DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 209/2022

of 8 July 2022

amending Annex V (Free movement of workers) and Annex VIII (Right of establishment) to the EEA Agreement [2023/626]

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) 2022/724 of 10 May 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 Seychelles 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) 2022/725 of 10 May 2022 establishing the equivalence, for the purpose of facilitating the right of free movement within the Union, of COVID-19 certificates issued by the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam 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) 2022/726 of 10 May 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 Indonesia 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 10zi (Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/534) of Annex V to the EEA Agreement:

‘10zj.

32022 D 0724 : Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/724 of 10 May 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 Seychelles to the certificates issued in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2021/953 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( OJ L 134, 11.5.2022, p. 28 ).

10zk.

32022 D 0725 : Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/725 of 10 May 2022 establishing the equivalence, for the purpose of facilitating the right of free movement within the Union, of COVID-19 certificates issued by the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam to the certificates issued in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2021/953 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( OJ L 134, 11.5.2022, p. 31 ).

10zl.

32022 D 0726 : Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/726 of 10 May 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 Indonesia to the certificates issued in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2021/953 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( OJ L 134, 11.5.2022, p. 34 ).’

Article 2

The following points are inserted after point 11zi (Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/534) of Annex VIII to the EEA Agreement:

‘11zj.

11zk.

11zl.

Article 3

The texts of Implementing Decisions (EU) 2022/724, (EU) 2022/725 and (EU) 2022/726 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 9 July 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, 8 July 2022.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Kristján Andri STEFÁNSSON

( 1 ) OJ L 134, 11.5.2022, p. 28 .

( 2 ) OJ L 134, 11.5.2022, p. 31 .

( 3 ) OJ L 134, 11.5.2022, p. 34 .

( * ) No constitutional requirements indicated.