Date: 2023-09-28Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 245/2020 of 30 December 2020 on the entry into force of Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 112/2020 of 14 July 2020 [2023/2047]
**Summary:**
This document is a Decision of the EEA Joint Committee, specifically Decision No. 245/2020, dated December 30, 2020, concerning the entry into force of Decision No. 112/2020 of July 14, 2020. Decision No. 112/2020 incorporates Directive (EU) 2018/410, which amends Directive 2003/87/EC regarding cost-effective emission reductions and low-carbon investments, and Decision (EU) 2015/1814 into the EEA Agreement. This new decision dictates that Decision No. 112/2020 will enter into force on February 1, 2021. Decision No. 245/2020 itself entered into force on December 30, 2020, or the day following the last notification under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement, whichever is later. 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 at the time of signing was Sabine Monauni.
Key Entities Referenced
EEA Joint Committee: The committee responsible for decisions related to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (EEA).
Agreement on the European Economic Area: An agreement that enables European Free Trade Association (EFTA) countries to participate in the European Union's (EU) single market without becoming EU members.
Directive EU 2018/410: A directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2003/87/EC to enhance cost-effective emission reductions and low-carbon investments.
Directive 2003/87/EC: A directive related to emission allowance trading scheme within the European Union.
Decision EU 2015/1814: A decision related to establishing and operating a market stability reserve for the Union greenhouse gas emission trading scheme.
Brussels: The location where the Decision of the EEA Joint Committee was adopted.
Sabine Monauni: The President of the EEA Joint Committee.
European Union: A political and economic union of member states located primarily in Europe.
L 240/132 EN Official Journal of the European Union 28.9.2023
DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 245/2020
of 30 December 2020
on the entry into force of Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 112/2020 of 14 July 2020[2023/
2047]
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) Directive (EU) 2018/410 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 March 2018 amending
Directive 2003/87/EC to enhance cost-effective emission reductions and low-carbon investments, and Decision
(EU) 2015/1814(1) was incorporated into the EEA Agreement by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee
No 112/2020 of 14 July 2020(2).
(2) Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 112/2020 of 14 July 2020should enter into force on 1 February 2021,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
Notwithstanding its Article 3, Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 112/2020 of 14 July 2020shall enter into force on
1 February 2021.
Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on 30 December 2020, or on the day following the last notification under
Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement*, whichever is the later.
Article 3
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 76, 19.3.2018, p. 3.
(2) OJ L 172, 6.7.2023, p. 33.
* No constitutional requirements indicated.