DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 40/2020

of 20 March 2020

amending Annexes II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) and XX (Environment) to the EEA Agreement [2023/354]

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) Decision (EU) 2018/853 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2018 amending Regulation (EU) No 1257/2013 and Directives 94/63/EC and 2009/31/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Council Directives 86/278/EEC and 87/217/EEC as regards procedural rules in the field of environmental reporting and repealing Council Directive 91/692/EEC ( 1 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(2) Decision (EU) 2018/853 repeals Council Directive 91/692/EEC ( 2 ) , which is incorporated into the EEA Agreement and which is consequently to be repealed under the EEA Agreement.

(3) Annexes II and XX to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The following is added in point 8 (European Parliament and Council Directive 94/63/EC) of Chapter XVII of Annex II to the EEA Agreement:

‘, as amended by:

— 32018 D 0853 : Decision (EU) 2018/853 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2018 ( OJ L 150, 14.6.2018, p. 155 ).’

Article 2

Annex XX to the EEA Agreement shall be amended as follows:

The following indent is added in points 18 (Council Directive 87/217/EEC) and 32 (Council Directive 86/278/EEC):

‘—

32018 D 0853 : Decision (EU) 2018/853 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2018 ( OJ L 150, 14.6.2018, p. 155 ).’

The following is added in points 21at (Directive 2009/31/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council) and 32fh (Regulation (EU) No 1257/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council):

‘, as amended by:

— 32018 D 0853 : Decision (EU) 2018/853 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2018 ( OJ L 150, 14.6.2018, p. 155 ).’

The text of point 1c (Council Directive 91/692/EEC) is deleted.

Article 3

The text of Decision (EU) 2018/853 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 4

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 ( * ) .

Article 5

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 150, 14.6.2018, p. 155 .

( 2 ) OJ L 377, 31.12.1991, p. 48 .

( * ) No constitutional requirements indicated.