Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 155/2022 of 29 April 2022 amending Annex XIII (Transport) to the EEA Agreement [2022/1599]
Date: 2022-04-29
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: European Economic Area, carriage of goods, carriage of passengers, continuing vocational training, drivers, driving instruction, driving licence, professional qualifications, recognition of vocational training qualifications, revision of an agreement, transport regulations




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22.9.2022   


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Official Journal of the European Union


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            DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 155/2022
of 29 April 2022
         
amending Annex XIII (Transport) to the EEA Agreement [2022/1599]


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)


Directive (EU) 2018/645 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 April 2018 amending Directive 2003/59/EC on the initial qualification and periodic training of drivers of certain road vehicles for the carriage of goods or passengers and Directive 2006/126/EC on driving licences (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.












(2)


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





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
Annex XIII to the EEA Agreement shall be amended as follows:






1.


In point 24f (Directive 2006/126/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council):






(a)


the following indent is added:






‘—



32018 L 0645: Directive (EU) 2018/645 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 April 2018 (OJ L 112, 2.5.2018, p. 29).’














(b)


adaptations (b) to (h) are renumbered as adaptations (c) to (i).










(c)


the following adaptation is inserted after adaptation (a):






‘(b)


In Article 15(2), the words “Union legislation” shall be replaced by the words “the EEA Agreement”.’


















2.


In point 36a (Directive 2003/59/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council):






(a)


the following indent is added:






‘—



32018 L 0645: Directive (EU) 2018/645 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 April 2018 (OJ L 112, 2.5.2018, p. 29).’














(b)


adaptation (b) is renumbered as adaptation (c).










(c)


the following adaptation is inserted after adaptation (a):






‘(b)


In Annex I:






(i)


the words “Union legislation” shall be replaced by the words “the EEA Agreement”;










(ii)


in Section 4, the words “The maximum duration of the e-learning training shall not exceed 12 hours.” shall not apply to Iceland.’


















(d)


The text of adaptation (c)(ii) is replaced by the following:

                                          ‘In point 2(e) of Annex II regarding side 1 of the card, the words “European Union model” shall be replaced by “EEA model”.’
                                       










Article 2
The text of Directive (EU) 2018/645 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 30 April 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, 29 April 2022.


For the EEA Joint Committee


The President

Nicolas VON LINGEN
            





(1)  
            OJ L 112, 2.5.2018, p. 29.

(*)  No constitutional requirements indicated.