**Policy Summary:**
EEA Joint Committee Decision No. 132/2019, adopted on May 8, 2019, amends Annex XX (Environment) to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (EEA). This decision incorporates Commission Implementing Regulations (EU) 2018/2042 and 2018/2043 into the EEA Agreement. These regulations amend Implementing Regulations (EU) 2017/1152 and 2017/1153, respectively, to clarify the Worldwide Harmonised Light Vehicle Test Procedure (WLTP) test conditions and provide for the monitoring of type approval data. Article 1 details the specific amendments to Annex XX, adding references to Regulations 2018/2042 and 2018/2043 within points 21aey and 21aez, respectively. Article 2 stipulates that the Icelandic and Norwegian language versions of Regulations 2018/2042 and 2018/2043 will be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union and are authentic. The decision entered into force on June 1, 2019, contingent upon all notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement having been made. The decision was published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of the European Union.
Key Entities Referenced
Commission Implementing Regulation EU 2017/1153: Regulation related to WLTP test conditions.
Brussels: City in Belgium, where the decision was made.
European Economic Area: An agreement that extends the European Union's single market to Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway.
EEA Agreement: Agreement on the European Economic Area
EEA Joint Committee: The committee responsible for managing the EEA Agreement.
Commission Implementing Regulation EU 2018/2042: Commission Implementing Regulation amending Implementing Regulation EU 2017/1152 to clarify the WLTP test conditions and provide for the monitoring of type approval data.
Commission Implementing Regulation EU 2017/1152: Regulation related to WLTP test conditions.
Commission Implementing Regulation EU 2018/2043: Commission Implementing Regulation amending Implementing Regulation EU 2017/1153 to clarify the WLTP test conditions and provide for the monitoring of type approval data.
L 279/38 EN Official Journal of the European Union 27.10.2022
DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 132/2019
of 8 May 2019
amending Annex XX (Environment) to the EEA Agreement [2022/2029]
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) 2018/2042 of 18 December 2018amending Implementing Regulation
(EU) 2017/1152 to clarify the WLTP test conditions and provide for the monitoring of type approval data(1)is to be
incorporated into the EEA Agreement.
(2) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/2043 of 18 December 2018amending Implementing Regulation
(EU) 2017/1153 to clarify the WLTP test conditions and provide for the monitoring of type approval data(2)is to be
incorporated into the EEA Agreement.
(3) 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 added in point 21aey (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1152):
‘, as amended by:
— 32018 R 2042: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/2042 of 18 December 2018 (OJ L 327,
21.12.2018, p. 53).’
2. The following indent is added in point 21aez (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1153):
‘— 32018 R 2043: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/2043 of 18 December 2018 (OJ L 327,
21.12.2018, p. 58).’
Article 2
The texts of Implementing Regulations (EU) 2018/2042 and (EU) 2018/2043 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 1 June 2019, 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.
(1) OJ L 327, 21.12.2018, p. 53.
(2) OJ L 327, 21.12.2018, p. 58.
(*) No constitutional requirements indicated.27.10.2022 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 279/39
Done at Brussels, 8 May 2019.
For the EEA Joint Committee
The President
Claude MAERTEN