DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 24/2022

of 4 February 2022

amending Annex XX (Environment) to the EEA Agreement [2022/1072]

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 Regulation (EU) 2021/1961 of 5 August 2021 amending Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2019/631 of the European Parliament and of the Council in order to take into account the evolution of the mass of new passenger cars registered in 2017, 2018 and 2019 ( 1 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(2) By virtue of Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 168/2020 of 23 October 2020 ( 2 ) , Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/1961 does not apply to Liechtenstein.

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The following indent is added in point 21az (Regulation (EU) 2019/631 of the European Parliament and of the Council) of Annex XX to the EEA Agreement:

‘-

32021 R 1961 : Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/1961 of 5 August 2021 ( OJ L 400, 12.11.2021, p. 14 ).’

Article 2

The text of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/1961 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 5 February 2022, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made ( * ) .

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, 4 February 2022.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Nicolas VON LINGEN

( 1 ) OJ L 400, 12.11.2021, p. 14 .

( 2 ) Not yet published in the Official Journal.

( * ) No constitutional requirements indicated.