**Summary:**
EEA Joint Committee Decision No. 43/2019, adopted on March 29, 2019, amends Annex XX (Environment) to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (EEA). This decision incorporates Commission Regulation (EU) 2019/225 of February 6, 2019, which amends Regulation (EC) No 748/2009 concerning aircraft operators for which the United Kingdom is specified as the administering Member State, into the EEA Agreement. Article 1 adds Commission Regulation (EU) 2019/225 [OJ L 41, 12.2.2019, p. 1] to point 21as of Annex XX to the EEA Agreement, referencing Commission Regulation (EC) No 748/2009. The authentic text of Regulation (EU) 2019/225 in Icelandic and Norwegian will be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union (Article 2). The decision entered into force on March 29, 2019, contingent upon all notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement being made (Article 3). The decision will be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of the European Union (Article 4). The President of the EEA Joint Committee is Claude Maerten.
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, which extends the EU's single market to Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway.
Annex XX Environment to the EEA Agreement: A specific annex to the EEA Agreement related to environmental regulations.
Commission Regulation (EU) 2019/225: A European Commission regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 748/2009 regarding aircraft operators and the administering Member State (United Kingdom).
Regulation (EC) No 748/2009: A European Commission regulation that is being amended by Commission Regulation (EU) 2019/225.
United Kingdom: A Member State of the European Union (at the time of the document) specified as administering Member State for aircraft operators.
Brussels: The location where the decision was made.
Iceland: One of the countries that EEA agreement extends to
18.7.2019 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 192/51
DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 43/2019
of 29 March 2019
amending Annex XX (Environment) to the EEA Agreement [2019/1227]
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) 2019/225 of 6 February 2019 amending Regulation (EC) No 748/2009 as regards
the aircraft operators for which the United Kingdom is specified as administering Member State (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 indent is added in point 21as (Commission Regulation (EC) No 748/2009) of Annex XX to the EEA
Agreement:
‘— 32019 R 0225: Commission Regulation (EU) 2019/225 of 6 February 2019 (OJ L 41, 12.2.2019, p. 1).’
Article 2
The text of Regulation (EU) 2019/225 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 29 March 2019, 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, 29 March 2019.
For the EEA Joint Committee
The President
Claude MAERTEN
(1) OJ L 41, 12.2.2019, p. 1.
(*) No constitutional requirements indicated.