Date: 2022-06-30Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 29/2022 of 4 February 2022 amending Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement, on cooperation in specific fields outside the four freedoms [2022/1077]
Executive Summary:
This EEA Joint Committee Decision No. 29/2022 amends Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement to extend cooperation to include Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2020/2126, which sets out annual emission allocations for Member States from 2021 to 2030. It also includes emission allocations for Iceland and Norway. The decision entered into force on February 5, 2022, and will be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Key Points / Main Content:
* **Amendment to Protocol 31:**
* Regulation (EU) 2018/842 is added to paragraph 8a of Article 3 of Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement.
* Includes Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2020/2126 on annual emission allocations for Member States from 2021-2030.
* **Emission Allocations:**
* Annex I, II and III are updated with emission allocations for Iceland and Norway.
* **Authentic Texts:**
* The Icelandic and Norwegian language versions of Implementing Decision (EU) 2020/2126 are authentic.
* **Entry into Force:**
* The decision entered into force on February 5, 2022, pending notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement.
* **Publication:**
* The decision will be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of the European Union.
Impact Analysis:
EEA Contracting Parties (including Iceland and Norway):
* Impact: Required to cooperate on annual emission allocations as per Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2020/2126 and Regulation (EU) 2018/842.
* Action Required: Implement the emission allocations as specified in the updated annexes and comply with the regulations.
EFTA Surveillance Authority:
* Impact: Responsible for ensuring Iceland and Norway adhere to the emission allocations.
* Action Required: Monitor and enforce compliance with the emission allocations set for Iceland and Norway.
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, governing trade and economic relations between the EU member states and Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway.
Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement: A protocol to the EEA Agreement concerning cooperation in specific fields outside the four freedoms.
Regulation EU 2018/842: A regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council related to emission reduction efforts.
Commission Implementing Decision EU 2020/2126: A decision setting out the annual emission allocations of the Member States for the period from 2021 to 2030.
Iceland: A country that is part of the European Economic Area (EEA).
Norway: A country that is part of the European Economic Area (EEA).
Liechtenstein: A country that is part of the European Economic Area (EEA).
L 175/46 EN Official Journal of the European Union 30.6.2022
DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 29/2022
of 4 February 2022
amending Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement, on cooperation in specific fields outside the four
freedoms [2022/1077]
THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,
Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (‘the EEA Agreement’), and in particular Articles 86
and 98 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) It is appropriate to extend the cooperation of the Contracting Parties to the EEA Agreement to include Commission
Implementing Decision (EU) 2020/2126 of 16 December 2020on setting out the annual emission allocations of the
Member States for the period from 2021 to 2030 pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2018/842 of the European
Parliament and of the Council(1).
(2) In line with Article 4 of Regulation (EU) 2018/842, as adapted for the purposes of the EEA Agreement by Decision
of the EEA Joint Committee No 269/2019 of 25 October 2019(2), the EFTA Surveillance Authority has adopted
Decision No 204/21/COL of 21 July 2021setting out Iceland’s and Norway’s annual emission allocations pursuant
to Article 4 of Regulation (EU) 2018/842.
(3) By virtue of Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 269/2019 of 25 October 2019, Regulation (EU) 2018/842
does not apply to Liechtenstein.
(4) Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The following is added after the second indent (Regulation (EU) 2018/842 of the European Parliament and of the Council)
of paragraph 8(a) of Article 3 of Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement:
‘— 32020 D 2126: Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2020/2126 of 16 December 2020 on setting out the
annual emission allocations of the Member States for the period from 2021 to 2030 pursuant to Regulation (EU)
2018/842 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 426, 17.12.2020, p. 58).
The Decision shall, for the purposes of the present Agreement, be read with the following adaptations:
(i) The following shall be added to the table in Annex I:
“Iceland 3 109 329
Norway 28 925 334”
(ii) The following shall be added to the table in Annex II:
“Iceland 2 876 2 802 2 729 2 656 2 583 2 510 2 437 2 364 2 290 2 217 736
150 993 836 679 522 365 208 050 893
Norway 25 164 24 296 23 429 22 561 21 693 20 825 19 958 19 090 18 222 17 355
459 764 068 373 677 982 287 591 896 200”
(1) OJ L 426, 17.12.2020, p. 58.
(2) Not yet published in the Official Journal.30.6.2022 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 175/47
(iii) The following shall be added to the table in Annex III:
“Iceland 1 243 732
Norway 5 785 067’”
Article 2
The text of Implementing Decision (EU) 2020/2126 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*.
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
(*) No constitutional requirements indicated.