**Policy Summary:**
EEA Joint Committee Decision No. 350/2022, dated 9 December 2022, amends Annex XX (Environment) to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (EEA). This decision incorporates Commission Regulations (EU) 2021/1840 and (EU) 2022/520 into the EEA Agreement. These regulations amend Regulation (EC) No 1418/2007, concerning the export for recovery of certain wastes listed in Annex III or IIIA to Regulation (EC) No 1013/2006 to specific non-OECD countries. The decision adds indents referencing Regulations (EU) 2021/1840 (OJ L 373, 21.10.2021, p. 1) and (EU) 2022/520 (OJ L 104, 1.4.2022, p. 63) to point 32cb of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1418/2007 within Annex XX of the EEA Agreement. The Icelandic and Norwegian language versions of Regulations (EU) 2021/1840 and (EU) 2022/520 will be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union and are considered authentic. The decision entered into force on 10 December 2022, following notification 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.
Key Entities Referenced
EEA Joint Committee: The decision-making body responsible for amending Annex XX to the EEA Agreement.
EEA Agreement: Agreement on the European Economic Area
Annex XX Environment to the EEA Agreement: The specific annex of the EEA Agreement that is being amended by this decision.
Commission Regulation (EU) 2021/1840: A European Commission regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 1418/2007 concerning the export for recovery of certain waste.
Commission Regulation (EU) 2022/520: A European Commission regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 1418/2007 concerning the export for recovery of certain waste.
Regulation (EC) No 1418/2007: A European Council regulation concerning the export for recovery of certain waste.
Regulation (EC) No 1013/2006: A regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on shipments of waste.
Brussels: The city where the decision was made.
29.6.2023 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 164/101
DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 350/2022
of 9 December 2022
amending Annex XX (Environment) to the EEA Agreement [2023/1292]
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 Regulation (EU) 2021/1840 of 20 October 2021 amending Regulation (EC) No 1418/2007
concerning the export for recovery of certain waste listed in Annex III or IIIA to Regulation (EC) No 1013/2006 of
the European Parliament and of the Council to certain countries to which the OECD Decision on the control of
transboundary movements of wastes does not apply(1)is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.
(2) Commission Regulation (EU) 2022/520 of 31 March 2022 amending Regulation (EC) No 1418/2007 concerning
the export for recovery of certain waste listed in Annex III or IIIA to Regulation (EC) No 1013/2006 of the
European Parliament and of the Council to certain countries to which the OECD Decision on the control of
transboundary movements of wastes does not apply(2)is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.
(3) Annex XX to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The following indents are added in point 32cb (Commission Regulation (EC) No 1418/2007) of Annex XX to the EEA
Agreement:
‘- 32021 R 1840: Commission Regulation (EU) 2021/1840 of 20 October 2021(OJ L 373, 21.10.2021, p. 1),
- 32022 R 0520: Commission Regulation (EU) 2022/520 of 31 March 2022(OJ L 104, 1.4.2022, p. 63).’
Article 2
The texts of Regulations (EU) 2021/1840 and (EU) 2022/520 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 10 December 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.
(1) OJ L 373, 21.10.2021, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 104, 1.4.2022, p. 63.
* No constitutional requirements indicated.L 164/102 EN Official Journal of the European Union 29.6.2023
Done at Brussels, 9 December 2022.
For the EEA Joint Committee
The President
Kristján Andri STEFÁNSSON