This document is a Decision of the EEA Joint Committee, specifically Decision No. 218/2020, adopted on December 11, 2020. It amends Annex XIII (Transport) to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (EEA). The amendment incorporates Decision (EU) 2019/984 of the European Parliament and of the Council of June 5, 2019, which modifies Council Directive 96/53/EC regarding the implementation deadline for special rules concerning maximum length for cabs designed to improve aerodynamic performance, energy efficiency, and safety. The Decision stipulates that the text of Decision (EU) 2019/984 in Icelandic and Norwegian languages will be authentic and published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union. This Decision went into effect on December 12, 2020, contingent upon the completion of all notifications required under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement. The Decision was signed in Brussels by the President of the EEA Joint Committee, Sabine Monauni, and will be 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 the EEA Agreement.
EEA Agreement: The Agreement on the European Economic Area, which extends the EU's single market to Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway.
Annex XIII Transport to the EEA Agreement: The specific annex to the EEA Agreement that deals with transport regulations.
Decision EU 2019/984: A decision of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Directive 96/53/EC regarding maximum length for cabs, aerodynamic performance, energy efficiency and safety performance.
Council Directive 96/53/EC: A Council Directive concerning the maximum dimensions and weights authorized for national and international traffic and setting the conditions under which certain national traffic is authorized to circulate.
European Parliament: One of the legislative bodies of the European Union.
Council of the European Union: One of the legislative bodies of the European Union.
Brussels: The location where the decision was finalized.
L 240/88 EN Official Journal of the European Union 28.9.2023
DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 218/2020
of 11 December 2020
amending Annex XIII (Transport) to the EEA Agreement [2023/2020]
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) Decision (EU) 2019/984 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 June 2019 amending Council
Directive 96/53/EC as regards the time limit for the implementation of the special rules regarding maximum length
for cabs delivering improved aerodynamic performance, energy efficiency and safety performance(1) is to be
incorporated into the EEA Agreement.
(2) Annex XIII to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The following indent is added in point 15a (Council Directive 96/53/EC) of Annex XIII to the EEA Agreement:
‘— 32019 D 0984: Decision (EU) 2019/984 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 June 2019(OJ L 164,
20.6.2019, p. 30).’
Article 2
The text of Decision (EU) 2019/984 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.
Done at Brussels, 11 December 2020.
For the EEA Joint Committee
The President
Sabine MONAUNI
(1) OJ L 164, 20.6.2019, p. 30.
* No constitutional requirements indicated.