DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 86/2022

of 18 March 2022

amending Annex XX (Environment) to the EEA Agreement [2022/1154]

THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (‘the EEA Agreement’), and in particular Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Commission Delegated Decision (EU) 2019/1597 of 3 May 2019 supplementing Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards a common methodology and minimum quality requirements for the uniform measurement of levels of food waste  ( 1 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(2) Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/2000 of 28 November 2019 laying down a format for reporting of data on food waste and for submission of the quality check report in accordance with Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council  ( 2 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(3) By virtue of Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 318/2021 of 29 October 2021, Article 9(5) and (8) of Directive 2008/98/EC does not apply to Liechtenstein.

(4) Annex XX to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The following points are inserted after point 32fff (Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/1004) of Annex XX to the EEA Agreement:

‘32ffg.

32019 D 1597 : Commission Delegated Decision (EU) 2019/1597 of 3 May 2019 supplementing Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards a common methodology and minimum quality requirements for the uniform measurement of levels of food waste ( OJ L 248, 27.9.2019, p. 77 ).

32ffh.

32019 D 2000 : Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/2000 of 28 November 2019 laying down a format for reporting of data on food waste and for submission of the quality check report in accordance with Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council ( OJ L 310, 2.12.2019, p. 39 ).’

Article 2

The texts of Delegated Decision (EU) 2019/1597 and Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/2000 in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, to be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union , shall be authentic.

Article 3

This Decision shall enter into force on 19 March 2022, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made  ( * ) , or on the day of the entry into force of Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 318/2021 of 29 October 2021  ( 3 ) , whichever is the later.

Article 4

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

Done at Brussels, 18 March 2022.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Nicolas VON LINGEN

( 1 )    OJ L 248, 27.9.2019, p. 77 .

( 2 )    OJ L 310, 2.12.2019, p. 39 .

( * )   No constitutional requirements indicated.

( 3 )   Not yet published in the Official Journal.