DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 253/2022

of 23 September 2022

amending Annex XI (Electronic communication, audiovisual services and information society) to the EEA Agreement [2023/782]

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) 2022/173 of 7 February 2022 on the harmonisation of the 900 MHz and 1 800 MHz frequency bands for terrestrial systems capable of providing electronic communications services in the Union and repealing Decision 2009/766/EC  ( 1 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(2) Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/173 repeals Commission Decision 2009/766/EC  ( 2 ) , which is incorporated into the EEA Agreement and which is consequently to be repealed under the EEA Agreement.

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The text of point 1a (Commission Decision 2009/766/EC) of Annex XI to the EEA Agreement is replaced by the following:

‘ 32022 D 0173 : Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/173 of 7 February 2022 on the harmonisation of the 900 MHz and 1 800 MHz frequency bands for terrestrial systems capable of providing electronic communications services in the Union and repealing Decision 2009/766/EC ( OJ L 28, 9.2.2022, p. 29 ).’

Article 2

The text of Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/173 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 28, 9.2.2022, p. 29 .

( 2 )    OJ L 274, 20.10.2009, p. 32 .

( * )   No constitutional requirements indicated.