Attachment

THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, as amended by the Protocol adjusting the Agreement on the European Economic Area, hereinafter ‘the Agreement’, and in particular Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:

Annex IV to the Agreement was last amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No … of …^f1.

Directive 2009/28/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources and amending and subsequently repealing Directives 2001/77/EC and 2003/30/EC^f2 is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

Directive 2009/28/EC repeals Directive 2001/77/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council^f3, which is incorporated into the Agreement and is therefore to be repealed under the Agreement.

Norway’s fulfilment of the target for share of energy from renewable sources in gross final consumption of energy in 2020 must be seen in the context of the initial high share of renewable energy compared to the EU Member States, and the uncertainty associated with supply and demand embedded in the combination of a hydro-based energy production system and a cold climate,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: