DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 79/2023

of 28 April 2023

amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2023/2235]

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 Regulation (EU) 2022/1362 of 1 August 2022 implementing Regulation (EC) No 595/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the performance of heavy-duty trailers with regard to their influence on the CO 2 emissions, fuel consumption, energy consumption and zero emission driving range of motor vehicles and amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/683 ( 1 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(2) Annex II to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Chapter I of Annex II to the EEA Agreement shall be amended as follows:

The following point is inserted after point 45zzx (Commission Regulation (EU) 2019/543):

‘45zzy.

32022 R 1362 : Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/1362 of 1 August 2022 implementing Regulation (EC) No 595/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the performance of heavy-duty trailers with regard to their influence on the CO 2 emissions, fuel consumption, energy consumption and zero emission driving range of motor vehicles and amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/683 ( OJ L 205, 5.8.2022, p. 145 ).’

The following indent is added in point 51a (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/683):

‘-

32022 R 1362 : Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/1362 of 1 August 2022 ( OJ L 205, 5.8.2022, p. 145 ).’

Article 2

The text of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/1362 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 29 April 2023, 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 52/2022 of 18 March 2022 ( 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, 28 April 2023.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Nicolas VON LINGEN

( 1 ) OJ L 205, 5.8.2022, p. 145 .

( *1 ) No constitutional requirements indicated.

( 2 ) OJ L 182, 7.7.2022, p. 24 .

ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2023/2235/oj

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