DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 113/2023

of 28 April 2023

amending Annex XIII (Transport) to the EEA Agreement [2023/2293]

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) 2022/1280 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 July 2022 laying down specific and temporary measures, in view of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, concerning driver documents issued by Ukraine in accordance with its legislation ( 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 point is inserted after point 36aa (Regulation (EU) No 181/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council) of Annex XIII to the EEA Agreement:

‘36ab.

32022 R 1280 : Regulation (EU) 2022/1280 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 July 2022 laying down specific and temporary measures, in view of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, concerning driver documents issued by Ukraine in accordance with its legislation ( OJ L 195, 22.7.2022, p. 13 ).

The provisions of the Regulation shall, for the purpose of this Agreement, be read with the following adaptations:

(a) References to temporary protection or adequate protection under national law in accordance with Directive 2001/55/EC and Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/382 shall, as regards the EFTA States, be understood to refer to the corresponding temporary protection or adequate protection in accordance with the national law of the EFTA States.

(b) In Article 5, the following sentence shall be added:

“The Commission shall forward the information received from Ukraine to the EFTA Surveillance Authority.” ’

Article 2

The text of Regulation (EU) 2022/1280 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 29 April 2023, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made ( *1 ) .

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, 28 April 2023.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Nicolas VON LINGEN

( 1 ) OJ L 195, 22.7.2022, p. 13 .

( *1 ) No constitutional requirements indicated.

ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2023/2293/oj

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