DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 44/2022

of 23 February 2022

amending Annex V (Free movement of workers) and Annex VIII (Right of establishment) to the EEA Agreement [2022/1112]

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) 2021/2187 of 9 December 2021 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 Lebanon 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) 2021/2188 of 9 December 2021 establishing the equivalence, for the purpose of facilitating the right of free movement within the Union, of COVID-19 certificates issued by the United Arab Emirates 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) 2021/2189 of 9 December 2021 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 Cabo Verde 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 10w (Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/2113) of Annex V to the EEA Agreement:

‘10x.

32021 D 2187 : Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/2187 of 9 December 2021 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 Lebanon to the certificates issued in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2021/953 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( OJ L 443I, 10.12.2021, p. 1 ).

10y.

32021 D 2188 : Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/2188 of 9 December 2021 establishing the equivalence, for the purpose of facilitating the right of free movement within the Union, of COVID-19 certificates issued by the United Arab Emirates to the certificates issued in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2021/953 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( OJ L 443I, 10.12.2021, p. 4 ).

10z.

32021 D 2189 : Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/2189 of 9 December 2021 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 Cabo Verde to the certificates issued in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2021/953 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( OJ L 443I, 10.12.2021, p. 7 ).’

Article 2

The following points are inserted after point 11w (Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/2113) of Annex VIII to the EEA Agreement:

‘11x.

11y.

11z.

Article 3

The texts of Implementing Decisions (EU) 2021/2187, (EU) 2021/2188 and (EU) 2021/2189 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 23 February 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 February 2022.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Nicolas VON LINGEN

( 1 ) OJ L 443I, 10.12.2021, p. 1 .

( 2 ) OJ L 443I, 10.12.2021, p. 4 .

( 3 ) OJ L 443I, 10.12.2021, p. 7 .

( * ) No constitutional requirements indicated.