DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 80/2022

of 18 March 2022

amending Annex XVI (Procurement) to the EEA Agreement [2022/1148]

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 Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/1950 of 10 November 2021 amending Directive 2009/81/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council in respect of the thresholds for supply, service and works contracts (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(2) Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/1951 of 10 November 2021 amending Directive 2014/23/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council in respect of the thresholds for concessions (2) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(3) Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/1952 of 10 November 2021 amending Directive 2014/24/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council in respect of the thresholds for public supply, service and works contracts, and design contests (3) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(4) Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/1953 of 10 November 2021 amending Directive 2014/25/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council in respect of the thresholds for supply, service and works contracts, and design contests (4) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(5) Annex XVI to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1 Annex XVI to the EEA Agreement shall be amended as follows: 1. The following indent is added in point 2 (Directive 2014/24/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council): ‘- 32021 R 1952: Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/1952 of 10 November 2021 (OJ L 398, 11.11.2021, p. 23).’ 2. The following indent is added in point 4 (Directive 2014/25/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council): ‘- 32021 R 1953: Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/1953 of 10 November 2021 (OJ L 398, 11.11.2021, p. 25).’ 3. The following indent is added in point 5c (Directive 2009/81/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council): ‘- 32021 R 1950: Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/1950 of 10 November 2021 (OJ L 398, 11.11.2021, p. 19).’ 4. The following indent is added in point 6f (Directive 2014/23/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council): ‘- 32021 R 1951: Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/1951 of 10 November 2021 (OJ L 398, 11.11.2021, p. 21).’

Article 2 The texts of Delegated Regulations (EU) 2021/1950, (EU) 2021/1951, (EU) 2021/1952 and (EU) 2021/1953 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 19 March 2022, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made (*).

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, 18 March 2022. For the EEA Joint Committee The President Nicolas VON LINGEN

(1) OJ L 398, 11.11.2021, p. 19.

(2) OJ L 398, 11.11.2021, p. 21.

(3) OJ L 398, 11.11.2021, p. 23.

(4) OJ L 398, 11.11.2021, p. 25.

(*) No constitutional requirements indicated.