DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 187/2021

of 30 June 2021

amending Annex V (Free movement of workers) and Annex VIII (Right of establishment) to the EEA Agreement [2024/180]

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) Regulation (EU) 2021/953 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 June 2021 on a framework for the issuance, verification and acceptance of interoperable COVID-19 vaccination, test and recovery certificates (EU Digital COVID Certificate) to facilitate free movement during the COVID-19 pandemic ( 1 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(2) Annexes V and VIII to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The following point is inserted after point 9f (Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/1021) of Annex V to the EEA Agreement:

‘10.

32021 R 0953 : Regulation (EU) 2021/953 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 June 2021 on a framework for the issuance, verification and acceptance of interoperable COVID-19 vaccination, test and recovery certificates (EU Digital COVID Certificate) to facilitate free movement during the COVID-19 pandemic ( OJ L 211, 15.6.2021, p. 1 ).’

Article 2

The following point is inserted after point 10 of Annex VIII to the EEA Agreement:

‘11.

Article 3

The text of Regulation (EU) 2021/953 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 30 June 2021, or on the day following the last notification under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement ( *1 ) , whichever is the later.

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, 30 June 2021.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Clara GANSLANDT

( 1 ) OJ L 211, 15.6.2021, p. 1 .

( *1 ) No constitutional requirements indicated.

ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2024/180/oj

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