Document ID: 32020D2023
Language: ENG

<table><col/><col/><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>11.12.2020&#160;&#160;&#160;</p></td><td><p>EN</p></td><td><p>Official Journal of the European Union</p></td><td><p>L 419/13</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2020/2023
of 4 December 2020
on the position to be adopted, on behalf of the European Union, within the EEA Joint Committee concerning an amendment to Annex IV (Energy) to the EEA Agreement
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 194 in conjunction with Article 218(9) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2894/94 of 28 November 1994 concerning arrangements for implementing the Agreement on the European Economic Area ( 1 ) , and in particular Article 1(3) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
Whereas:
<table><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>(1)</p></td><td><p>The Agreement on the European Economic Area&#160;<a>(<span>2</span>)</a> (&#8216;the EEA Agreement&#8217;) entered into force on 1 January 1994.</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
<table><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>(2)</p></td><td><p>Pursuant to Article 98 of the EEA Agreement, the EEA Joint Committee may decide to amend Annex IV to the EEA Agreement.</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
<table><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>(3)</p></td><td><p>Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/1485&#160;<a>(<span>3</span>)</a> is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
<table><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>(4)</p></td><td><p>Annex IV to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly.</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
<table><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>(5)</p></td><td><p>The position of the Union within the EEA Joint Committee should therefore be based on the draft decision of the EEA Joint Committee,</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The position to be adopted, on behalf of the Union, within the EEA Joint Committee on the proposed amendment to Annex IV (Energy) to the EEA Agreement, shall be based on the draft decision of the EEA Joint Committee ( 4 ) .
Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.
Done at Brussels, 4 December 2020.
For the Council
The President
M. ROTH
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( 1 ) OJ L 305, 30.11.1994, p. 6 .
( 2 ) OJ L 1, 3.1.1994, p. 3 .
( 3 ) Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/1485 of 2 August 2017 establishing a guideline on electricity transmission system operation ( OJ L 220, 25.8.2017, p. 1 ).
( 4 ) See document ST 12933/20 at http://register.consilium.europa.eu
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