DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 280/2022

of 28 October 2022

amending Annex V (Free movement of workers) and Annex VIII (Right of establishment) to the EEA Agreement [2023/876]

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) 2022/1516 of 8 September 2022 amending Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/1073 laying down technical specifications and rules for the implementation of the trust framework for the EU Digital COVID Certificate established by Regulation (EU) 2021/953 of the European Parliament and of the Council  ( 1 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The following indent is added in point 10a (Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/1073) of Annex V to the EEA Agreement:

‘—

32022 D 1516 : Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/1516 of 8 September 2022 ( OJ L 235, 12.9.2022, p. 61 ).’

Article 2

The following indent is added in point 11a (Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/1073) of Annex VIII to the EEA Agreement:

‘—

32022 D 1516 : Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/1516 of 8 September 2022 ( OJ L 235, 12.9.2022, p. 61 ).’

Article 3

The text of Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/1516 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 29 October 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, 28 October 2022.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Kristján Andri STEFÁNSSON

( 1 )    OJ L 235, 12.9.2022, p. 61 .

( * )   No constitutional requirements indicated.