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| 29.6.2023 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | L 164/55 |
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29.6.2023

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 164/55

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DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 321/2022

of 9 December 2022

amending Annex V (Free movement of workers) and Annex VIII (Right of establishment) to the EEA Agreement [2023/1263]

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) 2022/1948 of 13 October 2022 establishing the equivalence, for the purpose of facilitating the right of free movement within the Union, of COVID-19 certificates issued by the Federative Republic of Brazil 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) 2022/1948 of 13 October 2022 establishing the equivalence, for the purpose of facilitating the right of free movement within the Union, of COVID-19 certificates issued by the Federative Republic of Brazil 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) 2022/1949 of 13 October 2022 establishing the equivalence, for the purpose of facilitating the right of free movement within the Union, of COVID-19 certificates issued by New Zealand in respect of the Cook Islands, Niue and Tokelau 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) 2022/1949 of 13 October 2022 establishing the equivalence, for the purpose of facilitating the right of free movement within the Union, of COVID-19 certificates issued by New Zealand in respect of the Cook Islands, Niue and Tokelau 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) | Annexes V and VIII to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly, |
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(3)

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 10zt (Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/1340) of Annex V to the EEA Agreement:

| ‘10zu. | 32022 D 1948: Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/1948 of 13 October 2022 establishing the equivalence, for the purpose of facilitating the right of free movement within the Union, of COVID-19 certificates issued by the Federative Republic of Brazil to the certificates issued in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2021/953 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 268, 14.10.2022, p. 43). |
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‘10zu.

32022 D 1948: Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/1948 of 13 October 2022 establishing the equivalence, for the purpose of facilitating the right of free movement within the Union, of COVID-19 certificates issued by the Federative Republic of Brazil to the certificates issued in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2021/953 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 268, 14.10.2022, p. 43).

| 10zv. | 32022 D 1949: Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/1949 of 13 October 2022 establishing the equivalence, for the purpose of facilitating the right of free movement within the Union, of COVID-19 certificates issued by New Zealand in respect of the Cook Islands, Niue and Tokelau to the certificates issued in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2021/953 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 268, 14.10.2022, p. 46).’ |
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10zv.

32022 D 1949: Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/1949 of 13 October 2022 establishing the equivalence, for the purpose of facilitating the right of free movement within the Union, of COVID-19 certificates issued by New Zealand in respect of the Cook Islands, Niue and Tokelau to the certificates issued in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2021/953 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 268, 14.10.2022, p. 46).’

Article 2

The following points are inserted after point 11zt (Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/1340) of Annex VIII to the EEA Agreement:

| ‘11zu. | 32022 D 1948: Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/1948 of 13 October 2022 establishing the equivalence, for the purpose of facilitating the right of free movement within the Union, of COVID-19 certificates issued by the Federative Republic of Brazil to the certificates issued in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2021/953 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 268, 14.10.2022, p. 43). |
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‘11zu.

32022 D 1948: Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/1948 of 13 October 2022 establishing the equivalence, for the purpose of facilitating the right of free movement within the Union, of COVID-19 certificates issued by the Federative Republic of Brazil to the certificates issued in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2021/953 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 268, 14.10.2022, p. 43).

| 11zv. | 32022 D 1949: Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/1949 of 13 October 2022 establishing the equivalence, for the purpose of facilitating the right of free movement within the Union, of COVID-19 certificates issued by New Zealand in respect of the Cook Islands, Niue and Tokelau to the certificates issued in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2021/953 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 268, 14.10.2022, p. 46).’ |
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11zv.

32022 D 1949: Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/1949 of 13 October 2022 establishing the equivalence, for the purpose of facilitating the right of free movement within the Union, of COVID-19 certificates issued by New Zealand in respect of the Cook Islands, Niue and Tokelau to the certificates issued in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2021/953 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 268, 14.10.2022, p. 46).’

Article 3

The texts of Implementing Decisions (EU) 2022/1948 and (EU) 2022/1949 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 10 December 2022, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made (*1).

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, 9 December 2022.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Kristján Andri STEFÁNSSON

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(1)  
  OJ L 268, 14.10.2022, p. 43.

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(2)  
  OJ L 268, 14.10.2022, p. 46.

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(*1)  No constitutional requirements indicated.

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