DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 245/2022

of 23 September 2022

amending Annex V (Free movement of workers) and Annex VIII (Right of establishment) to the EEA Agreement [2023/774]

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) 2022/1338 of 29 July 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 the Philippines to the certificates issued in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2021/953 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( 1 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(2) Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/1339 of 29 July 2022 establishing the equivalence, for the purpose of facilitating the right of free movement within the Union, of COVID-19 certificates issued by the Sultanate of Oman 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) 2022/1340 of 29 July 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 Peru 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) 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 10zq (Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/1100) of Annex V to the EEA Agreement:

‘10zr.

32022 D 1338 : Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/1338 of 29 July 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 the Philippines to the certificates issued in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2021/953 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( OJ L 201, 1.8.2022, p. 54 ).

10zs.

32022 D 1339 : Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/1339 of 29 July 2022 establishing the equivalence, for the purpose of facilitating the right of free movement within the Union, of COVID-19 certificates issued by the Sultanate of Oman to the certificates issued in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2021/953 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( OJ L 201, 1.8.2022, p. 57 ).

10zt.

32022 D 1340 : Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/1340 of 29 July 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 Peru to the certificates issued in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2021/953 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( OJ L 201, 1.8.2022, p. 60 ).’

Article 2

The following points are inserted after point 11zq (Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/1100) of Annex VIII to the EEA Agreement:

‘11zr.

11zs.

11zt.

Article 3

The texts of Implementing Decisions (EU) 2022/1338, (EU) 2022/1339 and (EU) 2022/1340 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 201, 1.8.2022, p. 54 .

( 2 ) OJ L 201, 1.8.2022, p. 57 .

( 3 ) OJ L 201, 1.8.2022, p. 60 .

( * ) No constitutional requirements indicated.