DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 22/2014

of 14 February 2014

amending Annex XIII (Transport) to the EEA Agreement

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 2013/38/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 August 2013 amending Directive 2009/16/EC on port State control(1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The following is added in point 56b (Directive 2009/16/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council) of Annex XIII to the EEA Agreement:

‘, as amended by:

— 32013 L 0038

: Directive 2013/38/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 August 2013 (

OJ L 218, 14.8.2013, p. 1

).’

Article 2

The texts of Directive 2013/38/EU 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 15 February 2014, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made(2).

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, 14 February 2014.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Gianluca GRIPPA

(1)

OJ L 218, 14.8.2013, p. 1

(2) No constitutional requirements indicated.