DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 244/2022

of 23 September 2022

amending Annex V (Free movement of workers) and Annex VIII (Right of establishment) to the EEA Agreement [2023/773]

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) 2022/1096 of 30 June 2022 establishing the equivalence, for the purpose of facilitating the right of free movement within the Union, of COVID-19 certificates issued by the Republic of Korea to the certificates issued in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2021/953 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( 1 ) , as corrected by OJ L 201, 1.8.2022, p. 74 , is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(2) Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/1097 of 30 June 2022 establishing the equivalence, for the purpose of facilitating the right of free movement within the Union, of COVID-19 certificates issued by the Republic of Madagascar 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) Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/1098 of 30 June 2022 establishing the equivalence, for the purpose of facilitating the right of free movement within the Union, of COVID-19 certificates issued by Kosovo to the certificates issued in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2021/953 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( 3 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(4) Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/1099 of 30 June 2022 establishing the equivalence, for the purpose of facilitating the right of free movement within the Union, of COVID-19 certificates issued by the Kingdom of Bahrain to the certificates issued in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2021/953 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( 4 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(5) Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/1100 of 30 June 2022 establishing the equivalence, for the purpose of facilitating the right of free movement within the Union, of COVID-19 certificates issued by the Republic of Ecuador to the certificates issued in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2021/953 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( 5 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(6) 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 10zl (Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/726) of Annex V to the EEA Agreement:

‘10zm.

32022 D 1096 : Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/1096 of 30 June 2022 establishing the equivalence, for the purpose of facilitating the right of free movement within the Union, of COVID-19 certificates issued by the Republic of Korea to the certificates issued in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2021/953 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( OJ L 176, 1.7.2022, p. 64 ), as corrected by OJ L 201, 1.8.2022, p. 74 .

10zn.

32022 D 1097 : Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/1097 of 30 June 2022 establishing the equivalence, for the purpose of facilitating the right of free movement within the Union, of COVID-19 certificates issued by the Republic of Madagascar to the certificates issued in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2021/953 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( OJ L 176, 1.7.2022, p. 67 ).

10zo.

32022 D 1098 : Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/1098 of 30 June 2022 establishing the equivalence, for the purpose of facilitating the right of free movement within the Union, of COVID-19 certificates issued by Kosovo to the certificates issued in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2021/953 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( OJ L 176, 1.7.2022, p. 70 ).

10zp.

32022 D 1099 : Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/1099 of 30 June 2022 establishing the equivalence, for the purpose of facilitating the right of free movement within the Union, of COVID-19 certificates issued by the Kingdom of Bahrain to the certificates issued in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2021/953 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( OJ L 176, 1.7.2022, p. 73 ).

10zq.

32022 D 1100 : Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/1100 of 30 June 2022 establishing the equivalence, for the purpose of facilitating the right of free movement within the Union, of COVID-19 certificates issued by the Republic of Ecuador to the certificates issued in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2021/953 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( OJ L 176, 1.7.2022, p. 76 ).’

Article 2

The following points are inserted after point 11zl (Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/726) of Annex VIII to the EEA Agreement:

‘11zm.

11zn.

11zo.

11zp.

11zq.

Article 3

The texts of Implementing Decisions (EU) 2022/1096, as corrected by OJ L 201, 1.8.2022, p. 74 , (EU) 2022/1097, (EU) 2022/1098, (EU) 2022/1099 and (EU) 2022/1100 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 24 September 2022, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made ( * ) .

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, 23 September 2022.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Kristján Andri STEFÁNSSON

( 1 ) OJ L 176, 1.7.2022, p. 64 .

( 2 ) OJ L 176, 1.7.2022, p. 67 .

( 3 ) OJ L 176, 1.7.2022, p. 70 .

( 4 ) OJ L 176, 1.7.2022, p. 73 .

( 5 ) OJ L 176, 1.7.2022, p. 76 .

( * ) No constitutional requirements indicated.