DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 232/2020

of 11 December 2020

amending Annex XX (Environment) to the EEA Agreement [2023/2034]

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) 2020/22 of 31 October 2019 amending Annexes I and III to Regulation (EU) 2019/631 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the monitoring of CO 2 emissions from new light commercial vehicles type-approved in a multi-stage process  ( 1 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

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

‘, as amended by:

— 32020 R 0022 : Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/22 of 31 October 2019 ( OJ L 8, 14.1.2020, p. 2 ).’

Article 2

The text of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/22 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 12 December 2020, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made  ( *1 ) , or on the day of the entry into force of Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 168/2020 of 23 October 2020  ( 2 ) , 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, 11 December 2020.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Sabine MONAUNI

( 1 )    OJ L 8, 14.1.2020, p. 2 .

( *1 )   No constitutional requirements indicated.

( 2 )    OJ L 227, 14.9.2023, p. 34 .