DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 340/2022

of 9 December 2022

amending Annex XIII (Transport) to the EEA Agreement [2023/1282]

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 Regulation (EU) 2022/89 of 21 January 2022 laying down rules for the application of Directive (EU) 2019/883 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the method to be used for the calculation of sufficient dedicated storage capacity  ( 1 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(2) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/90 of 21 January 2022 laying down rules for the application of Directive (EU) 2019/883 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the detailed elements of the Union risk-based targeting mechanism for selecting ships for inspection  ( 2 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(3) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/91 of 21 January 2022 defining the criteria for determining that a ship produces reduced quantities of waste and manages its waste in a sustainable and environmentally sound manner in accordance with Directive (EU) 2019/883 of the European Parliament and of the Council  ( 3 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(4) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/92 of 21 January 2022 laying down rules for the application of Directive (EU) 2019/883 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards monitoring data methodologies and the format for reporting passively fished waste  ( 4 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(5) Annex XIII to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The following points are inserted after point 56i (Directive (EU) 2019/883 of the European Parliament and of the Council) of Annex XIII to the EEA Agreement:

‘56ia.

32022 R 0089 : Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/89 of 21 January 2022 laying down rules for the application of Directive (EU) 2019/883 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the method to be used for the calculation of sufficient dedicated storage capacity ( OJ L 15, 24.1.2022, p. 1 ).

56ib.

32022 R 0090 : Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/90 of 21 January 2022 laying down rules for the application of Directive (EU) 2019/883 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the detailed elements of the Union risk-based targeting mechanism for selecting ships for inspection ( OJ L 15, 24.1.2022, p. 7 ).

56ic.

32022 R 0091 : Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/91 of 21 January 2022 defining the criteria for determining that a ship produces reduced quantities of waste and manages its waste in a sustainable and environmentally sound manner in accordance with Directive (EU) 2019/883 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( OJ L 15, 24.1.2022, p. 12 ).

56id.

32022 R 0092 : Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/92 of 21 January 2022 laying down rules for the application of Directive (EU) 2019/883 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards monitoring data methodologies and the format for reporting passively fished waste ( OJ L 15, 24.1.2022, p. 16 ).’

Article 2

The texts of Implementing Regulations (EU) 2022/89, (EU) 2022/90, (EU) 2022/91 and (EU) 2022/92 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 10 December 2022, 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 191/2022 of 10 June 2022  ( 5 ) , 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, 9 December 2022.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Kristján Andri STEFÁNSSON

( 1 )    OJ L 15, 24.1.2022, p. 1 .

( 2 )    OJ L 15, 24.1.2022, p. 7 .

( 3 )    OJ L 15, 24.1.2022, p. 12 .

( 4 )    OJ L 15, 24.1.2022, p. 16 .

( *1 )   No constitutional requirements indicated.

( 5 )    OJ L 267, 13.10.2022, p. 43 .