DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 41/2024

of 2 February 2024

amending Annex XX (Environment) to the EEA Agreement [2024/1527]

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 Decision (EU) 2023/2440 of 27 October 2023 on the Union-wide total quantity of allowances to be allocated in respect of aircraft operators under the EU Emissions Trading System for 2024 (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 21als (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/2599) of Annex XX to the EEA Agreement:

‘21alt.

32023 D 2440: Commission Decision (EU) 2023/2440 of 27 October 2023 on the Union-wide total quantity of allowances to be allocated in respect of aircraft operators under the EU Emissions Trading System for 2024 (OJ L, 2023/2440, 31.10.2023).’

Article 2

The text of Decision (EU) 2023/2440 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 3 February 2024, 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 334/2023 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, 2 February 2024.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Nicolas VON LINGEN

(1) OJ L, 2023/2440, 31.10.2023.

(*1) No constitutional requirements indicated.

(2) OJ L …