DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 160/2022

of 29 April 2022

amending Annex XX (Environment) to the EEA Agreement [2022/1604]

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) 2021/781 of 10 May 2021 on the publication of a list indicating certain CO 2 emissions values per manufacturer as well as average specific CO 2 emissions of all new heavy-duty vehicles registered in the Union and reference CO 2 emissions pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2019/1242 of the European Parliament and of the Council for the reporting period of the year 2019  ( 1 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(2) By virtue of Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 398/2021 of 10 December 2021, Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/781 does not apply to Liechtenstein.

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The following point is inserted after point 21azka (Regulation (EU) 2019/1242 of the European Parliament and of the Council) of Annex XX to the EEA Agreement:

‘21azkaa.

32021 D 0781 : Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/781 of 10 May 2021 on the publication of a list indicating certain CO 2 emissions values per manufacturer as well as average specific CO 2 emissions of all new heavy-duty vehicles registered in the Union and reference CO 2 emissions pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2019/1242 of the European Parliament and of the Council for the reporting period of the year 2019 ( OJ L 167, 12.5.2021, p. 47 ).’

Article 2

The text of Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/781 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 30 April 2022, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made  ( * ) , or on the day of the entry into force of Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 398/2021 of 10 December 2021  ( 2 ) , 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, 29 April 2022.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Nicolas VON LINGEN

( 1 )    OJ L 167, 12.5.2021, p. 47 .

( * )   No constitutional requirements indicated.

( 2 )   Not yet published in the OJ.