Annex XIII to the EEA Agreement:
‘— 32020 R 0696: Regulation (EU) 2020/696 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 May 2020
(OJ L 165, 27.5.2020, p. 1).’
Article 2
The text of Regulation (EU) 2020/696 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 18 June 2020, 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, 18 June 2020.
For the EEA Joint Committee
The President
Clara GANSLANDT
(1) OJ L 165, 27.5.2020, p. 1.
(*) No constitutional requirements indicated.