**Policy Summary:**
EEA Joint Committee Decision No. 93/2020, adopted on June 18, 2020, amends Annex XIII (Transport) to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (EEA). The amendment incorporates Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/587 into the EEA Agreement. This regulation amends Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1206/2011, which lays down requirements on aircraft identification for surveillance for the single European sky, and Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1207/2011, which lays down requirements for the performance and the interoperability of surveillance for the single European sky. Specifically, the decision adds references to Regulation (EU) 2020/587 within points 66wj and 66wl of Annex XIII, which pertain to Implementing Regulations (EU) No 1206/2011 and No 1207/2011, respectively. The authentic Icelandic and Norwegian language texts of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/587 will be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union. The decision entered into force on June 18, 2020, contingent upon the completion of all notifications required under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement. The decision was published in the EEA Section of, and the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of the European Union.
Key Entities Referenced
EEA Joint Committee: The governing body responsible for the management of the EEA Agreement.
EEA Agreement: The Agreement on the European Economic Area, governing trade and economic relations between the EU member states and certain other countries.
Annex XIII Transport to the EEA Agreement: A specific annex to the EEA Agreement that deals with regulations and standards related to transport.
Commission Implementing Regulation EU 2020/587: A regulation amending Implementing Regulation EU No 1206/2011 and Implementing Regulation EU No 1207/2011 relating to the single European sky.
Implementing Regulation EU No 1206/2011: Regulation laying down requirements on aircraft identification for surveillance for the single European sky.
Implementing Regulation EU No 1207/2011: Regulation laying down requirements for the performance and the interoperability of surveillance for the single European sky.
Brussels: The location where the EEA Joint Committee decision was made.
Clara GANSLANDT: The President of the EEA Joint Committee at the time of the decision.
16.3.2023 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 78/43
DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 93/2020
of 18 June 2020
amending Annex XIII (Transport) to the EEA Agreement (2023/542)
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) 2020/587 of 29 April 2020amending Implementing Regulation (EU)
No 1206/2011 laying down requirements on aircraft identification for surveillance for the single European sky and
Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1207/2011 laying down requirements for the performance and the
interoperability of surveillance for the single European sky(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
Annex XIII to the EEA Agreement shall be amended as follows:
1. The following is added in point 66wj (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1206/2011):
‘, as amended by:
— 32020 R 0587: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/587 of 29 April 2020 (OJ L 138, 30.4.2020,
p. 1).’
2. The following indent is added in point 66wl (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1207/2011):
‘— 32020 R 0587: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/587 of 29 April 2020(OJ L 138, 30.4.2020,
p. 1).’
Article 2
The text of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/587 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*.
(1) OJ L 138, 30.4.2020, p. 1.
(*) No constitutional requirements indicated.L 78/44 EN Official Journal of the European Union 16.3.2023
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, 18 June 2020.
For the EEA Joint Committee
The President
Clara GANSLANDT