DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 18/2022

of 4 February 2022

amending Annex XX (Environment) to the EEA Agreement [2022/1066]

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 Delegated Directive (EU) 2021/1226 of 21 December 2020 amending, for the purposes of adapting to scientific and technical progress, Annex II to Directive 2002/49/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards common noise assessment methods ( 1 ) 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 indent is added in point 32g (Directive 2002/49/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council) of Annex XX to the EEA Agreement:

‘—

32021 L 1226 : Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2021/1226 of 21 December 2020 ( OJ L 269, 28.7.2021, p. 65 ).’

Article 2

The text of Delegated Directive (EU) 2021/1226 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 5 February 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, 4 February 2022.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Nicolas VON LINGEN

( 1 ) OJ L 269, 28.7.2021, p. 65 .

( * ) No constitutional requirements indicated.