DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 226/2024

of 23 September 2024

amending Annex XXI (Statistics) to the EEA Agreement [2024/3046]

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 Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/2447 of 30 September 2022 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1700 of the European Parliament and of the Council by specifying the number and the title of the eight-yearly variables in the labour force domain on ‘young people on the labour market’, ‘educational attainment – details, including education interrupted or abandoned’ and ‘reconciliation of work and family life’ ( 1 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(2) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/2312 of 25 November 2022 on eight-yearly variables in the labour force domain on ‘young people on the labour market’, ‘educational attainment – details, including education interrupted or abandoned’ and ‘reconciliation of work and family life’ pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2019/1700 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( 2 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(3) Annex XXI to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The following points are inserted after point 18qv (Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/212) of Annex XXI to the EEA Agreement:

‘18qw.

32022 R 2447 : Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/2447 of 30 September 2022 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1700 of the European Parliament and of the Council by specifying the number and the title of the eight-yearly variables in the labour force domain on ‘young people on the labour market’, ‘educational attainment – details, including education interrupted or abandoned’ and ‘reconciliation of work and family life’ ( OJ L 320, 14.12.2022, p. 1 ).

18qx.

32022 R 2312 : Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/2312 of 25 November 2022 on eight-yearly variables in the labour force domain on ‘young people on the labour market’, ‘educational attainment – details, including education interrupted or abandoned’ and ‘reconciliation of work and family life’ pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2019/1700 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( OJ L 307, 28.11.2022, p. 34 ).’

Article 2

The texts of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/2447 and Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/2312 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 24 September 2024, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made ( *1 ) .

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, 23 September 2024.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Anders H. EIDE

( 1 ) OJ L 320, 14.12.2022, p. 1 .

( 2 ) OJ L 307, 28.11.2022, p. 34 .

( *1 ) No constitutional requirements indicated.

ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2024/3046/oj

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