DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 320/2023

of 8 December 2023

amending Annex VII (Recognition of professional qualifications) to the EEA Agreement [2024/1424]

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) Iceland has notified the EFTA Surveillance Authority of updates to legislative, regulatory and administrative provisions with regard to the issuing of evidence of formal qualifications in the fields covered by the Directive 2005/36/EC. In accordance with Article 21a(4) of Directive 2005/36/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council ( 1 ) , as incorporated into Annex VII to the EEA Agreement, the EFTA Surveillance Authority has adopted a Recommendation on 21 June 2023 ( 2 ) indicating such notified changes. For reasons of clarity and legal certainty, these updates should be reflected in the relevant adaptation to Directive 2005/36/EC contained in Annex VII to the EEA Agreement.

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

In point 1 (Directive 2005/36/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council) of Annex VII to the EEA Agreement, in the table under point (E)(g)(i), the row starting with the word “Ísland” is replaced by the following:

‘Ísland

Meistarapróf í arkitektúr

Listaháskóli Íslands

2021/2022’

Article 2

This Decision shall enter into force on 9 December 2023, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made ( *1 ) .

Article 3

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, 8 December 2023.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Pascal SCHAFHAUSER

( 1 ) OJ L 255, 30.9.2005, p. 22 .

( 2 ) Decision of the EFTA Surveillance Authority No 087/23/COL of 21 June 2023.

( *1 ) No constitutional requirements indicated.

ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2024/1424/oj

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