# L_2023164EN.01009401.xml

| 29.6.2023 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | L 164/94 |
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29.6.2023

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 164/94

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DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 345/2022

of 9 December 2022

amending Annex XX (Environment) to the EEA Agreement [2023/1287]

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) 2021/2053 of 8 November 2021 on the sectoral reference document on best environmental management practices, environmental performance indicators and benchmarks of excellence for the fabricated metal products manufacturing sector for the purposes of Regulation (EC) No 1221/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement. |
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(1)

Commission Decision (EU) 2021/2053 of 8 November 2021 on the sectoral reference document on best environmental management practices, environmental performance indicators and benchmarks of excellence for the fabricated metal products manufacturing sector for the purposes of Regulation (EC) No 1221/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

| (2) | Commission Decision (EU) 2021/2054 of 8 November 2021 on the sectoral reference document on best environmental management practices, environmental performance indicators and benchmarks of excellence for the telecommunications and information and communication technologies (ICT) services sector for the purposes of Regulation (EC) No 1221/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council (2) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement. |
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(2)

Commission Decision (EU) 2021/2054 of 8 November 2021 on the sectoral reference document on best environmental management practices, environmental performance indicators and benchmarks of excellence for the telecommunications and information and communication technologies (ICT) services sector for the purposes of Regulation (EC) No 1221/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council (2) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

| (3) | Annex XX to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly, |
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(3)

Annex XX to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The following points are inserted after point 1ear (Commission Decision (EU) 2020/1802) of Annex XX to the EEA Agreement:

| ‘1eas. | 32021 D 2053: Commission Decision (EU) 2021/2053 of 8 November 2021 on the sectoral reference document on best environmental management practices, environmental performance indicators and benchmarks of excellence for the fabricated metal products manufacturing sector for the purposes of Regulation (EC) No 1221/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 420, 25.11.2021, p. 55). |
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‘1eas.

32021 D 2053: Commission Decision (EU) 2021/2053 of 8 November 2021 on the sectoral reference document on best environmental management practices, environmental performance indicators and benchmarks of excellence for the fabricated metal products manufacturing sector for the purposes of Regulation (EC) No 1221/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 420, 25.11.2021, p. 55).

| 1eat. | 32021 D 2054: Commission Decision (EU) 2021/2054 of 8 November 2021 on the sectoral reference document on best environmental management practices, environmental performance indicators and benchmarks of excellence for the telecommunications and information and communication technologies (ICT) services sector for the purposes of Regulation (EC) No 1221/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 420, 25.11.2021, p. 87).’ |
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1eat.

32021 D 2054: Commission Decision (EU) 2021/2054 of 8 November 2021 on the sectoral reference document on best environmental management practices, environmental performance indicators and benchmarks of excellence for the telecommunications and information and communication technologies (ICT) services sector for the purposes of Regulation (EC) No 1221/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 420, 25.11.2021, p. 87).’

Article 2

The texts of Decisions (EU) 2021/2053 and (EU) 2021/2054 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 10 December 2022, 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, 9 December 2022.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Kristján Andri STEFÁNSSON

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(1)  
  OJ L 420, 25.11.2021, p. 55.

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(2)  
  OJ L 420, 25.11.2021, p. 87.

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(*1)  No constitutional requirements indicated.

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