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Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 247/2024 of 25 October 2024 amending Annex XX (Environment) to the EEA Agreement [2025/233]

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Executive Summary & Key Takeaways

What it means

  • The EEA Joint Committee Decision No 247/2024 amends Annex XX (Environment) to the EEA Agreement to incorporate Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2024/1127 regarding in-service verification of CO2 emissions and fuel consumption of heavy-duty vehicles.

Key Changes

  • Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2024/1127 of 8 February 2024, which supplements Regulation (EU) 2019/1242, is incorporated into the EEA Agreement.
  • Adaptation (c) to Regulation (EU) 2019/1242 is updated to ensure consistent language and legal certainty regarding the allocation of excess emissions premiums for EFTA States by deleting the words “manufacturers established in”.
  • Point 21azkac is inserted after point 21azkab in Annex XX, referencing Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2024/1127 (32024 R 1127).

Impact Analysis

Heavy-Duty Vehicle Manufacturers

  • The removal of the words “manufacturers established in” broadens the scope of manufacturers affected by the excess emissions premiums.

EFTA States

  • EFTA states need to incorporate the provisions of Regulation (EU) 2024/1127 into their national legislation to ensure compliance with EEA Agreement.

Regulatory Bodies

  • These bodies need to familiarize themselves with the requirements of Regulation (EU) 2024/1127 and update their procedures accordingly.

Action Items

  • Regulatory bodies should develop and implement enforcement mechanisms to ensure compliance with the new regulations.

Key Entities Referenced

EEA Joint Committee: The decision-making body responsible for amending the EEA Agreement. 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. Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2024/1127: Regulation supplementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1242 by setting out the guiding principles and criteria for defining the procedures for the verification of the CO2 emissions and fuel consumption values of heavy-duty vehicles in-service. Regulation (EU) 2019/1242: Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning CO2 emission standards for new heavy-duty vehicles. EEA Agreement: Agreement on the European Economic Area.
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Official Journal EN of the European Union L series 2025/233 20.2.2025 DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 247/2024 of 25 October 2024 amending Annex XX (Environment) to the EEA Agreement [2025/233] 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) 2024/1127 of 8 February 2024supplementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1242 of the European Parliament and of the Council by setting out the guiding principles and criteria for defining the procedures for the verification of the CO emissions and fuel consumption values of heavy-duty vehicles in-service 2 (in-service verification)(1)is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement. (2) Adaptation (c) to Regulation (EU) 2019/1242 of the European Parliament and of the Council was incorporated into Annex XX to the EEA Agreement by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 398/2021 of 10 December 2021(2). The adaptation is updated to ensure consistent language and legal certainty in the EEA Agreement as regards the allocation of the amounts of the excess emissions premiums for the EFTA States. (3) Annex XX to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly, HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: Article 1 Annex XX to the EEA Agreement shall be amended as follows: 1. In adaptation (c) of point 21azka (Regulation (EU) 2019/1242 of the European Parliament and of the Council) the words “manufacturers established in” shall be deleted. 2. The following point is inserted after point 21azkab (Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/2336): ‘21azkac. 32024 R 1127: Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2024/1127 of 8 February 2024supplementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1242 of the European Parliament and of the Council by setting out the guiding principles and criteria for defining the procedures for the verification of the CO emissions and fuel 2 consumption values of heavy-duty vehicles in-service (in-service verification) (OJ L, 2024/1127, 16.4.2024).’ Article 2 The text of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2024/1127 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 26 October 2024, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made(*). (1) OJ L, 2024/1127, 16.4.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_del/2024/1127/oj. (2) OJ L, 2024/681, 14.3.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2024/681/oj. (*) No constitutional requirements indicated. ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2025/233/oj 1/2EN OJ L, 20.2.2025 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, 25 October 2024. For the EEA Joint Committee The President Anders H. EIDE 2/2 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2025/233/oj

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