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Decision No 1/2023 of the Joint Committee established by the Separation Agreement of 27 September 2023 amending part 1 of annex 1 to the Separation Agreement

Published 4 October 2023

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The Joint Committee,

Having regard to the Separation Agreement[footnote 1], and in particular Articles 34(3) and 66(1) 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 which has been incorporated into and is in force under the EEA Agreement

(2) the Administrative Commission has adopted three 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

(3) part I of Annex I to the Separation Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly

Has adopted this decision:

Article 1

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

(a) Under Horizontal issues (H series):

  • decision No H12 of 19 October 2021 concerning the date to be taken into consideration for determining the rates of conversion referred to in Article 90 of Regulation (EC) No 987/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ C 93, 28.2.2022, p. 6)[footnote 2]

  • Administrative Commission for the Coordination of Social Security Systems Decision No H13 of 30 March 2022 concerning the composition and working methods of the Audit Board of the Administrative Commission for the Coordination of Social Security Systems (OJ C 305, 10.8.2022, p. 4)[footnote 3]

(b) Under Sickness (S series):

  • Administrative Commission for the Coordination of Social Security Systems Decision No S11 of 9 December 2020 concerning refund procedures for the implementation of Articles 35 and 41 of Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 (OJ C 236, 18.6.2021, p. 4)[footnote 4].

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

Under Horizontal issues (H series):

  • decision No H3 of 15 October 2009 concerning the date to be taken into consideration for determining the rates of conversion referred to in Article 90 of Regulation (EC) No 987/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ C 106, 24.4.2010, p. 56)[footnote 5]

  • Administrative Commission for the Coordination of Social Security Systems Decision No H4 of 22 December 2009 concerning the composition and working methods of the Audit Board of the Administrative Commission for the Coordination of Social Security Systems (OJ C 107, 27.4.2010, p. 3)[footnote 6]

Under Sickness (S series):

  • Administrative Commission for the Coordination of Social Security Systems Decision S9 of 20 June 2013 concerning refund procedures for the implementation of Articles 35 and 41 of Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 (OJ C 279, 27.9.2013, p. 8)[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.

The text of this Decision shall be deposited with the Depositary.

Done at Brussels, 27 September 2023

For the Joint Committee

The Chair

Jiří Klaška

Specialist Director, Norwegian Ministry of Labour and Social Inclusion

  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 97/2023 of 28 April 2023. ↩

  3. Incorporated into the EEA Agreement by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 181/2023 of 5 July 2023. ↩

  4. Incorporated into the EEA Agreement by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 180/2022 of 10 June 2022. ↩

  5. Repealed under the EEA Agreement by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 97/2023 of 28 April 2023. ↩

  6. Repealed under the EEA Agreement by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 181/2023 of 5 July 2023. ↩

  7. Repealed under the EEA Agreement by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 180/2022 of 10 June 2022. ↩

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