DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 268/2022

of 23 September 2022

amending Annex XX (Environment) to the EEA Agreement [2023/797]

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) 2022/716 of 6 May 2022 on the approval of a Smart Diesel Fuel Heater for use in conventional combustion engine and certain hybrid electric passenger cars and light commercial vehicles as an innovative technology pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2019/631 of the European Parliament and of the Council  ( 1 ) , as corrected by OJ L 181, 7.7.2022, p. 36 and OJ L 192, 21.7.2022, p. 31 , 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 point is inserted after point 21azl (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/392) of Annex XX to the EEA Agreement:

‘21azm.

32022 D 0716 : Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/716 of 6 May 2022 on the approval of a Smart Diesel Fuel Heater for use in conventional combustion engine and certain hybrid electric passenger cars and light commercial vehicles as an innovative technology pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2019/631 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( OJ L 133, 10.5.2022, p. 33 ), as corrected by OJ L 181, 7.7.2022, p. 36 and OJ L 192, 21.7.2022, p. 31 .’

Article 2

The text of Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/716, as corrected by OJ L 181, 7.7.2022, p. 36 and OJ L 192, 21.7.2022, p. 31 , 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 24 September 2022, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made  ( * ) .

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, 23 September 2022.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Kristján Andri STEFÁNSSON

( 1 )    OJ L 133, 10.5.2022, p. 33 .

( * )   No constitutional requirements indicated.