DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 33/2024

of 2 February 2024

amending Annex XI (Electronic communication, audiovisual services and information society) to the EEA Agreement [2024/1525]

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 Regulation (EU) 2023/444 of 16 December 2022 supplementing Directive (EU) 2018/1972 of the European Parliament and of the Council with measures to ensure effective access to emergency services through emergency communications to the single European emergency number ‘112’ ( 1 ) , as corrected by OJ L 68, 6.3.2023, p. 182 , is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(2) Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2023/468 of 25 November 2022 amending Decision 2007/116/EC as regards the introduction of an additional reserved number beginning with 116 ( 2 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

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

The following indent is added in point 5cx (Commission Decision 2007/116/EC):

‘—

32023 D 0468 : Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2023/468 of 25 November 2022 ( OJ L 68, 6.3.2023, p. 96 ).’

The following point is inserted after point 5czsc (Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/654):

‘5czsd.

32023 R 0444 : Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/444 of 16 December 2022 supplementing Directive (EU) 2018/1972 of the European Parliament and of the Council with measures to ensure effective access to emergency services through emergency communications to the single European emergency number ‘112’ ( OJ L 65, 2.3.2023, p. 1 ), as corrected by OJ L 68, 6.3.2023, p. 182 .’

Article 2

The texts of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/444, as corrected by OJ L 68, 6.3.2023, p. 182 , and Implementing Decision (EU) 2023/468 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 3 February 2024, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made ( *1 ) , or on the day of the entry into force of Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 275/2021 of 24 September 2021 ( 3 ) , whichever is later.

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, 2 February 2024.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Nicolas VON LINGEN

( 1 ) OJ L 65, 2.3.2023, p. 1 .

( 2 ) OJ L 68, 6.3.2023, p. 96 .

( *1 ) No constitutional requirements indicated.

( 3 ) OJ L …

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