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Council Decision (EU) 2026/2234 of 1 October 2026 on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union within the Joint Committee established by the Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community as regards the adoption of a decision to amend Part I of Annex I to that Agreement

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L_202602234EN.000101.fmx.xml Official Journal of the European Union EN L series 2026/2234 5.10.2026 COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2026/2234 of 1 October 2026 on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union within the Joint Committee established by the Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community as regards the adoption of a decision to amend Part I of Annex I to that Agreement THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 50(2) thereof, in conjunction with Article 218(9) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission, Whereas: (1) The Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community ( 1 ) (the ‘Withdrawal Agreement’) was concluded by the Union by means of Council Decision (EU) 2020/135 ( 2 ) . (2) Pursuant to Article 36(4) of the Withdrawal Agreement, the Joint Committee established by Article 164(1) thereof (the ‘Joint Committee’) is able to adopt decisions to amend Part I of Annex I to the Withdrawal Agreement to reflect any new Decision or Recommendation approved by the Administrative Commission for the Coordination of Social Security Systems. (3) The Joint Committee, during its next meeting, is scheduled to adopt a decision pursuant to Article 36(4) of the Withdrawal Agreement to amend Part I of Annex I thereto to add four new decisions approved by the Administrative Commission for the Coordination of Social Security Systems to the list set out in that Part and to delete from that list two decisions that have been replaced by two of those new decisions. (4) The envisaged decision of the Joint Committee will, if adopted, produce legal effects for the Union. (5) It is therefore necessary to establish the position to be taken within the Joint Committee with regard to the adoption of a decision to amend Part I of Annex I to the Withdrawal Agreement, HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: Article 1 The position to be taken on the Union’s behalf within the Joint Committee established by Article 164(1) of the Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community (the ‘Joint Committee’) is set out in the draft decision of the Joint Committee attached to this Decision. Article 2 This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption. Done at Luxembourg, 1 October 2026. For the Council The President T. O'CALLAGHAN ( 1 ) OJ L 29, 31.1.2020, p. 7 , ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/treaty/withd_2020/sign . ( 2 ) Council Decision (EU) 2020/135 of 30 January 2020 on the conclusion of the Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community ( OJ L 29, 31.1.2020, p. 1 , ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2020/135/oj ). DRAFT DECISION No …/2026 OF THE JOINT COMMITTEE ESTABLISHED BY THE AGREEMENT ON THE WITHDRAWAL OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND FROM THE EUROPEAN UNION AND THE EUROPEAN ATOMIC ENERGY COMMUNITY of … amending Part I of Annex I to the Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community THE JOINT COMMITTEE, Having regard to the Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community ( 1 ) (the ‘Withdrawal Agreement’), and in particular Article 36(4) thereof, Whereas: (1) Article 36(4) of the Withdrawal Agreement empowers the Joint Committee established under Article 164(1) thereof (the ‘Joint Committee’) to adopt decisions amending Part I of Annex I to that Agreement to reflect any new Decision or Recommendation approved by the Administrative Commission for the Coordination of Social Security Systems. Pursuant to Article 166(2) of the Withdrawal Agreement, the decisions adopted by the Joint Committee are binding on the Union and the United Kingdom. The Union and the United Kingdom must implement such decisions, which shall have the same legal effect as the Withdrawal Agreement. (2) In the interest of legal certainty, Part I of Annex I to the Withdrawal Agreement should be amended by adding four decisions of the Administrative Commission for the Coordination of Social Security Systems and by deleting two decisions which were replaced by two of the new decisions, HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: Article 1 Part I of Annex I to the Withdrawal Agreement is amended as follows: (1) the following act is added under ‘Electronic Data Exchange (E series)’: — Decision No E8 of 14 March 2024 concerning the establishment of a change management procedure applying to details of the bodies defined in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council which are listed in the electronic directory which is an inherent part of EESSI ( 2 ) ; (2) the following acts are added under ‘Horizontal issues (H series)’: — Decision No H14 of 21 June 2023 concerning the publication of the Guidance note on COVID-19 pandemic, the note on the interpretation of the application of Title II of Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 and Articles 67 and 70 of Regulation (EC) No 987/2009 during the COVID -19 pandemic, the Guidance note on telework applicable for the period between 1 July 2022 and 30 June 2023 and the Guidance note on telework applicable from 1 July 2023 ( 3 ) ; — Decision No H 15 of 27 June 2024 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 ( 4 ) ; (3) the following act is added under ‘Sickness (S series)’: — Decision No S 12 of 16 October 2024 concerning the reimbursement of healthcare in connection to patients’ transfer to another Member State in case of mass casualties following disasters ( 5 ) ; (4) the following act under ‘Electronic Data Exchange (E series)’ is deleted: — Decision No E2 of 3 March 2010 concerning the establishment of a change management procedure applying to details of the bodies defined in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council which are listed in the electronic directory which is an inherent part of EESSI ( 6 ) ; (5) the following act under ‘Horizontal issues (H series)’ is deleted: — Decision No H10 of 21 October 2020 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 ( 7 ) . Article 2 This Decision shall enter into force on the day following that of its adoption. Done at …, … For the Joint Committee The Co-chairs ( 1 ) OJ L 29, 31.1.2020, p. 7 , ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/treaty/withd_2020/sign . ( 2 ) OJ C, C/2024/6842, 12.11.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/6842/oj . ( 3 ) OJ C, C/2024/594, 11.1.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/594/oj . ( 4 ) OJ C, C/2024/6845, 14.11.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/6845/oj . ( 5 ) OJ C, C/2025/1598, 13.3.2025, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/1598/oj . ( 6 ) OJ C 187, 10.7.2010, p. 5 . ( 7 ) OJ C 89, 16.3.2021, p. 6 . ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2026/2234/oj ISSN 1977-0677 (electronic edition)

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