DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 43/2022

of 23 February 2022

amending Annex V (Free movement of workers) and Annex VIII (Right of establishment) to the EEA Agreement [2022/1111]

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) 2021/2056 of 24 November 2021 establishing the equivalence, for the purpose of facilitating the right of free movement within the Union, of COVID-19 certificates issued by the Republic of Togo to the certificates issued in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2021/953 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( 1 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(2) Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/2057 of 24 November 2021 establishing the equivalence, for the purpose of facilitating the right of free movement within the Union, of COVID-19 certificates issued by the Republic of Singapore to the certificates issued in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2021/953 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( 2 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(3) Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/2113 of 30 November 2021 establishing the equivalence, for the purpose of facilitating the right of free movement within the Union, of COVID-19 certificates issued by the Republic of El Salvador to the certificates issued in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2021/953 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( 3 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The following points are inserted after point 10t (Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/1996) of Annex V to the EEA Agreement:

‘10u.

32021 D 2056 : Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/2056 of 24 November 2021 establishing the equivalence, for the purpose of facilitating the right of free movement within the Union, of COVID-19 certificates issued by the Republic of Togo to the certificates issued in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2021/953 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( OJ L 420, 25.11.2021, p. 126 ).

10v.

32021 D 2057 : Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/2057 of 24 November 2021 establishing the equivalence, for the purpose of facilitating the right of free movement within the Union, of COVID-19 certificates issued by the Republic of Singapore to the certificates issued in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2021/953 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( OJ L 420, 25.11.2021, p. 129 ).

10w.

32021 D 2113 : Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/2113 of 30 November 2021 establishing the equivalence, for the purpose of facilitating the right of free movement within the Union, of COVID-19 certificates issued by the Republic of El Salvador to the certificates issued in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2021/953 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( OJ L 429, 1.12.2021, p. 152 ).’

Article 2

The following points are inserted after point 11t (Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/1996) of Annex VIII to the EEA Agreement:

‘11u.

11v.

11w.

Article 3

The texts of Implementing Decisions (EU) 2021/2056, (EU) 2021/2057 and (EU) 2021/2113 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 23 February 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, 23 February 2022.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Nicolas VON LINGEN

( 1 ) OJ L 420, 25.11.2021, p. 126 .

( 2 ) OJ L 420, 25.11.2021, p. 129 .

( 3 ) OJ L 429, 1.12.2021, p. 152 .

( * ) No constitutional requirements indicated.