EN Official Journal of the European Union L 81/37

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 235/2012

of 31 December 2012

amending Annex XX (Environment) to the EEA Agreement

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 Regulation (EU) No 601/2012 of 21 June 2012 on the monitoring and reporting of greenhouse gas emissions pursuant to Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (1), as corrected by OJ L 347, 15.12.2012, p. 43, is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(2) Commission Regulation (EU) No 784/2012 of 30 August 2012 amending Regulation (EU) No 1031/2010 to list an auction platform to be appointed by Germany and correcting Article 59(7) thereof (2) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(3) Commission Decision 2012/498/EU of 17 August 2012 amending Decisions 2010/2/EU and 2011/278/EU as regards the sectors and subsectors which are deemed to be exposed to a significant risk of carbon leakage (3) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(4) Regulation (EU) No 601/2012, as corrected by OJ L 347, 15.11.2012, p. 43, repeals, with effect from 1 January 2013, Commission Decision 2007/589/EC (4), which is incorporated into the EEA Agreement and which is consequently to be repealed under the EEA Agreement with effect from 1 January 2013.

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Annex XX to the EEA Agreement shall be amended as follows:

(1) the following indent is added in point 21ala (Commission Regulation (EU) No 1031/2010): ‘— 32012 R 0784: Commission Regulation (EU) No 784/2012 of 30 August 2012 (OJ L 234, 31.8.2012, p. 4).’;

(2) the following indent is added in points 21alb (Commission Decision 2010/2/EU) and 21alc (Commission Decision 2011/278/EU): ‘— 32012 D 0498: Commission Decision 2012/498/EU of 17 August 2012 (OJ L 241, 7.9.2012, p. 52).’;

(3) the following point is inserted after point 21apf (Commission Regulation (EU No 600/2012): ‘21apg. 32012 R 0601: Commission Regulation (EU) No 601/2012 of 21 June 2012 on the monitoring and reporting of greenhouse gas emissions pursuant to Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 181, 12.7.2012, p. 30), as corrected by OJ L 347, 15.11.2012, p. 43.’;

(4) the text of point 21am (Commission Decision 2007/589/EC) is deleted with effect from 1 January 2013.

Article 2

The texts of Regulations (EU) No 601/2012, as corrected by OJ L 347, 15.11.2012, p. 43, and (EU) No 784/2012 and Decision 2012/498/EU 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 the day following the last notification under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement (5).

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, 31 December 2012. For the EEA Joint Committee The President Atle LEIKVOLL

(1) OJ L 181, 12.7.2012, p. 30.

(2) OJ L 234, 31.8.2012, p. 4.

(3) OJ L 241, 7.9.2012, p. 52.

(4) OJ L 229, 31.8.2007, p. 1.

(5) No constitutional requirements indicated.