**Summary:**
EEA Joint Committee Decision No. 26/2022, adopted on February 4, 2022, amends Annex XX (Environment) to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (EEA). This decision incorporates Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1079 of July 20, 2020, into the EEA Agreement. Regulation (EU) 2020/1079 concerns the verification and correction of data related to the monitoring and reporting of CO2 emissions from and fuel consumption of new heavy-duty vehicles, as outlined in Regulation (EU) 2018/956. The amendment adds point "21azkb" to Annex XX, referencing "3 2020 R 1079". The authentic Icelandic and Norwegian language texts of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1079 will be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union. This Decision came into force on February 5, 2022, or on the entry into force of Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 396/2021 of 10 December 2021, whichever is later, provided all notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made. The Decision was 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 adoption was Nicolas VON LINGEN. The Official Journal reference for Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1079 is OJ L 235, 22.7.2020, p. 1.
Key Entities Referenced
EEA Joint Committee: The governing body responsible for decisions related to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (EEA).
EEA Agreement: Agreement on the European Economic Area
Annex XX Environment to the EEA Agreement: A specific section of the EEA Agreement focused on environmental regulations.
Commission Implementing Regulation EU 2020/1079: A European Union regulation on the verification and correction of data related to CO2 emissions from heavy-duty vehicles.
Regulation EU 2018/956: A European Union regulation on the monitoring and reporting of CO2 emissions from and fuel consumption of new heavy-duty vehicles.
Regulation EU 2019/1242: Regulation EU 2019/1242 of the European Parliament and of the Council of Annex XX to the EEA Agreement
Brussels: Location where the decision was made.
Nicolas VON LINGEN: The President of the EEA Joint Committee.
30.6.2022 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 175/43
DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 26/2022
of 4 February 2022
amending Annex XX (Environment) to the EEA Agreement [2022/1074]
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 Regulation (EU) 2020/1079 of 20 July 2020on the verification and correction of data
referred to in Regulation (EU) 2018/956 on the monitoring and reporting of CO emissions from and fuel
2
consumption of new heavy-duty vehicles(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 21azka (Regulation (EU) 2019/1242 of the European Parliament and of the
Council) of Annex XX to the EEA Agreement:
‘21azkb. 32020 R 1079: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1079 of 20 July 2020on the verification and
correction of data referred to in Regulation (EU) 2018/956 on the monitoring and reporting of CO emissions
2
from and fuel consumption of new heavy-duty vehicles (OJ L 235, 22.7.2020, p. 1).’
Article 2
The text of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1079 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 5 February 2022, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA
Agreement have been made*, or on the day of the entry into force of Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 396/2021
of 10 December 2021(2), whichever is the later.
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, 4 February 2022.
For the EEA Joint Committee
The President
Nicolas VON LINGEN
(1) OJ L 235, 22.7.2020, p. 1.
(*) No constitutional requirements indicated.
(2) Not yet published in the Official Journal.