DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 338/2022

of 9 December 2022

amending Annex XIII (Transport) to the EEA Agreement [2023/1280]

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 Delegated Directive (EU) 2021/1716 of 29 June 2021 amending Directive 2014/47/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards modifications to the vehicle category designations stemming from amendments to the type-approval 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 is added in point 17ha (Directive 2014/47/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council) of Annex XIII to the EEA Agreement:

‘, as amended by:

— 32021 L 1716 : Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2021/1716 of 29 June 2021 ( OJ L 342, 27.9.2021, p. 45 ).’

Article 2

The text of Delegated Directive (EU) 2021/1716 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 10 December 2022, 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, 9 December 2022.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Kristján Andri STEFÁNSSON

( 1 ) OJ L 342, 27.9.2021, p. 45 .

( *1 ) No constitutional requirements indicated.