DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 164/2020

of 23 October 2020

amending Annex XIII (Transport) to the EEA Agreement [2023/1739]

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 Regulation (EU) 2020/910 of 30 June 2020 amending Implementing Regulations (EU) 2015/1998, (EU) 2019/103 and (EU) 2019/1583 as regards the re-designation of airlines, operators and entities providing security controls for cargo and mail arriving from third countries, as well as the postponement of certain regulatory requirements in the area of cybersecurity, background check, explosive detection systems equipment standards, and explosive trace detection equipment, because of the COVID-19 pandemic  ( 1 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(2) Commission Implementing Decision C(2020) 4241 of 30.6.2020 amending Commission Implementing Decision C(2019) 132 Final as regards the postponement of some regulatory requirements in the area of background check because of the COVID-19 pandemic is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Annex XIII to the EEA Agreement shall be amended as follows:

1.

The following indent is added in point 66he (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1998):

‘—

32020 R 0910 : Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/910 of 30 June 2020 ( OJ L 208, 1.7.2020, p. 43 ).’

2.

The following is added in the third indent (Commission Implementing Decision C(2019) 0132) of point 66hf (Commission Implementing Decision C(2015) 8005):

‘, as amended by:

— 32020 D 4241 : Commission Implementing Decision C(2020) 4241 of 30.6.2020.’

Article 2

The text of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/910 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 24 October 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, 23 October 2020.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Sabine MONAUNI

( 1 )    OJ L 208, 1.7.2020, p. 43 .

( *1 )   No constitutional requirements indicated.