Date: 2023-09-28Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 188/2020 of 11 December 2020 amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2023/1990]
**Policy Summary:**
EEA Joint Committee Decision No. 188/2020, dated 11 December 2020, amends Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (EEA). The amendment incorporates Commission Regulation (EU) 2020/1181 of 7 August 2020 into the EEA Agreement. This regulation addresses corrections to language versions of Directive 2007/46/EC (framework for motor vehicle approval), Commission Regulation (EU) No 582/2011 (emissions from heavy-duty vehicles - Euro VI), and Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/2400 (CO2 emissions and fuel consumption of heavy-duty vehicles). The authentic Icelandic and Norwegian language texts of Regulation (EU) 2020/1181 will be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union. The decision entered into force on 12 December 2020, following notification 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. The President of the EEA Joint Committee at the time of signing was Sabine Monauni.
Key Entities Referenced
EEA Joint Committee: The governing body responsible for managing 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.
Commission Regulation EU 2020/1181: A regulation correcting certain language versions of Directive 2007/46/EC and Commission Regulation EU No 582/2011.
Directive 2007/46/EC: Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a framework for the approval of motor vehicles and their trailers.
European Parliament: Legislative branch of the European Union
Council of the European Union: A component part of the legislative branch of the European Union.
Commission Regulation EU No 582/2011: Commission Regulation implementing and amending Regulation (EC) No 595/2009 with respect to emissions from heavy duty vehicles (Euro VI).
Commission Regulation EU 2017/2400: Commission Regulation implementing Regulation (EC) No 595/2009 as regards the determination of the CO2 emissions and fuel consumption of heavy-duty vehicles.
28.9.2023 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 240/27
DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 188/2020
of 11 December 2020
amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement
[2023/1990]
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) 2020/1181 of 7 August 2020 correcting certain language versions of
Directive 2007/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a framework for the approval of
motor vehicles and their trailers, and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such
vehicles (Framework Directive), correcting certain language versions of Commission Regulation (EU) No 582/2011
implementing and amending Regulation (EC) No 595/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council with
respect to emissions from heavy duty vehicles (Euro VI) and amending Annexes I and III to Directive 2007/46/EC of
the European Parliament and of the Council, and correcting the Danish language version of Commission Regulation
(EU) 2017/2400 implementing Regulation (EC) No 595/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council as
regards the determination of the CO emissions and fuel consumption of heavy-duty vehicles and amending
2
Directive 2007/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Commission Regulation (EU)
No 582/2011(1)is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.
(2) Annex II to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The following indent is added in points 45zx (Directive 2007/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council), 45zzl
(Commission Regulation (EU) No 582/2011) and 45zzw (Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/2400) of Chapter I of Annex
II to the EEA Agreement:
‘— 32020 R 1181: Commission Regulation (EU) 2020/1181 of 7 August 2020(OJ L 263, 12.8.2020, p. 1).’
Article 2
The text of Regulation (EU) 2020/1181 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 12 December 2020, 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 263, 12.8.2020, p. 1.
* No constitutional requirements indicated.L 240/28 EN Official Journal of the European Union 28.9.2023
Done at Brussels, 11 December 2020.
For the EEA Joint Committee
The President
Sabine MONAUNI