DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 209/2020

of 11 December 2020

amending Annex VI (Social security) to the EEA Agreement [2023/2011]

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) Recommendation No H2 of 10 October 2018 concerning the inclusion of authentication features to Portable Documents issued by the institution of a Member State and showing the position of a person for the purpose of the application of Regulations (EC) No 883/2004 and (EC) No 987/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council  ( 1 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The following point is inserted after point 4.A1 (Recommendation No A1 of 18 October 2017) of Annex VI to the EEA Agreement:

‘4.H2.

32019 H 0429(01) : Recommendation No H2 of 10 October 2018 concerning the inclusion of authentication features to Portable Documents issued by the institution of a Member State and showing the position of a person for the purpose of the application of Regulations (EC) No 883/2004 and (EC) No 987/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( OJ C 147, 29.4.2019, p. 6 ).’

Article 2

The text of Recommendation No H2 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 12 December 2020, 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, 11 December 2020.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Sabine MONAUNI

( 1 )    OJ C 147, 29.4.2019, p. 6 .

( *1 )   No constitutional requirements indicated.