**Policy Summary:**
EEA Joint Committee Decision No. 96/2023, adopted on April 28, 2023, amends Annex IV (Energy) to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (EEA). The amendment incorporates Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/828 of May 25, 2022, which corrects the Polish language version of Regulation (EU) 2017/2195 establishing a guideline on electricity balancing, into the EEA Agreement. Article 1 adds the amended regulation to point 52 of Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/2195 of Annex IV to the EEA Agreement. Article 2 confirms the authenticity of the Icelandic and Norwegian language versions of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/828, which will be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union. The decision entered into force on April 29, 2023, contingent upon completion of notifications 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 the EEA Agreement.
EEA Agreement: The Agreement on the European Economic Area, the overarching agreement being amended.
Annex IV Energy to the EEA Agreement: The specific annex to the EEA Agreement pertaining to energy, which is being amended by the decision.
Commission Implementing Regulation EU 2022/828: A regulation correcting the Polish language version of Regulation EU 2017/2195.
Regulation EU 2017/2195: A regulation establishing a guideline on electricity balancing.
Brussels: The location where the decision was made.
Nicolas VON LINGEN: The President of the EEA Joint Committee.
Icelandic language: One of the languages in which the text of Implementing Regulation EU 2022/828 will be published.
Norwegian languages: One of the languages in which the text of Implementing Regulation EU 2022/828 will be published.
Official Journal EN
of the European Union L series
2023/2250 9.11.2023
DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 96/2023
of 28 April 2023
amending Annex IV (Energy) to the EEA Agreement [2023/2250]
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) 2022/828 of 25 May 2022 correcting the Polish language version of
Regulation (EU) 2017/2195 establishing a guideline on electricity balancing(1)is to be incorporated into the EEA
Agreement.
(2) Annex IV to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The following is added in point 52 (Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/2195) of Annex IV to the EEA Agreement:
‘, as amended by:
— 32022 R 0828: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/828 of 25 May 2022(OJ L 147, 30.5.2022, p. 27).’
Article 2
The text of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/828 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 April 2023, 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, 28 April 2023.
For the EEA Joint Committee
The President
Nicolas VON LINGEN
(1) OJ L 147, 30.5.2022, p. 27.
* No constitutional requirements indicated.
ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2023/2250/oj 1/1