# L_2023011EN.01003601.xml

| 12.1.2023 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | L 11/36 |
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12.1.2023

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 11/36

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DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 268/2019

of 25 October 2019

amending Annex XXI (Statistics) to the EEA Agreement [2023/91]

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) 2018/643 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 April 2018 on rail transport statistics (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement. |
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(1)

Regulation (EU) 2018/643 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 April 2018 on rail transport statistics (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

| (2) | Regulation (EU) 2018/643 repeals Regulation (EC) No 91/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council, which is incorporated into the EEA Agreement and which is consequently to be repealed under the EEA Agreement. |
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(2)

Regulation (EU) 2018/643 repeals Regulation (EC) No 91/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council, which is incorporated into the EEA Agreement and which is consequently to be repealed under the EEA Agreement.

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

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The text of point 7 (Regulation (EC) No 91/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council) of Annex XXI to the EEA Agreement is replaced by the following:

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  32018 R 0643: Regulation (EU) 2018/643 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 April 2018 on rail transport statistics (OJ L 112, 2.5.2018, p. 1).

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

| (a) | This Regulation shall not apply to Iceland. |
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(a)

This Regulation shall not apply to Iceland.

| (b) | Liechtenstein is exempted from reporting data on goods under Annexes I, III, IV, VI and VII. As long as the threshold in Article 4(2)b is not exceeded, as reported under Annex VIII, Liechtenstein is exempted from reporting data on passengers under Annexes II, III, and IV.’ |
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(b)

Liechtenstein is exempted from reporting data on goods under Annexes I, III, IV, VI and VII. As long as the threshold in Article 4(2)b is not exceeded, as reported under Annex VIII, Liechtenstein is exempted from reporting data on passengers under Annexes II, III, and IV.’

Article 2

The text of Regulation (EU) 2018/643 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 26 October 2019, 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, 25 October 2019.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Gunnar PÁLSSON

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(1)  
  OJ L 112, 2.5.2018, p. 1.

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(*1)  No constitutional requirements indicated.

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