DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 229/2020

of 11 December 2020

amending Annex XX (Environment) to the EEA Agreement [2023/2031]

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 Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/1861 of 31 October 2019 amending Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/587 in order to clarify whether the scope of that Implementing Decision includes exterior LED lighting fitted to certain not off-vehicle charging hybrid electric M1 vehicles (NOVC-HEV)  ( 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 21aet (Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/587) of Chapter III of Annex XX to the EEA Agreement:

‘, as amended by:

— 32019 D 1861 : Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/1861 of 31 October 2019 ( OJ L 286, 7.11.2019, p. 15 ).’

Article 2

The text of Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/1861 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 ) .

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 286, 7.11.2019, p. 15 .

( *1 )   No constitutional requirements indicated.