DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 140/2024

of 12 June 2024

amending Annex XX (Environment) to the EEA Agreement [2024/2444]

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) 2024/622 of 22 February 2024 on the list of States which are considered to be applying CORSIA for the purposes of Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council for emissions in 2023 (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 21alt (Commission Decision (EU) 2023/2440) of Annex XX to the EEA Agreement:

‘21alu.

32024 R 0622: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/622 of 22 February 2024 on the list of States which are considered to be applying CORSIA for the purposes of Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council for emissions in 2023 (OJ L, 2024/622, 23.2.2024).’

Article 2

The text of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/622 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 13 June 2024, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made (*1).

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, 12 June 2024.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Nicolas VON LINGEN

(1) OJ L, 2024/622, 23.2.2024.

(*1) No constitutional requirements indicated.