DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 45/2020

of 20 March 2020

amending Annex XX (Environment) to the EEA Agreement [2023/359]

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) 2019/1372 of 19 August 2019 implementing Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards monitoring and reporting ( 1 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(2) Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/1372 repeals Commission Decision (EU) 2009/442/EC ( 2 ) , which is incorporated into the EEA Agreement and which is consequently to be repealed under the EEA Agreement.

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The text of point 1jb (Commission Decision 2009/442/EC) of Annex XX to the EEA Agreement is replaced by the following:

‘ 32019 D 1372 : Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/1372 of 19 August 2019 implementing Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards monitoring and reporting ( OJ L 220, 23.8.2019, p. 1 ).’

Article 2

The text of Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/1372 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 21 March 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, 20 March 2020.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Clara GANSLANDT

( 1 ) OJ L 220, 23.8.2019, p. 1 .

( 2 ) OJ L 148, 11.6.2009, p. 18 .

( *1 ) No constitutional requirements indicated.