DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 250/2021

of 24 September 2021

amending Annex XIII (Transport) to the EEA Agreement [2024/497]

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) Directive (EU) 2020/700 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 May 2020 amending Directives (EU) 2016/797 and (EU) 2016/798, as regards the extension of their transposition periods ( 1 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(2) Annex XIII to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The following is added in points 37p (Directive (EU) 2016/797 of the European Parliament and of the Council) and 42i (Directive (EU) 2016/798 of the European Parliament and of the Council) of Annex XIII to the EEA Agreement:

‘, as amended by:

— 32020 L 0700 : Directive (EU) 2020/700 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 May 2020 ( OJ L 165, 27.5.2020, p. 27 ).’

Article 2

The text of Directive (EU) 2020/700 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 25 September 2021, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made ( *1 ) , or on the day of the entry into force of Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 248/2021 of 24 September 2021 ( 2 ) , whichever is the later.

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, 24 September 2021.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Rolf Einar FIFE

( 1 ) OJ L 165, 27.5.2020, p. 27 .

( *1 ) No constitutional requirements indicated.

( 2 ) OJ L, 2024/471, 22.2.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2024/471/oj

ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2024/497/oj

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