Decision of the EEA joint Committee No 241/2021 of 24 September 2021 amending Annex V (Free movement of workers) and Annex VIII (Right of establishment) to the EEA Agreement [2024/504]
Date: 2021-09-24
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: EU national, European Economic Area, Holy See, San Marino, coronavirus disease, epidemic, free movement of persons, health certificate, health control, internal border of the EU, revision of an agreement, vaccination




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            DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 241/2021
of 24 September 2021
         
amending Annex V (Free movement of workers) and Annex VIII (Right of establishment) to the EEA Agreement [2024/504]


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) 2021/1272 of 30 July 2021 establishing the equivalence, for the purpose of facilitating the right of free movement within the Union, of COVID-19 certificates issued by the Vatican City State 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) 2021/1273 of 30 July 2021 establishing the equivalence, for the purpose of facilitating the right of free movement within the Union, of COVID-19 certificates issued by San Marino 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,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
The following points are inserted after point 10b (Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/1126) of Annex V to the EEA Agreement:






‘10c.



32021 D 1272: Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/1272 of 30 July 2021 establishing the equivalence, for the purpose of facilitating the right of free movement within the Union, of COVID-19 certificates issued by the Vatican City State to the certificates issued in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2021/953 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 277, 2.8.2021, p. 148).










10d.



32021 D 1273: Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/1273 of 30 July 2021 establishing the equivalence, for the purpose of facilitating the right of free movement within the Union, of COVID-19 certificates issued by San Marino to the certificates issued in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2021/953 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 277, 2.8.2021, p. 151).’






Article 2
The following points are inserted after point 11b (Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/1126) of Annex VIII to the EEA Agreement:






‘11c.



32021 D 1272: Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/1272 of 30 July 2021 establishing the equivalence, for the purpose of facilitating the right of free movement within the Union, of COVID-19 certificates issued by the Vatican City State to the certificates issued in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2021/953 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 277, 2.8.2021, p. 148).










11d.



32021 D 1273: Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/1273 of 30 July 2021 establishing the equivalence, for the purpose of facilitating the right of free movement within the Union, of COVID-19 certificates issued by San Marino to the certificates issued in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2021/953 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 277, 2.8.2021, p. 151).’






Article 3
The texts of Implementing Decisions (EU) 2021/1272 and (EU) 2021/1273 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 25 September 2021, 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, 24 September 2021.


For the EEA Joint Committee


The President

Rolf Einar FIFE
            





(1)  
            OJ L 277, 2.8.2021, p. 148.

(2)  
            OJ L 277, 2.8.2021, p. 151.

(*1)  No constitutional requirements indicated.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2024/504/oj
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