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| 23.3.2023 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | L 85/43 |
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23.3.2023

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 85/43

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DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 224/2022

of 8 July 2022

amending Annex XXI (Statistics) to the EEA Agreement [2023/641]

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) | Regulation (EU) 2019/1700 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10 October 2019 establishing a common framework for European statistics relating to persons and households, based on data at individual level collected from samples, amending Regulations (EC) No 808/2004, (EC) No 452/2008 and (EC) No 1338/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council, and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1177/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Council Regulation (EC) No 577/98 (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement. |
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(1)

Regulation (EU) 2019/1700 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10 October 2019 establishing a common framework for European statistics relating to persons and households, based on data at individual level collected from samples, amending Regulations (EC) No 808/2004, (EC) No 452/2008 and (EC) No 1338/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council, and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1177/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Council Regulation (EC) No 577/98 (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

| (2) | For practical reasons, the points under the heading “DEMOGRAPHICAL AND SOCIAL STATISTICS” in Annex XXI to the EEA Agreement should be renumbered. |
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(2)

For practical reasons, the points under the heading “DEMOGRAPHICAL AND SOCIAL STATISTICS” in Annex XXI to the EEA Agreement should be renumbered.

| (3) | Regulation (EU) 2019/1700 repeals Regulation (EC) No 1177/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council (2) and Council Regulation (EC) No 577/98 (3), which are incorporated into the EEA Agreement and which are consequently to be repealed under the EEA Agreement. |
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(3)

Regulation (EU) 2019/1700 repeals Regulation (EC) No 1177/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council (2) and Council Regulation (EC) No 577/98 (3), which are incorporated into the EEA Agreement and which are consequently to be repealed under the EEA Agreement.

| (4) | Regulation (EU) 2019/1700 implicitly repeals Commission Regulation (EC) No 2104/2002 (4), which is incorporated into the EEA Agreement and which is consequently to be repealed under the EEA Agreement. |
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(4)

Regulation (EU) 2019/1700 implicitly repeals Commission Regulation (EC) No 2104/2002 (4), which is incorporated into the EEA Agreement and which is consequently to be repealed under the EEA Agreement.

| (5) | Commission Regulation (EC) No 388/2005 (5), which is incorporated into the EEA Agreement, expired on 31 December 2016 and consequently the reference thereto should be deleted from the EEA Agreement. |
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(5)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 388/2005 (5), which is incorporated into the EEA Agreement, expired on 31 December 2016 and consequently the reference thereto should be deleted from the EEA Agreement.

| (6) | Commission Regulation (EC) No 102/2007 (6), which is incorporated into the EEA Agreement, expired on 31 December 2008 and consequently the reference thereto should be deleted from the EEA Agreement. |
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(6)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 102/2007 (6), which is incorporated into the EEA Agreement, expired on 31 December 2008 and consequently the reference thereto should be deleted from the EEA Agreement.

| (7) | Annex XXI to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly, |
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(7)

Annex XXI to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The points under the heading “DEMOGRAPHICAL AND SOCIAL STATISTICS” in Annex XXI to the EEA Agreement shall be renumbered as follows:

| 1. | Point 18 (Regulation (EC) No 862/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council) is renumbered as point 18a, and points 18aq (Commission Regulation (EU) No 351/2010) and 18as (Commission Regulation (EU) No 216/2010) are renumbered as points 18aa and 18ab. |
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1.

Point 18 (Regulation (EC) No 862/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council) is renumbered as point 18a, and points 18aq (Commission Regulation (EU) No 351/2010) and 18as (Commission Regulation (EU) No 216/2010) are renumbered as points 18aa and 18ab.

| 2. | Point 18a (Council Regulation (EC) No 577/98) is renumbered as point 18b, point 18aa (Commission Regulation (EC) No 1575/2000) as point 18ba, point 18ab (Commission Regulation (EC) No 1897/2000) as point 18bb, point 18ac (Commission Regulation (EC) No 2104/2002) as point 18bc, point 18ad (deleted) as point 18bd, point 18ae (deleted) as point 18be, point 18af (Commission Regulation (EC) No 29/2004) as point 18bf, point 18ag (Commission Regulation (EC) No 384/2005) as point 18bg, point 18ah (Commission Regulation (EC) No 388/2005) as point 18bh, point 18ai (deleted) as point 18bi, point 18aj (Commission Regulation (EC) No 341/2006) as point 18bj, point 18ak (Commission Regulation (EC) No 102/2007) as point 18bk, point 18al (Commission Regulation (EC) No 207/2008) as point 18bl, point 18am (Commission Regulation (EC) No 365/2008) as point 18bm, point 18an (Commission Regulation (EC) No 377/2008) as point 18bn, point 18ao (Commission Regulation (EC) No 20/2009) as point 18bo, point 18ap (Commission Regulation (EU) No 220/2010) as point 18bp, point 18ar (Commission Regulation (EU) No 317/2010) as point 18bq, point 18at (Commission Regulation (EU) No 318/2013) as point 18br, point 18au (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/459) as point 18bs, point 18av (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/8) as point 18bt, point 18aw (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/2236) as point 18bu, point 18ax (Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/1851) as point 18bv, point 18ay (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2384) as point 18bw, and point 18az (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1709) as point 18bx. |
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Point 18a (Council Regulation (EC) No 577/98) is renumbered as point 18b, point 18aa (Commission Regulation (EC) No 1575/2000) as point 18ba, point 18ab (Commission Regulation (EC) No 1897/2000) as point 18bb, point 18ac (Commission Regulation (EC) No 2104/2002) as point 18bc, point 18ad (deleted) as point 18bd, point 18ae (deleted) as point 18be, point 18af (Commission Regulation (EC) No 29/2004) as point 18bf, point 18ag (Commission Regulation (EC) No 384/2005) as point 18bg, point 18ah (Commission Regulation (EC) No 388/2005) as point 18bh, point 18ai (deleted) as point 18bi, point 18aj (Commission Regulation (EC) No 341/2006) as point 18bj, point 18ak (Commission Regulation (EC) No 102/2007) as point 18bk, point 18al (Commission Regulation (EC) No 207/2008) as point 18bl, point 18am (Commission Regulation (EC) No 365/2008) as point 18bm, point 18an (Commission Regulation (EC) No 377/2008) as point 18bn, point 18ao (Commission Regulation (EC) No 20/2009) as point 18bo, point 18ap (Commission Regulation (EU) No 220/2010) as point 18bp, point 18ar (Commission Regulation (EU) No 317/2010) as point 18bq, point 18at (Commission Regulation (EU) No 318/2013) as point 18br, point 18au (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/459) as point 18bs, point 18av (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/8) as point 18bt, point 18aw (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/2236) as point 18bu, point 18ax (Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/1851) as point 18bv, point 18ay (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2384) as point 18bw, and point 18az (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1709) as point 18bx.

| 3. | Point 18b (Council Regulation (EC) No 2744/95) is renumbered as point 18c, point 18c (Council Regulation (EC) No 23/97) as point 18d, point 18d (Council Regulation (EC) No 530/1999) as point 18e, point 18da (deleted) as point 18ea, point 18db (Commission Regulation (EC) No 1916/2000) as point 18eb, point 18e (Commission Regulation (EC) No 1726/1999) as point 18ec, point 18f (Commission Regulation (EC) No 698/2006) as point 18ed, point 18g (Regulation (EC) No 450/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council) as point 18h, and point 18h (Commission Regulation (EC) No 1216/2003) as point 18ha. |
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3.

Point 18b (Council Regulation (EC) No 2744/95) is renumbered as point 18c, point 18c (Council Regulation (EC) No 23/97) as point 18d, point 18d (Council Regulation (EC) No 530/1999) as point 18e, point 18da (deleted) as point 18ea, point 18db (Commission Regulation (EC) No 1916/2000) as point 18eb, point 18e (Commission Regulation (EC) No 1726/1999) as point 18ec, point 18f (Commission Regulation (EC) No 698/2006) as point 18ed, point 18g (Regulation (EC) No 450/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council) as point 18h, and point 18h (Commission Regulation (EC) No 1216/2003) as point 18ha.

| 4. | Point 18j (Commission Regulation (EC) No 1980/2003) is renumbered as point 18ij, point 18k (Commission Regulation (EC) No 1981/2003) as point 18ik, point 18l (Commission Regulation (EC) No 1982/2003) as point 18il, point 18m (Commission Regulation (EC) No 1983/2003) as point 18im, point 18n (Commission Regulation (EC) No 16/2004) as point 18in, point 18o (Commission Regulation (EC) No 28/2004) as point 18io, point 18p (Commission Regulation (EC) No 13/2005) as point 18ip, point 18s (Commission Regulation (EC) No 315/2006) as point 18iq, point 18t (Commission Regulation (EC) No 215/2007) as point 18ir, point 18x (Council Regulation (EC) No 362/2008) as point 18is, point 18xa (Commission Regulation (EC) No 646/2009) as point 18it, and point 18xb (Commission Regulation (EU) No 67/2014) as point 18iu. |
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Point 18j (Commission Regulation (EC) No 1980/2003) is renumbered as point 18ij, point 18k (Commission Regulation (EC) No 1981/2003) as point 18ik, point 18l (Commission Regulation (EC) No 1982/2003) as point 18il, point 18m (Commission Regulation (EC) No 1983/2003) as point 18im, point 18n (Commission Regulation (EC) No 16/2004) as point 18in, point 18o (Commission Regulation (EC) No 28/2004) as point 18io, point 18p (Commission Regulation (EC) No 13/2005) as point 18ip, point 18s (Commission Regulation (EC) No 315/2006) as point 18iq, point 18t (Commission Regulation (EC) No 215/2007) as point 18ir, point 18x (Council Regulation (EC) No 362/2008) as point 18is, point 18xa (Commission Regulation (EC) No 646/2009) as point 18it, and point 18xb (Commission Regulation (EU) No 67/2014) as point 18iu.

| 5. | Point 18q (Regulation (EC) No 1552/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council) is renumbered as point 18j, and point 18r (Commission Regulation (EC) No 198/2006) as point 18ja. |
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5.

Point 18q (Regulation (EC) No 1552/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council) is renumbered as point 18j, and point 18r (Commission Regulation (EC) No 198/2006) as point 18ja.

| 6. | Point 18u (Regulation (EC) No 458/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council) is renumbered as point 18k, point 18ua (Commission Regulation (EC) No 1322/2007) as point 18ka, point 18ub (Commission Regulation (EC) No 10/2008) as point 18kb, point 18uc (Commission Regulation (EU) No 110/2011) as point 18kc, and point 18ud (Commission Regulation (EU) No 263/2011) as point 18kd. |
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6.

Point 18u (Regulation (EC) No 458/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council) is renumbered as point 18k, point 18ua (Commission Regulation (EC) No 1322/2007) as point 18ka, point 18ub (Commission Regulation (EC) No 10/2008) as point 18kb, point 18uc (Commission Regulation (EU) No 110/2011) as point 18kc, and point 18ud (Commission Regulation (EU) No 263/2011) as point 18kd.

| 7. | Point 18v (Regulation (EC) No 453/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council) is renumbered as point 18l, point 18va (Commission Regulation (EC) No 1062/2008) as point 18la, and point 18vb (Commission Regulation (EC) No 19/2009) as point 18lb. |
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7.

Point 18v (Regulation (EC) No 453/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council) is renumbered as point 18l, point 18va (Commission Regulation (EC) No 1062/2008) as point 18la, and point 18vb (Commission Regulation (EC) No 19/2009) as point 18lb.

| 8. | Point 18w (Regulation (EC) No 452/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council) is renumbered as point 18m, point 18wa (Commission Regulation (EU) No 1175/2014) as point 18ma, and point 18wb (Commission Regulation (EU) No 912/2013) as point 18mb. |
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Point 18w (Regulation (EC) No 452/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council) is renumbered as point 18m, point 18wa (Commission Regulation (EU) No 1175/2014) as point 18ma, and point 18wb (Commission Regulation (EU) No 912/2013) as point 18mb.

| 9. | Point 18y (Regulation (EC) No 763/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council) is renumbered as point 18n, point 18ya (Commission Regulation (EU) No 519/2010) as point 18na, point 18yb (Commission Regulation (EC) No 1201/2009) as point 18nb, point 18yc (Commission Regulation (EU) No 1151/2010) as point 18nc, point 18yd (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/543) as point 18nd, point 18ye (Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/712) as point 18ne, and point 18yf (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/881) as point 18nf. |
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Point 18y (Regulation (EC) No 763/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council) is renumbered as point 18n, point 18ya (Commission Regulation (EU) No 519/2010) as point 18na, point 18yb (Commission Regulation (EC) No 1201/2009) as point 18nb, point 18yc (Commission Regulation (EU) No 1151/2010) as point 18nc, point 18yd (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/543) as point 18nd, point 18ye (Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/712) as point 18ne, and point 18yf (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/881) as point 18nf.

| 10. | Point 18z (Regulation (EC) No 1338/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council) is renumbered as point 18o, point 18z1 (Commission Regulation (EU) No 328/2011) as point 18oa, point 18z2 (Commission Regulation (EU) No 349/2011) as point 18ob, point 18z4 (Commission Regulation (EU) No 141/2013) as point 18oc, point 18z6 (Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/359) as point 18od, and point 18z7 (Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/255) as point 18oe. |
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10.

Point 18z (Regulation (EC) No 1338/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council) is renumbered as point 18o, point 18z1 (Commission Regulation (EU) No 328/2011) as point 18oa, point 18z2 (Commission Regulation (EU) No 349/2011) as point 18ob, point 18z4 (Commission Regulation (EU) No 141/2013) as point 18oc, point 18z6 (Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/359) as point 18od, and point 18z7 (Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/255) as point 18oe.

| 11. | Point 18z3 (Regulation (EU) No 1260/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council) is renumbered as point 18p, and point 18z5 (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 205/2014) as point 18pa. |
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11.

Point 18z3 (Regulation (EU) No 1260/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council) is renumbered as point 18p, and point 18z5 (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 205/2014) as point 18pa.

Article 2

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

| 1. | The following is inserted after point 18pa (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 205/2014):






  ‘18q. | 32019 R 1700: Regulation (EU) 2019/1700 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10 October 2019 establishing a common framework for European statistics relating to persons and households, based on data at individual level collected from samples, amending Regulations (EC) No 808/2004, (EC) No 452/2008 and (EC) No 1338/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council, and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1177/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Council Regulation (EC) No 577/98 (OJ L 261I, 14.10.2019, p. 1).
  The provisions of the Regulation shall, for the purposes of this Agreement, be read with the following adaptations:






  (a) | The EFTA States shall not be bound by the regional breakdown of data as required by this Regulation. |
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1.

The following is inserted after point 18pa (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 205/2014):

‘18q.

32019 R 1700: Regulation (EU) 2019/1700 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10 October 2019 establishing a common framework for European statistics relating to persons and households, based on data at individual level collected from samples, amending Regulations (EC) No 808/2004, (EC) No 452/2008 and (EC) No 1338/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council, and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1177/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Council Regulation (EC) No 577/98 (OJ L 261I, 14.10.2019, p. 1).

The provisions of the Regulation shall, for the purposes of this Agreement, be read with the following adaptations:

(a)

The EFTA States shall not be bound by the regional breakdown of data as required by this Regulation.

| (b) | In Article 19(5), as regards the EFTA States, the words “by 4 February 2020” are replaced by the words “within three months of the date of entry into force of Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 224/2022 of 8 July 2022”. |
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(b)

In Article 19(5), as regards the EFTA States, the words “by 4 February 2020” are replaced by the words “within three months of the date of entry into force of Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 224/2022 of 8 July 2022”.

| (c) | This Regulation shall not apply to Liechtenstein.’ |
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(c)

This Regulation shall not apply to Liechtenstein.’

| 2. | The following is added in points 18m (Regulation (EC) No 452/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council) and 18o (Regulation (EC) No 1338/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council):

  ‘, as amended by:






  — | 32019 R 1700: Regulation (EU) 2019/1700 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10 October 2019 (OJ L 261I, 14.10.2019, p. 1).’ |
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2.

The following is added in points 18m (Regulation (EC) No 452/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council) and 18o (Regulation (EC) No 1338/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council):

‘, as amended by:

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32019 R 1700: Regulation (EU) 2019/1700 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10 October 2019 (OJ L 261I, 14.10.2019, p. 1).’

| 3. | The following indent is added in point 28 (Regulation (EC) No 808/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council):






  ‘- | 32019 R 1700: Regulation (EU) 2019/1700 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10 October 2019 (OJ L 261I, 14.10.2019, p. 1).’ |
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3.

The following indent is added in point 28 (Regulation (EC) No 808/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council):

‘-

32019 R 1700: Regulation (EU) 2019/1700 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10 October 2019 (OJ L 261I, 14.10.2019, p. 1).’

| 4. | The texts of points 18b (Council Regulation (EC) No 577/98), 18bc (Commission Regulation (EC) No 2104/2002), 18bh (Commission Regulation (EC) No 388/2005), 18bk (Commission Regulation (EC) No 102/2007), 18i (Regulation (EC) No 1177/2003) are deleted. |
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4.

The texts of points 18b (Council Regulation (EC) No 577/98), 18bc (Commission Regulation (EC) No 2104/2002), 18bh (Commission Regulation (EC) No 388/2005), 18bk (Commission Regulation (EC) No 102/2007), 18i (Regulation (EC) No 1177/2003) are deleted.

Article 3

The text of Regulation (EU) 2019/1700 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 261I, 14.10.2019, p. 1.

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(2)  
  OJ L 165, 3.7.2003, p. 1.

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(3)  
  OJ L 77, 14.3.1998, p. 3.

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(4)  
  OJ L 324, 29.11.2002, p. 14.

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(5)  
  OJ L 62, 9.3.2005, p. 7.

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(6)  
  OJ L 28, 3.2.2007, p. 3.

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(*)  No constitutional requirements indicated.

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