DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 177/2024

of 5 July 2024

amending Annex XX (Environment) to the EEA Agreement [2024/2544]

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 Regulation (EU) 2023/2867 of 5 October 2023 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2019/631 of the European Parliament and of the Council by setting out the guiding principles and criteria for defining the procedures for the verification of the CO 2 emissions and fuel consumption values of passenger cars and light commercial vehicles in-service (in-service verification) ( 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 21azo (Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2023/1623) of Annex XX to the EEA Agreement:

‘21azp.

32023 R 2867 : Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/2867 of 5 October 2023 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2019/631 of the European Parliament and of the Council by setting out the guiding principles and criteria for defining the procedures for the verification of the CO 2 emissions and fuel consumption values of passenger cars and light commercial vehicles in-service (in-service verification) ( OJ L, 2023/2867, 18.12.2023 ).’

Article 2

The text of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/2867 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 July 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, 5 July 2024.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Anders H. EIDE

( 1 ) OJ L, 2023/2867, 18.12.2023 .

( *1 ) No constitutional requirements indicated.

ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2024/2544/oj

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