## Policy Summary: EEA Joint Committee Decision No. 231/2020
This decision, adopted by the EEA Joint Committee on December 11, 2020, amends Annex XX (Environment) to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (EEA). The amendment incorporates Commission Delegated Decision (EU) 2019/708 into the EEA Agreement. This decision supplements Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, specifically concerning the determination of sectors and subsectors deemed at risk of carbon leakage for the period 2021 to 2030. The legal basis for this decision is Article 98 of the EEA Agreement. The incorporated text of Delegated Decision (EU) 2019/708 in Icelandic and Norwegian languages will be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union and shall be authentic. This Decision entered into force on December 12, 2020, following the completion of 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 governing body responsible for decisions related to the European Economic Area (EEA) agreement.
EEA Agreement: Agreement on the European Economic Area
Annex XX Environment to the EEA Agreement: An annex to the EEA Agreement specifically addressing environmental regulations and standards.
Commission Delegated Decision EU 2019/708: A delegated decision by the European Commission regarding sectors and subsectors at risk of carbon leakage.
Directive 2003/87/EC: Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the establishment of a scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Community
European Parliament: One of the legislative bodies of the European Union.
Council of the European Union: A legislative body of the European Union comprising government ministers from each member state.
Brussels: The location where the decision was made.
L 240/106 EN Official Journal of the European Union 28.9.2023
DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 231/2020
of 11 December 2020
amending Annex XX (Environment) to the EEA Agreement [2023/2033]
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 Delegated Decision (EU) 2019/708 of 15 February 2019supplementing Directive 2003/87/EC of the
European Parliament and of the Council concerning the determination of sectors and subsectors deemed at risk of
carbon leakage for the period 2021 to 2030(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 21all (Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/331) of Annex XX to the
EEA Agreement:
‘21alm. 32019 D 0708: Commission Delegated Decision (EU) 2019/708 of 15 February 2019 supplementing
Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the determination of sectors
and subsectors deemed at risk of carbon leakage for the period 2021 to 2030 (OJ L 120, 8.5.2019, p. 20).’
Article 2
The text of Delegated Decision (EU) 2019/708 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 120, 8.5.2019, p. 20.
* No constitutional requirements indicated.28.9.2023 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 240/107
Done at Brussels, 11 December 2020.
For the EEA Joint Committee
The President
Sabine MONAUNI