**Policy Summary:**
EEA Joint Committee Decision No. 244/2020, dated 30 December 2020, amends Annex XX (Environment) to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (EEA). The decision incorporates Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/2174 of 19 October 2020, which amends Annexes IC, III, IIIA, IV, V, VII, and VIII to Regulation (EC) No 1013/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council on shipments of waste, into the EEA Agreement. This incorporation is achieved by adding an indent referencing Regulation (EU) 2020/2174 to point 32c of Regulation (EC) No 1013/2006 within Annex XX. The authentic text of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/2174 in Icelandic and Norwegian languages will be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union. The decision entered into force on 30 December 2020, contingent upon completion of all notifications required under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement. The decision will be 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, Sabine Monauni, signed the decision in Brussels. The referenced Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/2174 was published in OJ L 433, 22.12.2020, p. 11.
Key Entities Referenced
EEA Joint Committee: The decision-making body responsible for amending the EEA Agreement.
EEA Agreement: The Agreement on the European Economic Area.
Commission Delegated Regulation EU 2020/2174: A regulation amending Annexes IC, III, IIIA, IV, V, VII and VIII to Regulation EC No 1013/2006 on shipments of waste.
Regulation EC No 1013/2006: Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on shipments of waste.
Annex XX: Annex to the EEA Agreement related to Environment, which is being amended by the decision.
European Parliament: Legislative branch of the European Union.
Council of the European Union: A component of the EU legislative branch in which ministers from each country meet to adopt laws and coordinate policies
Brussels: City in Belgium, where the decision was made.
28.9.2023 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 240/131
DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 244/2020
of 30 December 2020
amending Annex XX (Environment) to the EEA Agreement [2023/2046]
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 Regulation (EU) 2020/2174 of 19 October 2020amending Annexes IC, III, IIIA, IV, V, VII
and VIII to Regulation (EC) No 1013/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council on shipments of waste(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 32c (Regulation (EC) No 1013/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council)
of Annex XX to the EEA Agreement:
‘— 32020 R 2174: Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/2174 of 19 October 2020 (OJ L 433, 22.12.2020,
p. 11).’
Article 2
The text of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/2174 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 30 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, 30 December 2020.
For the EEA Joint Committee
The President
Sabine MONAUNI
(1) OJ L 433, 22.12.2020, p. 11.
* No constitutional requirements indicated.