DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 162/2020

of 23 October 2020

amending Annex XIII (Transport) to the EEA Agreement [2023/1737]

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) 2019/1744 of 17 September 2019 on technical specifications for electronic ship reporting in inland navigation and repealing Regulation (EU) No 164/2010 ( 1 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(2) Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1744 repeals Commission Regulation (EU) No 164/2010 ( 2 ) , which is incorporated into the EEA Agreement and which is consequently to be repealed under the EEA Agreement.

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The text of point 49ad (Commission Regulation (EU) No 164/2010) of Annex XIII to the EEA Agreement is replaced by the following:

‘ 32019 R 1744: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1744 of 17 September 2019 on technical specifications for electronic ship reporting in inland navigation and repealing Regulation (EU) No 164/2010 ( OJ L 273, 25.10.2019, p. 1 ).’

Article 2

The text of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1744 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 273, 25.10.2019, p. 1 .

( 2 ) OJ L 57, 6.3.2010, p. 1 .

( *1 ) No constitutional requirements indicated.