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Document 22023D0773

Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 244/2022 of 23 September 2022 amending Annex V (Free movement of workers) and Annex VIII (Right of establishment) to the EEA Agreement [2023/773]

OJ L 106, 20.4.2023, p. 37–39 (BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, GA, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)

Date of entry into force unknown (pending notification) or not yet in force., Date of effect: 01/01/1001

ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2023/773/oj

20.4.2023   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 106/37


DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 244/2022

of 23 September 2022

amending Annex V (Free movement of workers) and Annex VIII (Right of establishment) to the EEA Agreement [2023/773]

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 Decision (EU) 2022/1096 of 30 June 2022 establishing the equivalence, for the purpose of facilitating the right of free movement within the Union, of COVID-19 certificates issued by the Republic of Korea to the certificates issued in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2021/953 of the European Parliament and of the Council (1), as corrected by OJ L 201, 1.8.2022, p. 74, is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(2)

Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/1097 of 30 June 2022 establishing the equivalence, for the purpose of facilitating the right of free movement within the Union, of COVID-19 certificates issued by the Republic of Madagascar to the certificates issued in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2021/953 of the European Parliament and of the Council (2) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(3)

Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/1098 of 30 June 2022 establishing the equivalence, for the purpose of facilitating the right of free movement within the Union, of COVID-19 certificates issued by Kosovo to the certificates issued in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2021/953 of the European Parliament and of the Council (3) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(4)

Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/1099 of 30 June 2022 establishing the equivalence, for the purpose of facilitating the right of free movement within the Union, of COVID-19 certificates issued by the Kingdom of Bahrain to the certificates issued in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2021/953 of the European Parliament and of the Council (4) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(5)

Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/1100 of 30 June 2022 establishing the equivalence, for the purpose of facilitating the right of free movement within the Union, of COVID-19 certificates issued by the Republic of Ecuador to the certificates issued in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2021/953 of the European Parliament and of the Council (5) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(6)

Annexes V and VIII to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The following points are inserted after point 10zl (Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/726) of Annex V to the EEA Agreement:

‘10zm.

32022 D 1096: Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/1096 of 30 June 2022 establishing the equivalence, for the purpose of facilitating the right of free movement within the Union, of COVID-19 certificates issued by the Republic of Korea to the certificates issued in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2021/953 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 176, 1.7.2022, p. 64), as corrected by OJ L 201, 1.8.2022, p. 74.

10zn.

32022 D 1097: Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/1097 of 30 June 2022 establishing the equivalence, for the purpose of facilitating the right of free movement within the Union, of COVID-19 certificates issued by the Republic of Madagascar to the certificates issued in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2021/953 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 176, 1.7.2022, p. 67).

10zo.

32022 D 1098: Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/1098 of 30 June 2022 establishing the equivalence, for the purpose of facilitating the right of free movement within the Union, of COVID-19 certificates issued by Kosovo to the certificates issued in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2021/953 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 176, 1.7.2022, p. 70).

10zp.

32022 D 1099: Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/1099 of 30 June 2022 establishing the equivalence, for the purpose of facilitating the right of free movement within the Union, of COVID-19 certificates issued by the Kingdom of Bahrain to the certificates issued in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2021/953 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 176, 1.7.2022, p. 73).

10zq.

32022 D 1100: Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/1100 of 30 June 2022 establishing the equivalence, for the purpose of facilitating the right of free movement within the Union, of COVID-19 certificates issued by the Republic of Ecuador to the certificates issued in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2021/953 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 176, 1.7.2022, p. 76).’

Article 2

The following points are inserted after point 11zl (Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/726) of Annex VIII to the EEA Agreement:

‘11zm.

32022 D 1096: Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/1096 of 30 June 2022 establishing the equivalence, for the purpose of facilitating the right of free movement within the Union, of COVID-19 certificates issued by the Republic of Korea to the certificates issued in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2021/953 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 176, 1.7.2022, p. 64), as corrected by OJ L 201, 1.8.2022, p. 74.

11zn.

32022 D 1097: Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/1097 of 30 June 2022 establishing the equivalence, for the purpose of facilitating the right of free movement within the Union, of COVID-19 certificates issued by the Republic of Madagascar to the certificates issued in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2021/953 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 176, 1.7.2022, p. 67).

11zo.

32022 D 1098: Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/1098 of 30 June 2022 establishing the equivalence, for the purpose of facilitating the right of free movement within the Union, of COVID-19 certificates issued by Kosovo to the certificates issued in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2021/953 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 176, 1.7.2022, p. 70).

11zp.

32022 D 1099: Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/1099 of 30 June 2022 establishing the equivalence, for the purpose of facilitating the right of free movement within the Union, of COVID-19 certificates issued by the Kingdom of Bahrain to the certificates issued in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2021/953 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 176, 1.7.2022, p. 73).

11zq.

32022 D 1100: Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/1100 of 30 June 2022 establishing the equivalence, for the purpose of facilitating the right of free movement within the Union, of COVID-19 certificates issued by the Republic of Ecuador to the certificates issued in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2021/953 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 176, 1.7.2022, p. 76).’

Article 3

The texts of Implementing Decisions (EU) 2022/1096, as corrected by OJ L 201, 1.8.2022, p. 74, (EU) 2022/1097, (EU) 2022/1098, (EU) 2022/1099 and (EU) 2022/1100 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 4

This Decision shall enter into force on 24 September 2022, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made (*).

Article 5

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, 23 September 2022.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Kristján Andri STEFÁNSSON


(1)  OJ L 176, 1.7.2022, p. 64.

(2)  OJ L 176, 1.7.2022, p. 67.

(3)  OJ L 176, 1.7.2022, p. 70.

(4)  OJ L 176, 1.7.2022, p. 73.

(5)  OJ L 176, 1.7.2022, p. 76.

(*)  No constitutional requirements indicated.


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