DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 259/2022

of 23 September 2022

amending Annex XIII (Transport) to the EEA Agreement [2023/788]

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 Regulation (EU) 2021/2238 of 15 December 2021 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/773 as regards the phasing out of specific cases for rear end signal ( 1 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(2) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/721 of 10 May 2022 correcting the Czech language version of the Annex to Regulation (EU) No 1300/2014 on the technical specifications for interoperability relating to accessibility of the Union’s rail system for persons with disabilities and persons with reduced mobility ( 2 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

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

The following indent is added in point 37ma (Commission Regulation (EU) No 1300/2014):

‘—

32022 R 0721 : Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/721 of 10 May 2022 ( OJ L 134, 11.5.2022, p. 14 ).’

The following indent is added in point 37pd (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/773):

‘—

32021 R 2238 : Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/2238 of 15 December 2021 ( OJ L 450, 16.12.2021, p. 57 ).’

Article 2

The texts of Implementing Regulations (EU) 2021/2238 and (EU) 2022/721 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 2022, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made ( * ) .

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 2022.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Kristján Andri STEFÁNSSON

( 1 ) OJ L 450, 16.12.2021, p. 57 .

( 2 ) OJ L 134, 11.5.2022, p. 14 .

( * ) No constitutional requirements indicated.