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THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 114, in conjunction with Article 218(9) thereof,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2894/94 of 28 November 1994 concerning arrangements for implementing the Agreement on the European Economic Area^note, and in particular Article 1(3) thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,Whereas:

(1)The Agreement on the European Economic Area^note (the ‘EEA Agreement’) entered into force on 1 January 1994.

(2)Pursuant to Article 98 of the EEA Agreement, the EEA Joint Committee may decide to amend, inter alia, Annex X (Services in general), Annex XI (Electronic communication, audiovisual services and information society) and Protocol 37 (containing the list provided for in Article 101) to the EEA Agreement.

(3)Regulation (EU) 2022/868 of the European Parliament and of the Council^note and Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1622^note should be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(4)Annex X (Services in general), Annex XI (Electronic communication, audiovisual services and information society) and Protocol 37 (containing the list provided for in Article 101) to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly.

(5)The position of the Union within the EEA Joint Committee should therefore be based on the attached draft Decision,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: