Council Decision (EU) 2023/2637 of 20 November 2023 on the position to be adopted, on behalf of the European Union, within the EEA Joint Committee concerning the amendment to Annex XIII (Transport) to the EEA Agreement (EMSA Regulation)

The position to be adopted, on behalf of the Union, within the EEA Joint Committee on the proposed amendment to Annex XIII (Transport) to the EEA Agreement shall be based on the draft Decision of the EEA Joint Committee attached to this Decision.

This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.

“4 By way of derogation from Articles 12(2)(a) and 82(3)(a) of the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants, nationals of the EFTA States enjoying their full rights as citizens may be engaged under contract by the Executive Director of the Agency. By way of derogation from Articles 12(2)(e), 82(3)(e) and 85(3) of the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants, the languages referred to in Article 129(1) of the EEA Agreement shall be considered by the Agency, in respect of its staff, as languages of the Union referred to in Article 55(1) of the Treaty on European Union.”’

“5 The EFTA States shall participate fully in the Administrative Board and shall within it have the same rights and obligations as EU Member States, except for the right to vote.” ’

The text of Regulation (EU) No 100/2013 in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, to be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union, shall be authentic.

This Decision shall enter into force on …, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made .

This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of the European Union.