DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 188/2022

of 10 June 2022

amending Annex X (Services in general) and Annex XIII (Transport) to the EEA Agreement [2022/1888]

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) 2020/1057 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 July 2020 laying down specific rules with respect to Directive 96/71/EC and Directive 2014/67/EU for posting drivers in the road transport sector and amending Directive 2006/22/EC as regards enforcement requirements and Regulation (EU) No 1024/2012  ( 1 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(2) Annexes X and XIII to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The following indent is added in point 3 (Regulation (EU) No 1024/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council) of Annex X to the EEA Agreement:

‘—

32020 L 1057 : Directive (EU) 2020/1057 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 July 2020 ( OJ L 249, 31.7.2020, p. 49 ).’

Article 2

Annex XIII to the EEA Agreement shall be amended as follows:

(1) The following indent is added in point 21a (Directive 2006/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council):

‘—

32020 L 1057 : Directive (EU) 2020/1057 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 July 2020 ( OJ L 249, 31.7.2020, p. 49 ).’

(2) The following point is inserted after point 24fb (Commission Decision (EU) 2016/1945):

‘24g.

32020 L 1057 : Directive (EU) 2020/1057 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 July 2020 laying down specific rules with respect to Directive 96/71/EC and Directive 2014/67/EU for posting drivers in the road transport sector and amending Directive 2006/22/EC as regards enforcement requirements and Regulation (EU) No 1024/2012 ( OJ L 249, 31.7.2020, p. 49 ).’

Article 3

The text of Directive (EU) 2020/1057 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 11 June 2022, or on the day following the last notification under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement  ( * ) , whichever is the later.

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, 10 June 2022.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Nicolas VON LINGEN

( 1 )    OJ L 249, 31.7.2020, p. 49 .

( * )   Constitutional requirements indicated.