DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 256/2022

of 23 September 2022

amending Annex XI (Electronic communication, audiovisual services and information society) to the EEA Agreement [2023/785]

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) 2022/172 of 7 February 2022 amending Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/1538 on the harmonisation of radio spectrum for use by short-range devices within the 874-876 and 915-921 MHz frequency bands ( 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 is added in point 5czq (Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/1538) of Annex XI to the EEA Agreement:

‘, as amended by:

— 32022 D 0172 : Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/172 of 7 February 2022 ( OJ L 28, 9.2.2022, p. 21 ).’

Article 2

The text of Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/172 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 24 September 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, 23 September 2022.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Kristján Andri STEFÁNSSON

( 1 ) OJ L 28, 9.2.2022, p. 21 .

( * ) No constitutional requirements indicated.