DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 349/2022

of 9 December 2022

amending Annex XX (Environment) to the EEA Agreement [2023/1291]

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) 2022/827 of 20 May 2022 correcting the Danish language version of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1842 laying down rules for the application of Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards further arrangements for the adjustments to free allocation of emission allowances due to activity level changes  ( 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 is added in point 21apl (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1842) of Annex XX to the EEA Agreement:

‘, as amended by:

— 32022 R 0827 : Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/827 of 20 May 2022 ( OJ L 147, 30.5.2022, p. 25 ).’

Article 2

The text of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/827 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 10 December 2022, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made  ( *1 ) .

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, 9 December 2022.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Kristján Andri STEFÁNSSON

( 1 )    OJ L 147, 30.5.2022, p. 25 .

( *1 )   No constitutional requirements indicated.