DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 45/2022

of 23 February 2022

amending Annex V (Free movement of workers) and Annex VIII (Right of establishment) to the EEA Agreement [2022/1113]

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) 2021/2296 of 21 December 2021 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 Tunisia 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) 2021/2297 of 21 December 2021 establishing the equivalence, for the purpose of facilitating the right of free movement within the Union, of COVID-19 certificates issued by Montenegro 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) 2021/2298 of 21 December 2021 establishing the equivalence, for the purpose of facilitating the right of free movement within the Union, of COVID-19 certificates issued by the Eastern Republic of Uruguay 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) Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/2299 of 21 December 2021 establishing the equivalence, for the purpose of facilitating the right of free movement within the Union, of COVID-19 certificates issued by Thailand to the certificates issued in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2021/953 of the European Parliament and of the Council (4) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(5) Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/2300 of 21 December 2021 establishing the equivalence, for the purpose of facilitating the right of free movement within the Union, of COVID-19 certificates issued by Taiwan to the certificates issued in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2021/953 of the European Parliament and of the Council (5) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(6) 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 10z (Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/2189) of Annex V to the EEA Agreement: ‘10za. 32021 D 2296: Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/2296 of 21 December 2021 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 Tunisia to the certificates issued in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2021/953 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 458, 22.12.2021, p. 521). 10zb. 32021 D 2297: Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/2297 of 21 December 2021 establishing the equivalence, for the purpose of facilitating the right of free movement within the Union, of COVID-19 certificates issued by Montenegro to the certificates issued in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2021/953 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 458, 22.12.2021, p. 524). 10zc. 32021 D 2298: Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/2298 of 21 December 2021 establishing the equivalence, for the purpose of facilitating the right of free movement within the Union, of COVID-19 certificates issued by the Eastern Republic of Uruguay to the certificates issued in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2021/953 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 458, 22.12.2021, p. 527). 10zd. 32021 D 2299: Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/2299 of 21 December 2021 establishing the equivalence, for the purpose of facilitating the right of free movement within the Union, of COVID-19 certificates issued by Thailand to the certificates issued in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2021/953 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 458, 22.12.2021, p. 530). 10ze. 32021 D 2300: Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/2300 of 21 December 2021 establishing the equivalence, for the purpose of facilitating the right of free movement within the Union, of COVID-19 certificates issued by Taiwan to the certificates issued in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2021/953 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 458, 22.12.2021, p. 533).’

Article 2 The following points are inserted after point 11z (Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/2189) of Annex VIII to the EEA Agreement: ‘11za. 32021 D 2296: Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/2296 of 21 December 2021 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 Tunisia to the certificates issued in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2021/953 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 458, 22.12.2021, p. 521). 11zb. 32021 D 2297: Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/2297 of 21 December 2021 establishing the equivalence, for the purpose of facilitating the right of free movement within the Union, of COVID-19 certificates issued by Montenegro to the certificates issued in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2021/953 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 458, 22.12.2021, p. 524). 11zc. 32021 D 2298: Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/2298 of 21 December 2021 establishing the equivalence, for the purpose of facilitating the right of free movement within the Union, of COVID-19 certificates issued by the Eastern Republic of Uruguay to the certificates issued in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2021/953 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 458, 22.12.2021, p. 527). 11zd. 32021 D 2299: Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/2299 of 21 December 2021 establishing the equivalence, for the purpose of facilitating the right of free movement within the Union, of COVID-19 certificates issued by Thailand to the certificates issued in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2021/953 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 458, 22.12.2021, p. 530). 11ze. 32021 D 2300: Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/2300 of 21 December 2021 establishing the equivalence, for the purpose of facilitating the right of free movement within the Union, of COVID-19 certificates issued by Taiwan to the certificates issued in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2021/953 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 458, 22.12.2021, p. 533).’

Article 3 The texts of Implementing Decisions (EU) 2021/2296, (EU) 2021/2297, (EU) 2021/2298, (EU) 2021/2299, (EU) 2021/2300 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 23 February 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, 23 February 2022. For the EEA Joint Committee The President Nicolas VON LINGEN

(1) OJ L 458, 22.12.2021, p. 521.

(2) OJ L 458, 22.12.2021, p. 524.

(3) OJ L 458, 22.12.2021, p. 527.

(4) OJ L 458, 22.12.2021, p. 530.

(5) OJ L 458, 22.12.2021, p. 533.

(*) No constitutional requirements indicated.