DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 230/2020
of 11 December 2020
amending Annex XX (Environment) to the EEA Agreement [2023/2032]
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) Directive (EU) 2018/410 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 March 2018 amending Directive 2003/87/EC to enhance cost-effective emission reductions and low-carbon investments, and Decision (EU) 2015/1814 ( 1 ) was incorporated into the EEA Agreement by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 112/2020 of 14 July 2020.
(2) The figures for Iceland pursuant to Articles 9 and 9a(2) of Directive 2003/87/EC, as amended by Directive (EU) 2018/410, need to be amended.
(3) Annex XX to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
Point 21al (Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council) of Annex XX to the EEA Agreement shall be amended as follows:
1.
In adaptation (i), the line concerning Iceland is replaced by the following:
‘Iceland: 1 774 646 tonnes of CO 2 equivalent.’
2.
In adaptation (u):
(i) in PART A, the table concerning Iceland under the heading “1. EFTA States’ figures pursuant to Article 9” is replaced by the following table:
‘
|
Year |
Amount of allowances |
|
2013 |
22 685 |
|
2014 |
22 268 |
|
2015 |
21 852 |
|
2016 |
21 435 |
|
2017 |
21 019 |
|
2018 |
20 602 |
|
2019 |
20 186 |
|
2020 |
19 769 |
’
(ii) in PART A, the table concerning Iceland under the heading “3. EFTA States’ figures pursuant to Article 9a(2)” is replaced by the following table:
‘
|
Year |
Amount of allowances |
|
2013 |
1 682 010 |
|
2014 |
1 651 131 |
|
2015 |
1 620 252 |
|
2016 |
1 589 373 |
|
2017 |
1 558 494 |
|
2018 |
1 527 616 |
|
2019 |
1 496 737 |
|
2020 |
1 465 858 |
’
(iii) in PART B, the column concerning Iceland is replaced by the following column:
‘
|
CAP 2021-2030 |
Iceland |
|
2021 |
1 432 642 |
|
2022 |
1 393 440 |
|
2023 |
1 354 238 |
|
2024 |
1 315 037 |
|
2025 |
1 275 835 |
|
2026 |
1 236 633 |
|
2027 |
1 197 432 |
|
2028 |
1 158 230 |
|
2029 |
1 119 029 |
|
2030 |
1 079 827 |
’
Article 2
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 112/2020 of 14 July 2020 ( 2 ) , whichever is the later.
Article 3
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 76, 19.3.2018, p. 3 .
( *1 ) No constitutional requirements indicated.
( 2 ) OJ L 172, 6.7.2023, p. 33 .
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