DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 19/2022

of 4 February 2022

amending Annex XVIII (Health and safety at work, labour law, and equal treatment for men and women) to the EEA Agreement [2022/1067]

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)	Directive (EU) 2018/957 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 June 2018 amending Directive 96/71/EC concerning the posting of workers in the framework of the provision of services (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(2)	Annex XVIII to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Point 30 (Directive 96/71/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council) of Annex XVIII to the EEA Agreement shall be amended as follows:

The following is added:

‘, as amended by:

—	32018 L 0957: Directive (EU) 2018/957 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 June 2018 (OJ L 173, 9.7.2018, p. 16).’

The adaptation text is replaced by the following:

‘In Article 3(10), the word “Treaties” shall read “EEA Agreement”.’

Article 2

The text of Directive (EU) 2018/957 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 5 February 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, 4 February 2022.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Nicolas VON LINGEN

(1) OJ L 173, 9.7.2018, p. 16.

(*) Constitutional requirements indicated.