DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 41/2026

of 6 February 2026

amending Annex XI (Electronic communication, audiovisual services and information society) to the EEA Agreement [2026/967]

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) 2025/1382 of 15 July 2025 pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the adequate protection of personal data by the European Patent Organisation (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The following point is inserted after point 5ex (Commission Implementing Decision EU 2023/1795) of Annex XI to the EEA Agreement:

‘5ey.

32025 D 1382: Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/1382 of 15 July 2025 pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the adequate protection of personal data by the European Patent Organisation (OJ L, 2025/1382, 18.7.2025).’

Article 2

The text of Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/1382 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 7 February 2026, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made (*1).

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, 6 February 2026.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Nicolas VON LINGEN

(1) OJ L, 2025/1382, 18.7.2025, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec_impl/2025/1382/oj.

(*1) No constitutional requirements indicated.