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DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 222/2021

of 9 July 2021

amending Annex XX (Environment) to the EEA Agreement [2024/278]

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 Decision (EU) 2020/1806 of 25 November 2020 on the approval of the use of the engine-on coasting function in passenger cars with internal combustion engines and in not off-vehicle charging hybrid electric passenger cars as an innovative technology pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2019/631 of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Commission Implementing Decisions 2013/128/EU, 2013/341/EU, 2013/451/EU, 2013/529/EU, 2014/128/EU, 2014/465/EU, 2014/806/EU, (EU) 2015/158, (EU) 2015/206, (EU) 2015/279, (EU) 2015/295, (EU) 2015/1132, (EU) 2015/2280, (EU) 2016/160, (EU) 2016/265, (EU) 2016/588, (EU) 2016/362, (EU) 2016/587, (EU) 2016/1721, (EU) 2016/1926, (EU) 2017/785, (EU) 2017/1402, (EU) 2018/1876, (EU) 2018/2079, (EU) 2019/313, (EU) 2019/314, (EU) 2020/728, (EU) 2020/1102, (EU) 2020/1222 [(1)](#ntr1-L_202400278EN.000101-E0001) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement. |

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| (2) | Implementing Decision (EU) 2020/1806 repeals Commission Implementing Decisions 2013/128/EU [(2)](#ntr2-L_202400278EN.000101-E0002), 2013/341/EU [(3)](#ntr3-L_202400278EN.000101-E0003), 2013/451/EU [(4)](#ntr4-L_202400278EN.000101-E0004), 2013/529/EU [(5)](#ntr5-L_202400278EN.000101-E0005), 2014/128/EU [(6)](#ntr6-L_202400278EN.000101-E0006), 2014/465/EU [(7)](#ntr7-L_202400278EN.000101-E0007), 2014/806/EU [(8)](#ntr8-L_202400278EN.000101-E0008), (EU) 2015/158 [(9)](#ntr9-L_202400278EN.000101-E0009), (EU) 2015/206 [(10)](#ntr10-L_202400278EN.000101-E0010), (EU) 2015/279 [(11)](#ntr11-L_202400278EN.000101-E0011), (EU) 2015/295 [(12)](#ntr12-L_202400278EN.000101-E0012), (EU) 2015/1132 [(13)](#ntr13-L_202400278EN.000101-E0013), (EU) 2015/2280 [(14)](#ntr14-L_202400278EN.000101-E0014), (EU) 2016/160 [(15)](#ntr15-L_202400278EN.000101-E0015), (EU) 2016/265 [(16)](#ntr16-L_202400278EN.000101-E0016), (EU) 2016/362 [(17)](#ntr17-L_202400278EN.000101-E0017), (EU) 2016/587 [(18)](#ntr18-L_202400278EN.000101-E0018), (EU) 2016/588 [(19)](#ntr19-L_202400278EN.000101-E0019), (EU) 2016/1721 [(20)](#ntr20-L_202400278EN.000101-E0020), (EU) 2016/1926 [(21)](#ntr21-L_202400278EN.000101-E0021), (EU) 2017/785 [(22)](#ntr22-L_202400278EN.000101-E0022), (EU) 2017/1402 [(23)](#ntr23-L_202400278EN.000101-E0023), (EU) 2018/1876 [(24)](#ntr24-L_202400278EN.000101-E0024), (EU) 2018/2079 [(25)](#ntr25-L_202400278EN.000101-E0025), (EU) 2019/313 [(26)](#ntr26-L_202400278EN.000101-E0026), (EU) 2019/314 [(27)](#ntr27-L_202400278EN.000101-E0027), (EU) 2020/1102 [(28)](#ntr28-L_202400278EN.000101-E0028) and (EU) 2020/1222 [(29)](#ntr29-L_202400278EN.000101-E0029), which are incorporated into the EEA Agreement and which are consequently to be repealed under the EEA Agreement. |

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| (3) | Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/1861 [(30)](#ntr30-L_202400278EN.000101-E0030), which is incorporated into the EEA Agreement, has become obsolete and is consequently to be repealed under the EEA Agreement. |

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

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

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| 1. | The following point is inserted after point 21azh (Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2020/1232):   |  |  | | --- | --- | | ‘21azi. | 32020 D 1806: Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2020/1806 of 25 November 2020 on the approval of the use of the engine-on coasting function in passenger cars with internal combustion engines and in not off-vehicle charging hybrid electric passenger cars as an innovative technology pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2019/631 of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Commission Implementing Decisions 2013/128/EU, 2013/341/EU, 2013/451/EU, 2013/529/EU, 2014/128/EU, 2014/465/EU, 2014/806/EU, (EU) 2015/158, (EU) 2015/206, (EU) 2015/279, (EU) 2015/295, (EU) 2015/1132, (EU) 2015/2280, (EU) 2016/160, (EU) 2016/265, (EU) 2016/588, (EU) 2016/362, (EU) 2016/587, (EU) 2016/1721, (EU) 2016/1926, (EU) 2017/785, (EU) 2017/1402, (EU) 2018/1876, (EU) 2018/2079, (EU) 2019/313, (EU) 2019/314, (EU) 2020/728, (EU) 2020/1102, (EU) 2020/1222 ([OJ L 402, 1.12.2020, p. 91](./../../../legal-content/EN/AUTO/?uri=OJ:L:2020:402:TOC)).’ | |

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| 2. | The texts of points 21aed (Commission Implementing Decision 2013/128/EU), 21aee (Commission Implementing Decision 2013/341/EU), 21aef (Commission Implementing Decision 2013/451/EU), 21aeg (Commission Implementing Decision 2013/529/EU), 21aeh (Commission Implementing Decision 2014/128/EU), 21aei (Commission Implementing Decision 2014/465/EU), 21aej (Commission Implementing Decision 2014/806/EU), 21aek (Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2015/158), 21ael (Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2015/206), 21aem (Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2015/279), 21aen (Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2015/295), 21aeo (Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2015/1132), 21aep (Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2015/2280), 21aeq (Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/160), 21aer (Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/265), 21aes (Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/362), 21aet (Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/587), 21aeu (Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/588), 21aev (Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/1721), 21aew (Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/1926), 21aex (Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2017/785), 21aeza (Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2017/1402), 21aezb (Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/2079), 21aeze (Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/314), 21aye (Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/1876), 21ayf (Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/313), 21azb (Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2020/1102) and 21azg (Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2020/1222) are deleted. |

Article 2

The text of Implementing Decision (EU) 2020/1806 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 July 2021, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made [(\*1)](#ntr*1-L_202400278EN.000101-E0031).

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 July 2021.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Rolf Einar FIFE

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ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2024/278/oj

ISSN 1977-0677 (electronic edition)

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