DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 107/2024

of 26 April 2024

amending Annex XX (Environment) to the EEA Agreement [2024/1937]

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) Regulation (EU) 2023/851 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 April 2023 amending Regulation (EU) 2019/631 as regards strengthening the CO 2 emission performance standards for new passenger cars and new light commercial vehicles in line with the Union’s increased climate ambition ( 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

Annex XX to the EEA Agreement shall be amended as follows:

The following indent is added in point 21az (Regulation (EU) 2019/631 of the European Parliament and of the Council):

‘—

32023 R 0851 : Regulation (EU) 2023/851 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 April 2023 ( OJ L 110, 25.4.2023, p. 5 ).’

Adaptations (h) to (p) are renumbered as adaptations (j) to (r).

The following adaptations are inserted after adaptation (g):

‘(h)

In Article 7(6a), the words “or the EFTA Surveillance Authority, as the case may be,” shall be inserted after the word “Commission”.

(i) In Article 7a(3), the words “or the EFTA Surveillance Authority, as the case may be,” shall be inserted after the word “Commission”.’

Article 2

The text of Regulation (EU) 2023/851 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 27 April 2024, 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, 26 April 2024.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Nicolas VON LINGEN

( 1 ) OJ L 110, 25.4.2023, p. 5 .

( *1 ) No constitutional requirements indicated.

ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2024/1937/oj

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