DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 339/2023

of 8 December 2023

amending Annex XX (Environment) to the EEA Agreement [2024/1443]

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) 2023/2599 of 22 November 2023 laying down rules for the application of Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the administration of shipping companies by administering authorities in respect of a shipping company (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 21alr (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/2297) of Annex XX to the EEA Agreement:

‘21als.

32023 R 2599: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/2599 of 22 November 2023 laying down rules for the application of Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the administration of shipping companies by administering authorities in respect of a shipping company (OJ L 2023/2599, 23.11.2023).’

Article 2

The text of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/2599 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 9 December 2023, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made (*1), or on the day of the entry into force of Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 335/2023 of 8 December 2023 (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, 8 December 2023.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Pascal SCHAFHAUSER

(1) OJ L 2023/2599, 23.11.2023.

(*1) No constitutional requirements indicated.

(2) OJ L, 2024/1420, 13.6.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2024/1420/oj.