DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 28/2019

of 8 February 2019

amending Annex XX (Environment) to the EEA Agreement [2020/945]

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 Decision (EU) 2016/2321 of 19 December 2016 on the format of the ready for recycling certificate issued in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 1257/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on ship recycling (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(2) Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/2322 of 19 December 2016 on the format of the statement of completion of ship recycling required under Regulation (EU) No 1257/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on ship recycling (2) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(3) Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/2323 of 19 December 2016 establishing the European List of ship recycling facilities pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 1257/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on ship recycling (3) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(4) Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/2324 of 19 December 2016 on the format of the report of planned start of ship recycling required under Regulation (EU) No 1257/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on ship recycling (4) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(5) Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/2325 of 19 December 2016 on the format of the certificate on the inventory of hazardous materials issued in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 1257/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on ship recycling (5) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(6) Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/684 of 4 May 2018 amending Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/2323 to update the European List of ship recycling facilities pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 1257/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council (6) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1 The following points are inserted after point 32fha (Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2015/2398) of Annex XX to the EEA Agreement: ‘32fhb. 32016 D 2321: Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/2321 of 19 December 2016 on the format of the ready for recycling certificate issued in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 1257/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on ship recycling (OJ L 345, 20.12.2016, p. 112). 32fhc. 32016 D 2322: Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/2322 of 19 December 2016 on the format of the statement of completion of ship recycling required under Regulation (EU) No 1257/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on ship recycling (OJ L 345, 20.12.2016, p. 117). 32fhd. 32016 D 2323: Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/2323 of 19 December 2016 establishing the European List of ship recycling facilities pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 1257/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on ship recycling (OJ L 345, 20.12.2016, p. 119), as amended by: — 32018 D 0684: Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/684 of 4 May 2018 (OJ L 116, 7.5.2018, p. 47). 32fhe. 32016 D 2324: Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/2324 of 19 December 2016 on the format of the report of planned start of ship recycling required under Regulation (EU) No 1257/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on ship recycling (OJ L 345, 20.12.2016, p. 129). 32fhf. 32016 D 2325: Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/2325 of 19 December 2016 on the format of the certificate on the inventory of hazardous materials issued in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 1257/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on ship recycling (OJ L 345, 20.12.2016, p. 131).’

Article 2 The texts of Implementing Decisions (EU) 2016/2321, (EU) 2016/2322, (EU) 2016/2323, (EU) 2016/2324, (EU) 2016/2325 and (EU) 2018/684 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 9 February 2019, 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, 8 February 2019. For the EEA Joint Committee The President Claude MAERTEN

(1) OJ L 345, 20.12.2016, p. 112.

(2) OJ L 345, 20.12.2016, p. 117.

(3) OJ L 345, 20.12.2016, p. 119.

(4) OJ L 345, 20.12.2016, p. 129.

(5) OJ L 345, 20.12.2016, p. 131.

(6) OJ L 116, 7.5.2018, p. 47.

(*1) No constitutional requirements indicated.