DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 321/2022

of 9 December 2022

amending Annex V (Free movement of workers) and Annex VIII (Right of establishment) to the EEA Agreement [2023/1263]

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) 2022/1948 of 13 October 2022 establishing the equivalence, for the purpose of facilitating the right of free movement within the Union, of COVID-19 certificates issued by the Federative Republic of Brazil 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) 2022/1949 of 13 October 2022 establishing the equivalence, for the purpose of facilitating the right of free movement within the Union, of COVID-19 certificates issued by New Zealand in respect of the Cook Islands, Niue and Tokelau 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) 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 10zt (Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/1340) of Annex V to the EEA Agreement:

‘10zu.

32022 D 1948 : Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/1948 of 13 October 2022 establishing the equivalence, for the purpose of facilitating the right of free movement within the Union, of COVID-19 certificates issued by the Federative Republic of Brazil to the certificates issued in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2021/953 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( OJ L 268, 14.10.2022, p. 43 ).

10zv.

32022 D 1949: Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/1949 of 13 October 2022 establishing the equivalence, for the purpose of facilitating the right of free movement within the Union, of COVID-19 certificates issued by New Zealand in respect of the Cook Islands, Niue and Tokelau to the certificates issued in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2021/953 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( OJ L 268, 14.10.2022, p. 46 ).’

Article 2

The following points are inserted after point 11zt (Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/1340) of Annex VIII to the EEA Agreement:

‘11zu.

11zv.

Article 3

The texts of Implementing Decisions (EU) 2022/1948 and (EU) 2022/1949 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 10 December 2022, 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, 9 December 2022.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Kristján Andri STEFÁNSSON

( 1 ) OJ L 268, 14.10.2022, p. 43 .

( 2 ) OJ L 268, 14.10.2022, p. 46 .

( *1 ) No constitutional requirements indicated.