The EEA Joint Committee issued Decision No 222/2025 on 19 September 2025, amending Annex XX (Environment) to the EEA Agreement [2026/17]. This decision incorporates Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/322 of 18 February 2025 (OJ L, 2025/322, 19.2.2025), which amends Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/2323 establishing the European List of ship recycling facilities, into the EEA Agreement by adding indent '32025 D 0322'. The text of Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/322 in Icelandic and Norwegian languages will be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union and shall be authentic. The Decision will enter into force on 20 September 2025, provided that all notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made. The Decision will be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of the European Union. The decision was made in Brussels. The President of the EEA Joint Committee is Stefán Haukur JÓHANNESSON.
Key Entities Referenced
EEA Agreement: The Agreement on the European Economic Area. This decision amends Annex XX (Environment) to the EEA Agreement.
Annex XX (Environment): The specific annex to the EEA Agreement being amended by this decision. Deals with environmental regulations.
EEA Joint Committee: The body responsible for making this decision, acting under the EEA Agreement.
Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/322: An EU decision incorporated into the EEA Agreement via this Joint Committee Decision.
Brussels: The location where the decision was finalized.
Official Journal EN
of the European Union L series
2026/17 15.1.2026
DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEENo 222/2025
of 19 September 2025
amending Annex XX (Environment) to the EEA Agreement [2026/17]
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) 2025/322 of 18 February 2025 amending Implementing Decision
(EU) 2016/2323 establishing the European List of ship recycling facilities pursuant to Regulation (EU)
No 1257/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on ship recycling(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 32fhd (Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/2323) of Annex XX to the
EEA Agreement:
‘— 32025 D 0322: Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/322 of 18 February 2025 (OJ L, 2025/322,
19.2.2025).’
Article 2
The text of Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/322 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 20 September 2025, 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, 19 September 2025.
For the EEA Joint Committee
The President
Stefán Haukur JÓHANNESSON
(1) OJ L, 2025/322, 19.2.2025, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec_impl/2025/322/oj.
(*) No constitutional requirements indicated.
ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2026/17/oj 1/1