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| 23.3.2023 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | L 85/16 |
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23.3.2023

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 85/16

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DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 209/2022

of 8 July 2022

amending Annex V (Free movement of workers) and Annex VIII (Right of establishment) to the EEA Agreement [2023/626]

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 Decision (EU) 2022/724 of 10 May 2022 establishing the equivalence, for the purpose of facilitating the right of free movement within the Union, of COVID-19 certificates issued by the Republic of Seychelles to the certificates issued in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2021/953 of the European Parliament and of the Council (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement. |
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(1)

Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/724 of 10 May 2022 establishing the equivalence, for the purpose of facilitating the right of free movement within the Union, of COVID-19 certificates issued by the Republic of Seychelles to the certificates issued in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2021/953 of the European Parliament and of the Council (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

| (2) | Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/725 of 10 May 2022 establishing the equivalence, for the purpose of facilitating the right of free movement within the Union, of COVID-19 certificates issued by the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam to the certificates issued in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2021/953 of the European Parliament and of the Council (2) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement. |
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(2)

Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/725 of 10 May 2022 establishing the equivalence, for the purpose of facilitating the right of free movement within the Union, of COVID-19 certificates issued by the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam to the certificates issued in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2021/953 of the European Parliament and of the Council (2) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

| (3) | Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/726 of 10 May 2022 establishing the equivalence, for the purpose of facilitating the right of free movement within the Union, of COVID-19 certificates issued by the Republic of Indonesia to the certificates issued in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2021/953 of the European Parliament and of the Council (3) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement. |
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(3)

Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/726 of 10 May 2022 establishing the equivalence, for the purpose of facilitating the right of free movement within the Union, of COVID-19 certificates issued by the Republic of Indonesia to the certificates issued in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2021/953 of the European Parliament and of the Council (3) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

| (4) | Annexes V and VIII to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly, |
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(4)

Annexes V and VIII to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The following points are inserted after point 10zi (Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/534) of Annex V to the EEA Agreement:

| ‘10zj. | 32022 D 0724: Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/724 of 10 May 2022 establishing the equivalence, for the purpose of facilitating the right of free movement within the Union, of COVID-19 certificates issued by the Republic of Seychelles to the certificates issued in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2021/953 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 134, 11.5.2022, p. 28). |
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‘10zj.

32022 D 0724: Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/724 of 10 May 2022 establishing the equivalence, for the purpose of facilitating the right of free movement within the Union, of COVID-19 certificates issued by the Republic of Seychelles to the certificates issued in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2021/953 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 134, 11.5.2022, p. 28).

| 10zk. | 32022 D 0725: Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/725 of 10 May 2022 establishing the equivalence, for the purpose of facilitating the right of free movement within the Union, of COVID-19 certificates issued by the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam to the certificates issued in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2021/953 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 134, 11.5.2022, p. 31). |
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10zk.

32022 D 0725: Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/725 of 10 May 2022 establishing the equivalence, for the purpose of facilitating the right of free movement within the Union, of COVID-19 certificates issued by the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam to the certificates issued in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2021/953 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 134, 11.5.2022, p. 31).

| 10zl. | 32022 D 0726: Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/726 of 10 May 2022 establishing the equivalence, for the purpose of facilitating the right of free movement within the Union, of COVID-19 certificates issued by the Republic of Indonesia to the certificates issued in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2021/953 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 134, 11.5.2022, p. 34).’ |
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10zl.

32022 D 0726: Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/726 of 10 May 2022 establishing the equivalence, for the purpose of facilitating the right of free movement within the Union, of COVID-19 certificates issued by the Republic of Indonesia to the certificates issued in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2021/953 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 134, 11.5.2022, p. 34).’

Article 2

The following points are inserted after point 11zi (Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/534) of Annex VIII to the EEA Agreement:

| ‘11zj. | 32022 D 0724: Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/724 of 10 May 2022 establishing the equivalence, for the purpose of facilitating the right of free movement within the Union, of COVID-19 certificates issued by the Republic of Seychelles to the certificates issued in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2021/953 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 134, 11.5.2022, p. 28). |
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‘11zj.

32022 D 0724: Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/724 of 10 May 2022 establishing the equivalence, for the purpose of facilitating the right of free movement within the Union, of COVID-19 certificates issued by the Republic of Seychelles to the certificates issued in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2021/953 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 134, 11.5.2022, p. 28).

| 11zk. | 32022 D 0725: Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/725 of 10 May 2022 establishing the equivalence, for the purpose of facilitating the right of free movement within the Union, of COVID-19 certificates issued by the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam to the certificates issued in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2021/953 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 134, 11.5.2022, p. 31). |
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11zk.

32022 D 0725: Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/725 of 10 May 2022 establishing the equivalence, for the purpose of facilitating the right of free movement within the Union, of COVID-19 certificates issued by the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam to the certificates issued in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2021/953 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 134, 11.5.2022, p. 31).

| 11zl. | 32022 D 0726: Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/726 of 10 May 2022 establishing the equivalence, for the purpose of facilitating the right of free movement within the Union, of COVID-19 certificates issued by the Republic of Indonesia to the certificates issued in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2021/953 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 134, 11.5.2022, p. 34).’ |
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11zl.

32022 D 0726: Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/726 of 10 May 2022 establishing the equivalence, for the purpose of facilitating the right of free movement within the Union, of COVID-19 certificates issued by the Republic of Indonesia to the certificates issued in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2021/953 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 134, 11.5.2022, p. 34).’

Article 3

The texts of Implementing Decisions (EU) 2022/724, (EU) 2022/725 and (EU) 2022/726 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 4

This Decision shall enter into force on 9 July 2022, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made (*).

Article 5

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, 8 July 2022.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Kristján Andri STEFÁNSSON

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(1)  
  OJ L 134, 11.5.2022, p. 28.

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(2)  
  OJ L 134, 11.5.2022, p. 31.

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(3)  
  OJ L 134, 11.5.2022, p. 34.

3

(*)  No constitutional requirements indicated.

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