DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 167/2023

of 13 June 2023

amending Annex XX (Environment) to the EEA Agreement [2023/2564]

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 Decision (EU) 2023/693 of 27 March 2023 amending Decisions (EU) 2017/1214, (EU) 2017/1215, (EU) 2017/1216, (EU) 2017/1217, (EU) 2017/1218, (EU) 2017/1219 and (EU) 2018/680 as regards the period of validity of the EU Ecolabel criteria and of the related assessment and verification requirements ( 1 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(2) Commission Decision (EU) 2023/705 of 29 March 2023 amending Decisions (EU) 2017/175 and (EU) 2018/680 as regards the energy efficiency requirements for EU Ecolabel tourist accommodation and EU Ecolabel indoor cleaning services for certain energy-related products ( 2 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Annex XX to the EEA Agreement shall be amended as follows:

The following indent is added in points 2e (Commission Decision (EU) 2017/1218), 2h (Commission Decision (EU) 2017/1216), 2r (Commission Decision (EU) 2017/1214), 2t (Commission Decision (EU) 2017/1217), 2zg (Commission Decision (EU) 2017/1215) and 2zh (Commission Decision (EU) 2017/1219):

‘—

32023 D 0693 : Commission Decision (EU) 2023/693 of 27 March 2023 ( OJ L 91, 29.3.2023, p. 11 ).’

The following is added in point 2zp (Commission Decision (EU) 2018/680):

‘, as amended by:

— 32023 D 0693 : Commission Decision (EU) 2023/693 of 27 March 2023 ( OJ L 91, 29.3.2023, p. 11 ),

— 32023 D 0705 : Commission Decision (EU) 2023/705 of 29 March 2023 ( OJ L 92, 30.3.2023, p. 19 ).’

The following indent is added in point 2m (Commission Decision (EU) 2017/175):

‘—

32023 D 0705 : Commission Decision (EU) 2023/705 of 29 March 2023 ( OJ L 92, 30.3.2023, p. 19 ).’

Article 2

The texts of Decisions (EU) 2023/693 and (EU) 2023/705 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 14 June 2023, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made ( *1 ) *.

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, 13 June 2023.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Nicolas VON LINGEN

( 1 ) OJ L 91, 29.3.2023, p. 11 .

( 2 ) OJ L 92, 30.3.2023, p. 19 .

( *1 ) No constitutional requirements indicated.

ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2023/2564/oj

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