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| 13.10.2022 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | L 267/52 |

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DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 198/2022

of 10 June 2022

amending Annex XX (Environment) to the EEA Agreement [2022/1898]

THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (‘the EEA Agreement’), and in particular Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:

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| (1) | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1859 of 6 November 2019 laying down rules for the application of Article 10 of Regulation (EU) 2019/1242 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the collection of certain data [(1)](#ntr1-L_2022267EN.01005201-E0001) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement. |

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| (2) | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/96 of 25 January 2022 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1859 laying down rules for the application of Article 10 of Regulation (EU) 2019/1242 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the collection of certain data [(2)](#ntr2-L_2022267EN.01005201-E0002) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement. |

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| (3) | By virtue of Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 398/2021 of 10 December 2021 [(3)](#ntr3-L_2022267EN.01005201-E0003), Commission Implementing Regulations (EU) 2019/1859 and (EU) 2022/96 do not apply to Liechtenstein. |

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| (4) | Annex XX to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly, |

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The following point is inserted after point 21azkaa (Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/781) of Annex XX to the EEA Agreement:

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| ‘21azkaaa. | 32019 R 1859: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1859 of 6 November 2019 laying down rules for the application of Article 10 of Regulation (EU) 2019/1242 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the collection of certain data ([OJ L 286, 7.11.2019, p. 10](./../../../legal-content/EN/AUTO/?uri=OJ:L:2019:286:TOC)), as amended by:   |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | 32022 R 0096: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/96 of 25 January 2022 ([OJ L 17, 26.1.2022, p. 1](./../../../legal-content/EN/AUTO/?uri=OJ:L:2022:017:TOC)).’ | |

Article 2

The texts of Implementing Regulations (EU) 2019/1859 and (EU) 2022/96 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 11 June 2022, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made [(\*)](#ntr*-L_2022267EN.01005201-E0004), or on the day of the entry into force of Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 398/2021, whichever is the later.

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, 10 June 2022.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Nicolas VON LINGEN

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