Policy paper

Decision 1/2021 of the Joint Committee established by the Separation Agreement of 27 May 2021 amending Part 1 of Annex 1 to the Separation Agreement

Published 21 June 2022

This was published under the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

The Joint Committee,

Having regard to the Separation Agreement ^{[footnote 1]}, and in particular Article 34(3) thereof,

Whereas:

1. Pursuant to Article 34(3) of the Separation Agreement, the Joint Committee shall amend Part I of Annex I to reflect any new Decision or Recommendation which has been adopted by the Administrative Commission for the Coordination of Social Security Systems (“Administrative Commission”) and has been incorporated into and is in force under the EEA Agreement.

2. The Administrative Commission has adopted four Decisions which have been incorporated into and are in force under the EEA Agreement, and which are not listed in Part I of Annex I to the Separation Agreement. Furthermore, two Decisions of the Administrative Commission that are listed in Part I of Annex I to the Separation Agreement are no longer in force.

3. Part I of Annex I to the Separation Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,

Has adopted this decision:

Article 1

Part I of Annex I to the Separation Agreement shall be amended as follows:

1. The following decisions are added in Part I of Annex I to the Separation Agreement:

(a) Under Electronic Data Exchange (E series):

• ‘Decision No E5 of 16 March 2017 concerning the practical arrangements for the transitional period for the data exchange via electronic means referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 987/2009 (OJ C 233, 19.7.2017, p. 3 ^{[footnote 2]}

• Decision No E7 of 27 June 2019 concerning practical arrangements for cooperation and data exchange until the Electronic Exchange of Social Security Information (EESSI) is fully implemented in Member States (OJ C 73, 6.3.2020, p. 5) ^{[footnote 3]}

(b) Under Family benefits (F series):

• ‘Decision No F3 of 19 December 2018 concerning the interpretation of Article 68 of Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 relating to the method for the calculation of the differential supplement (OJ C 215, 26.6.2019, p. 2) ^{[footnote 4]}

(c) Under Horizontal issues (H series):

• ‘Decision No H8 of 17 December 2015 (updated with minor technical clarifications on 9 March 2016) concerning the methods of operation and the composition of the Technical Commission for Data Processing of the Administrative Commission for the Coordination of Social Security Systems (OJ C 263, 20.7.2016, p. 3) ^{[footnote 5]}

2. The following decisions are deleted from Part I of Annex I to the Separation Agreement:

(a) Under Electronic Data Exchange (E series):

• Decision E1 of 12 June 2009 concerning the practical arrangements for the transitional period for the data exchange via electronic means referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 987/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ C 106, 24.4.2010, p. 9) ^{[footnote 6]}

(b) Under Horizontal issues (H series):

• Decision No H2 of 12 June 2009 concerning the methods of operation and the composition of the Technical Commission for data processing of the Administrative Commission for the coordination of social security systems (OJ C 106, 24.4.2010, p. 17) ^{[footnote 7]}

Article 2

This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption. In relation to Liechtenstein, this Decision shall enter into force on the first day of the second month following its notification to the Depository that its domestic legal requirements have been fulfilled.

Done at Reykjavik, 27 May 2021

For the Joint Committee

The Chair

Nikulás Hannigan

Director General for External Trade and Economic Affairs

1. Agreement on arrangements between Iceland, the Principality of Liechtenstein, the Kingdom of Norway and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland following the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union, the EEA Agreement and other agreements applicable between the United Kingdom and the EEA EFTA States by virtue of the United Kingdom’s membership of the European Union of 28 January 2020. ↩

2. Incorporated into the EEA Agreement by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 162/2019 of 14 June 2019. ↩

3. Incorporated into the EEA Agreement by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 43/2021 of 5 February 2021. ↩

4. Incorporated into the EEA Agreement by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 208/2020 of 11 December 2020. ↩

5. Incorporated into the EEA Agreement by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 77/2019 of 29 March 2019. ↩

6. Repealed under the EEA Agreement by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 162/2019 of 14 June 2019. ↩

7. Repealed under the EEA Agreement by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 77/2019 of 29 March 2019. ↩