Attachment
United Kingdom
DRAFT
DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE
No …/2015
of …
amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) and 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)
Directive 2009/30/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 amending Directive 98/70/EC as regards the specification of petrol, diesel and gas-oil and introducing a mechanism to monitor and reduce greenhouse gas emissions and amending Council Directive 1999/32/EC as regards the specification of fuel used by inland waterway vessels and repealing Directive 93/12/EECf1 is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.
(2)
Directive 2009/30/EC repeals Council Directive 93/12/EECf2, which is incorporated into the EEA Agreement, and which is consequently to be repealed under the EEA Agreement.
(3)
Annexes II and XX to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Done at Brussels,
For the EEA Joint Committee
The President
The Secretaries
to the EEA Joint Committee