DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 44/2022

of 23 February 2022

amending Annex V (Free movement of workers) and Annex VIII (Right of establishment) to the EEA Agreement [2022/1112]

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) 2021/2187 of 9 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 Lebanon 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) 2021/2188 of 9 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 United Arab Emirates 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) 2021/2189 of 9 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 Cabo Verde 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) 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 10w (Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/2113) of Annex V to the EEA Agreement: ‘10x. 32021 D 2187: Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/2187 of 9 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 Lebanon to the certificates issued in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2021/953 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 443I, 10.12.2021, p. 1). 10y. 32021 D 2188: Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/2188 of 9 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 United Arab Emirates to the certificates issued in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2021/953 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 443I, 10.12.2021, p. 4). 10z. 32021 D 2189: Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/2189 of 9 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 Cabo Verde to the certificates issued in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2021/953 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 443I, 10.12.2021, p. 7).’

Article 2 The following points are inserted after point 11w (Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/2113) of Annex VIII to the EEA Agreement: ‘11x. 32021 D 2187: Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/2187 of 9 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 Lebanon to the certificates issued in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2021/953 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 443I, 10.12.2021, p. 1). 11y. 32021 D 2188: Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/2188 of 9 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 United Arab Emirates to the certificates issued in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2021/953 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 443I, 10.12.2021, p. 4). 11z. 32021 D 2189: Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/2189 of 9 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 Cabo Verde to the certificates issued in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2021/953 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 443I, 10.12.2021, p. 7).’

Article 3 The texts of Implementing Decisions (EU) 2021/2187, (EU) 2021/2188 and (EU) 2021/2189 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 443I, 10.12.2021, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 443I, 10.12.2021, p. 4.

(3) OJ L 443I, 10.12.2021, p. 7.

(*) No constitutional requirements indicated.