**Executive Summary:**
This EEA Joint Committee Decision No. 110/2025, dated 8 May 2025, amends Annex XX (Environment) to the EEA Agreement. It incorporates several Commission Implementing Regulations related to CO2 emission reduction and fuel consumption verification for passenger cars and light commercial vehicles. The decision repeals previous regulations and entered into force on 9 May 2025, following notification under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement.
**Key Points / Main Content:**
* **Incorporation of Regulations:**
* Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/2767 on innovative technologies for CO2 emission reduction is incorporated.
* EFTA applicants must send applications to the Commission, which will prioritize them equally.
* Approval decisions on ecoinnovation technologies are generally applicable and shall be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.
* Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/2866 on in-service verification of CO2 emission and fuel consumption is incorporated.
* Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/889, which corrects the Dutch language version of Regulation (EU) 2023/2866, is incorporated.
* In Articles 1(6) and 2, the words 'or the EFTA Surveillance Authority, as regards manufacturers established in the EFTA States' shall be inserted after the word 'Commission'.
* **Repeal of Regulations:**
* Commission Implementing Regulations (EU) No 725/2011 and (EU) No 427/2014 are repealed.
* **Language Authenticity:**
* The Icelandic and Norwegian language texts of Regulations (EU) 2023/2767, (EU) 2023/2866, and (EU) 2024/889 are authentic.
* **Entry into Force:**
* The Decision entered into force on 9 May 2025, following notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement.
**Impact Analysis:**
* **EFTA States Applicants:**
* *Impact:* Can apply for approval and certification of innovative technologies for reducing CO2 emissions.
* *Action Required:* Send applications to the Commission, ensuring compliance with Regulation (EU) 2023/2767.
* **Manufacturers of Passenger Cars and Light Commercial Vehicles:**
* *Impact:* Subject to new procedures for in-service verification of CO2 emission and fuel consumption values. Those established in EFTA States may have to work with the EFTA Surveillance Authority.
* *Action Required:* Comply with the verification procedures outlined in Regulation (EU) 2023/2866, as amended by Regulation (EU) 2024/889.
* **Commission/EFTA Surveillance Authority:**
* *Impact:* Responsible for processing applications from EFTA states and performing verification.
* *Action Required:* Prioritize applications from EFTA states equally. Incorporate approval decisions on ecoinnovation technologies into the EEA Agreement. Manufacturers established in EFTA States may have to work with the EFTA Surveillance Authority.
Key Entities Referenced
EEA Joint Committee: The decision-making body responsible for amending Annex XX to the EEA Agreement.
EEA Agreement: The Agreement on the European Economic Area, governing trade and economic relations between the EU member states and certain other countries.
Annex XX Environment to the EEA Agreement: A specific annex to the EEA Agreement that deals with environmental regulations and standards.
Regulation EU 2019/631 of the European Parliament and of the Council: A regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council regarding CO2 emission performance standards for new passenger cars and for new light commercial vehicles.
Commission Implementing Regulation EU 2023/2767: Commission Implementing Regulation establishing a procedure for the approval and certification of innovative technologies for reducing CO emissions from passenger cars and light commercial vehicles pursuant to Regulation EU 2019/631.
Commission Implementing Regulation EU 2023/2866: Commission Implementing Regulation implementing Regulation EU 2019/631 by determining the procedures for performing the verification of the CO emission and fuel consumption values of passenger cars and light commercial vehicles inservice inservice verification.
Commission Implementing Regulation EU 2024/889: Commission Implementing Regulation correcting the Dutch language version of Implementing Regulation EU 2023/2866 implementing Regulation EU 2019/631.
Brussels: The city where the EEA Joint Committee decision was made.
Official Journal EN
of the European Union L series
2025/1364 24.7.2025
DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEENo 110/2025
of 8 May 2025
amending Annex XX (Environment) to the EEA Agreement [2025/1364]
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) 2023/2767 of 13 December 2023 establishing a procedure for the
approval and certification of innovative technologies for reducing CO emissions from passenger cars and light
2
commercial vehicles pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2019/631 of the European Parliament and of the Council(1)is to
be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.
(2) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/2866 of 15 December 2023 implementing Regulation
(EU) 2019/631 of the European Parliament and of the Council by determining the procedures for performing the
verification of the CO emission and fuel consumption values of passenger cars and light commercial vehicles
2
in-service (in-service verification)(2)is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.
(3) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/889 of 15 March 2024 correcting the Dutch language version of
Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/2866 implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/631 of the European Parliament
and of the Council by determining the procedures for performing the verification of the CO emission and fuel
2
consumption values of passenger cars and light commercial vehicles in-service (in-service verification)(3) is to be
incorporated into the EEA Agreement.
(4) Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/2767 repeals Commission Implementing Regulations (EU) No 725/2011(4)and
(EU) No 427/2014(5), which are incorporated into the EEA Agreement and which are consequently to be repealed
under the EEA Agreement.
(5) 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:
1. The following is inserted after point 21azq (Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2024/865):
‘21azr. 32023 R 2767: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/2767 of 13 December 2023 establishing
a procedure for the approval and certification of innovative technologies for reducing CO emissions from
2
passenger cars and light commercial vehicles pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2019/631 of the European
Parliament and of the Council (OJ L, 2023/2767, 14.12.2023).
The provisions of the Regulation shall, for the purposes of this Agreement, be read with the following
adaptations:
(a) The following subparagraph shall be added in Article 3(1):
“Applicants established in the EFTA States shall send applications pursuant to this Article to the
Commission. The Commission shall give the same priority to such applications as to other
applications pursuant to this Article.”
(1) OJ L, 2023/2767, 14.12.2023, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2023/2767/oj.
(2) OJ L, 2023/2866, 18.12.2023, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2023/2866/oj.
(3) OJ L, 2024/889, 18.3.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2024/889/oj.
(4) OJ L 194, 26.7.2011, p. 19.
(5) OJ L 125, 26.4.2014, p. 57.
ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2025/1364/oj 1/2EN
OJ L, 24.7.2025
(b) The following subparagraph shall be added in Article 6(4):
“Approval decisions on eco-innovation technologies pursuant to this Article are generally applicable
and shall be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.”
21azs. 32023 R 2866: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/2866 of 15 December 2023
implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/631 of the European Parliament and of the Council by determining
the procedures for performing the verification of the CO emission and fuel consumption values of
2
passenger cars and light commercial vehicles in-service (in-service verification) (OJ L, 2023/2866,
18.12.2023), as amended by:
— 32024 R 0889: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/889 of 15 March 2024 (OJ L,
2024/889, 18.3.2024).
The provisions of the Regulation shall, for the purposes of this Agreement, be read with the following
adaptation:
Without prejudice to Protocol 1 to the Agreement, in Articles 16(1) and (2), the words “or the EFTA
Surveillance Authority, as regards manufacturers established in the EFTA States,” shall be inserted after the
word “Commission”.’
2. The texts of points 21aeb (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 725/2011) and 21ayc (Commission
Implementing Regulation (EU) No 427/2014) are deleted.
Article 2
The texts of Implementing Regulations (EU) 2023/2767, (EU) 2023/2866 and (EU) 2024/889 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 9 May 2025, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA
Agreement have been made(*).
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, 8 May 2025.
For the EEA Joint Committee
The President
Nicolas VON LINGEN
(*) No constitutional requirements indicated.
2/2 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2025/1364/oj