DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 77/2021

of 5 February 2021

amending Annex XX (Environment) to the EEA Agreement [2024/78]

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) 2020/1102 of 24 July 2020 on the approval of the technology used in a 48 Volt efficient motor-generator combined with a 48 Volt/12 Volt DC/DC converter 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 and by reference to the New European Driving Cycle (NEDC) ( 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 point is inserted after point 21aza (Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2020/174) of Annex XX to the EEA Agreement:

‘21azb.

32020 D 1102 : Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2020/1102 of 24 July 2020 on the approval of the technology used in a 48 Volt efficient motor-generator combined with a 48 Volt/12 Volt DC/DC converter 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 and by reference to the New European Driving Cycle (NEDC) ( OJ L 241, 27.7.2020, p. 38 ).’

Article 2

The text of Implementing Decision (EU) 2020/1102 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 6 February 2021, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made ( *1 ) , or on the day of the entry into force of Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 168/2020 of 23 October 2020 ( 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, 5 February 2021.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Clara GANSLANDT

( 1 ) OJ L 241, 27.7.2020, p. 38 .

( *1 ) No constitutional requirements indicated.

( 2 ) OJ L 227, 14.9.2023, p. 34 .

ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2024/78/oj

ISSN 1977-0677 (electronic edition)