DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 70/2021

of 5 February 2021

amending Annex XIX (Consumer protection) to the EEA Agreement [2024/53]

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) 2019/770 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 May 2019 on certain aspects concerning contracts for the supply of digital content and digital services ( 1 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(2) Directive (EU) 2019/771 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 May 2019 on certain aspects concerning contracts for the sale of goods, amending Regulation (EU) 2017/2394 and Directive 2009/22/EC, and repealing Directive 1999/44/EC ( 2 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(3) Directive (EU) 2019/771 repeals, with effect from 1 January 2022, Directive 1999/44/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council ( 3 ) , which is incorporated into the EEA Agreement and which is consequently to be repealed under the EEA Agreement with effect from 1 January 2022.

(4) Annex XIX to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

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

The following indents are added in points 7d (Directive 2009/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council) and 7f (Regulation (EU) 2017/2394 of the European Parliament and of the Council):

‘-

32019 L 0770 : Directive (EU) 2019/770 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 May 2019 ( OJ L 136, 22.5.2019, p. 1 ),

- 32019 L 0771 : Directive (EU) 2019/771 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 May 2019 ( OJ L 136, 22.5.2019, p. 28 ).’

The following is inserted after point 7l (Directive (EU) 2015/2302 of the European Parliament and of the Council):

‘7m.

32019 L 0770 : Directive (EU) 2019/770 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 May 2019 on certain aspects concerning contracts for the supply of digital content and digital services ( OJ L 136, 22.5.2019, p. 1 ).

The provisions of the Directive shall, for the purposes of this Agreement, be read with the following adaptation:

References to Union law shall be understood as references to the EEA Agreement.

7n.

32019 L 0771 : Directive (EU) 2019/771 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 May 2019 on certain aspects concerning contracts for the sale of goods, amending Regulation (EU) 2017/2394 and Directive 2009/22/EC, and repealing Directive 1999/44/EC ( OJ L 136, 22.5.2019, p. 28 ).

The provisions of the Directive shall, for the purposes of this Agreement, be read with the following adaptation:

References to Union law shall be understood as references to the EEA Agreement.’

The text of point 7e (Directive 1999/44/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council) shall be deleted with effect from 1 January 2022.

Article 2

The texts of Directives (EU) 2019/770 and (EU) 2019/771 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 6 February 2021, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made ( *1 ) , or on the day of the entry into force of Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 172/2019 of 14 June 2019 ( 4 ) , whichever is the later.

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, 5 February 2021.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Clara GANSLANDT

( 1 ) OJ L 136, 22.5.2019, p. 1 .

( 2 ) OJ L 136, 22.5.2019, p. 28 .

( 3 ) OJ L 171, 7.7.1999, p. 12 .

( *1 ) Constitutional requirements indicated.

( 4 ) OJ L 291, 10.11.2022, p. 60 .

ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2024/53/oj

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