DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 161/2022

of 29 April 2022

amending Annex XXII (Company law) to the EEA Agreement [2022/1605]

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) 2021/1042 of 18 June 2021 laying down rules for the application of Directive (EU) 2017/1132 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards technical specifications and procedures for the system of interconnection of registers and repealing Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/2244  ( 1 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(2) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/884  ( 2 ) , which is incorporated into the EEA Agreement, has become obsolete and is consequently to be repealed under the EEA Agreement.

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The text of point 1a (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/884) of Annex XXII to the EEA Agreement is replaced by the following:

‘ 32021 R 1042 : Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1042 of 18 June 2021 laying down rules for the application of Directive (EU) 2017/1132 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards technical specifications and procedures for the system of interconnection of registers and repealing Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/2244 ( OJ L 255, 25.6.2021, p. 7 ).’

Article 2

The text of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1042 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 30 April 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, 29 April 2022.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Nicolas VON LINGEN

( 1 )    OJ L 225, 25.6.2021, p. 7 .

( 2 )    OJ L 144, 10.6.2015, p. 1 .

( * )   No constitutional requirements indicated.