**Policy Summary:**
EEA Joint Committee Decision No. 158/2016, adopted on 8 July 2016, amends Annex XX (Environment) to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (EEA). The amendment incorporates Commission Regulation (EU) 2016/282 of 26 February 2016 into the EEA Agreement. Regulation (EU) 2016/282 amends Regulation (EC) No 748/2009, which concerns the list of aircraft operators performing aviation activities as outlined in Annex I to Directive 2003/87/EC (on or after 1 January 2006) and specifies the administering Member State for each operator. This decision adds the reference "32016 R 0282: Commission Regulation (EU) 2016/282 of 26 February 2016 (OJ L 56, 2.3.2016, p. 1)" to point 21as (Commission Regulation (EC) No 748/2009) of Annex XX to the EEA Agreement. The authentic Icelandic and Norwegian language texts of Regulation (EU) 2016/282 will be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union. The decision entered into force on 9 July 2016, contingent upon completion of all notifications required under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement. 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
EEA Joint Committee: The decision-making body responsible for amending the Agreement on the European Economic Area (EEA).
EEA Agreement: The Agreement on the European Economic Area, which extends the EU's single market to Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway.
Annex XX Environment to the EEA Agreement: A specific annex to the EEA Agreement that deals with environmental regulations and standards.
Commission Regulation (EU) 2016/282: A regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 748/2009 regarding aircraft operators and the administering Member State, to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.
Regulation (EC) No 748/2009: Regulation on the list of aircraft operators which performed an aviation activity listed in Annex I to Directive 2003/87/EC.
Directive 2003/87/EC: Directive establishing a scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Community.
Brussels: The location where the EEA Joint Committee decision was made.
Iceland: One of the countries to which the EEA Agreement extends the EU's single market.
L 73/32 EN Official Journal of the European Union 15.3.2018
DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE
No 158/2016
of 8 July 2016
amending Annex XX (Environment) to the EEA Agreement [2018/379]
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 Regulation (EU) 2016/282 of 26 February 2016 amending Regulation (EC) No 748/2009 on the list of
aircraft operators which performed an aviation activity listed in Annex I to Directive 2003/87/EC on or after
1 January 2006 specifying the administering Member State for each aircraft operator (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 indent is added in point 21as (Commission Regulation (EC) No 748/2009) of Annex XX to the EEA
Agreement:
‘— 32016 R 0282: Commission Regulation (EU) 2016/282 of 26 February 2016 (OJ L 56, 2.3.2016, p. 1).’
Article 2
The text of Regulation (EU) 2016/282 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 July 2016, 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 July 2016.
For the EEA Joint Committee
The President
Bergdís ELLERTSDÓTTIR
(1) OJ L 56, 2.3.2016, p. 1.
(*) No constitutional requirements indicated.