DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 230/2020

of 11 December 2020

amending Annex XX (Environment) to the EEA Agreement [2023/2032]

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 (EU) 2018/410 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 March 2018 amending Directive 2003/87/EC to enhance cost-effective emission reductions and low-carbon investments, and Decision (EU) 2015/1814 ( 1 ) was incorporated into the EEA Agreement by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 112/2020 of 14 July 2020.

(2) The figures for Iceland pursuant to Articles 9 and 9a(2) of Directive 2003/87/EC, as amended by Directive (EU) 2018/410, need to be amended.

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Point 21al (Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council) of Annex XX to the EEA Agreement shall be amended as follows:

In adaptation (i), the line concerning Iceland is replaced by the following:

‘Iceland: 1 774 646 tonnes of CO 2 equivalent.’

In adaptation (u):

(i) in PART A, the table concerning Iceland under the heading “1. EFTA States’ figures pursuant to Article 9” is replaced by the following table:

‘

Year	Amount of allowances
2013	22 685
2014	22 268
2015	21 852
2016	21 435
2017	21 019
2018	20 602
2019	20 186
2020	19 769

’

(ii) in PART A, the table concerning Iceland under the heading “3. EFTA States’ figures pursuant to Article 9a(2)” is replaced by the following table:

‘

Year	Amount of allowances
2013	1 682 010
2014	1 651 131
2015	1 620 252
2016	1 589 373
2017	1 558 494
2018	1 527 616
2019	1 496 737
2020	1 465 858

’

(iii) in PART B, the column concerning Iceland is replaced by the following column:

‘

CAP 2021-2030	Iceland
2021	1 432 642
2022	1 393 440
2023	1 354 238
2024	1 315 037
2025	1 275 835
2026	1 236 633
2027	1 197 432
2028	1 158 230
2029	1 119 029
2030	1 079 827

’

Article 2

This Decision shall enter into force on 12 December 2020, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made ( *1 ) , or on the day of the entry into force of Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 112/2020 of 14 July 2020 ( 2 ) , whichever is the later.

Article 3

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, 11 December 2020.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Sabine MONAUNI

( 1 ) OJ L 76, 19.3.2018, p. 3 .

( *1 ) No constitutional requirements indicated.

( 2 ) OJ L 172, 6.7.2023, p. 33 .