Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 161/2021 of 23 April 2021 amending Annex XX (Environment) to the EEA Agreement [2024/155]

Official Journal EN of the European Union L series 2024/155 25.1.2024 DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 161/2021 of 23 April 2021 amending Annex XX (Environment) to the EEA Agreement [2024/155] 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) 2020/1161 of 4 August 2020establishing a watch list of substances for Union-wide monitoring in the field of water policy pursuant to Directive 2008/105/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council(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 13caf (Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/840) of Annex XX to the

EEA Agreement: ‘13cag. 32020 D 1161: Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2020/1161 of 4 August 2020establishing a watch list of substances for Union-wide monitoring in the field of water policy pursuant to Directive 2008/105/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 257, 6.8.2020, p. 32).’ Article 2 The text of Implementing Decision (EU) 2020/1161 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 24 April 2021, 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, 23 April 2021.

For the EEA Joint Committee The President Clara GANSLANDT

(1) OJ L 257, 6.8.2020, p. 32. * No constitutional requirements indicated.

ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2024/155/oj 1/1