**Summary:**
EEA Joint Committee Decision No. 106/2023, dated April 28, 2023, amends Annex XX (Environment) to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (EEA). The amendment incorporates Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/2336 into the EEA Agreement. Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/2336 concerns the publication of a list indicating specific CO2 emissions values per manufacturer, as well as average specific CO2 emissions of all new heavy-duty vehicles registered in the Union, pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2019/1242 of the European Parliament and of the Council for the reporting period of the year 2020. The text of Implementing Decision EU 2022/2336 in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages will be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union and shall be authentic. This Decision entered into force on April 29, 2023, provided that all notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made, or on the day of the entry into force of Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 398/2021 of 10 December 2021, whichever is later. The Decision will be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of the European Union. The Official Journal reference for Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/2336 is OJ L 309, 30.11.2022, p. 8.
Key Entities Referenced
European Union: A political and economic union of member states located primarily in Europe.
EEA Joint Committee: The joint committee responsible for the management of the Agreement on the European Economic Area (EEA).
EEA Agreement: The Agreement on the European Economic Area, an international agreement which enables the extension of the European Union's single market to non-EU member parties.
Commission Implementing Decision EU 2022/2336: A decision of the European Commission regarding the publication of CO2 emissions values for manufacturers and average specific CO2 emissions of new heavy-duty vehicles.
Regulation EU 2019/1242: A regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning CO2 emission standards for new heavy-duty vehicles.
Commission Implementing Regulation EU 2019/1859: Commission Implementing Regulation referenced in Annex XX to the EEA Agreement
Brussels: The de facto capital city of the European Union, located in Belgium, where the decision was made.
Nicolas VON LINGEN: The President of the EEA Joint Committee at the time of the decision.
Official Journal EN
of the European Union L series
2023/2259 9.11.2023
DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 106/2023
of 28 April 2023
amending Annex XX (Environment) to the EEA Agreement [2023/2259]
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) 2022/2336 of 28 November 2022on the publication of a list indicating
certain CO emissions values per manufacturer as well as average specific CO emissions of all new heavy-duty
2 2
vehicles registered in the Union pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2019/1242 of the European Parliament and of the
Council for the reporting period of the year 2020(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 21azkaaa (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1859) of Annex XX
to the EEA Agreement:
‘21azkab. 32022 D 2336: Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/2336 of 28 November 2022 on the
publication of a list indicating certain CO emissions values per manufacturer as well as average specific CO
2 2
emissions of all new heavy-duty vehicles registered in the Union pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2019/1242 of the
European Parliament and of the Council for the reporting period of the year 2020 (OJ L 309, 30.11.2022, p. 8).’
Article 2
The text of Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/2336 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*, or on the day of the entry into force of Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 398/2021
of 10 December 2021(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.
(1) OJ L 309, 30.11.2022, p. 8.
* No constitutional requirements indicated.
(2) Not yet published in the Official Journal.
ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2023/2259/oj 1/2EN
OJ L, 9.11.2023
Done at Brussels, 28 April 2023.
For the EEA Joint Committee
The President
Nicolas VON LINGEN
2/2 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2023/2259/oj