DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 381/2021

of 10 December 2021

amending Annex V (Free movement of workers) and Annex VIII (Right of establishment) to the EEA Agreement [2024/692]

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) 2021/1993 of 15 November 2021 establishing the equivalence, for the purpose of facilitating the right of free movement within the Union, of COVID-19 certificates issued by New Zealand 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) 2021/1994 of 15 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 Moldova 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) 2021/1995 of 15 November 2021 establishing the equivalence, for the purpose of facilitating the right of free movement within the Union, of COVID-19 certificates issued by Georgia 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) Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/1996 of 15 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 Serbia to the certificates issued in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2021/953 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( 4 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(5) 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 10p (Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/1895) of Annex V to the EEA Agreement:

‘10q.

32021 D 1993 : Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/1993 of 15 November 2021 establishing the equivalence, for the purpose of facilitating the right of free movement within the Union, of COVID-19 certificates issued by New Zealand to the certificates issued in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2021/953 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( OJ L 405, 16.11.2021, p. 20 ).

10r.

32021 D 1994 : Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/1994 of 15 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 Moldova to the certificates issued in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2021/953 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( OJ L 405, 16.11.2021, p. 23 ).

10s.

32021 D 1995 : Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/1995 of 15 November 2021 establishing the equivalence, for the purpose of facilitating the right of free movement within the Union, of COVID-19 certificates issued by Georgia to the certificates issued in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2021/953 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( OJ L 405, 16.11.2021, p. 26 ).

10t.

32021 D 1996 : Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/1996 of 15 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 Serbia to the certificates issued in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2021/953 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( OJ L 405, 16.11.2021, p. 29 ).’

Article 2

The following points are inserted after point 11p (Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/1895) of Annex VIII to the EEA Agreement:

‘11q.

11r.

11s.

11t.

Article 3

The texts of Implementing Decisions (EU) 2021/1993, (EU) 2021/1994, (EU) 2021/1995 and (EU) 2021/1996 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 December 2021, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made ( *1 ) .

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 December 2021.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Rolf Einar FIFE

( 1 ) OJ L 405, 16.11.2021, p. 20 .

( 2 ) OJ L 405, 16.11.2021, p. 23 .

( 3 ) OJ L 405, 16.11.2021, p. 26 .

( 4 ) OJ L 405, 16.11.2021, p. 29 .

( *1 ) No constitutional requirements indicated.

ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2024/692/oj

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