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6.10.2011 Official
Journal
of
the
European
Union L
262/59
DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE
No 87/2011
of 1 July 2011
amending Annex XX (Environment) to the EEA Agreement
THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,
‘21apb. 32011 D 0149: Commission Decision 2011/149/EU
of 7 March 2011 on historical aviation emissions
Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic
pursuant to Article 3c(4) of Directive 2003/87/EC
Area, as amended by the Protocol adjusting the Agreement
of the European Parliament and of the Council estab
on the European Economic Area, hereinafter referred to as
lishing a scheme for greenhouse gas emission
‘the Agreement’, and in particular Article 98 thereof,
allowance trading within the Community (OJ L 61,
8.3.2011, p. 42).
Whereas:
The provisions of the Decision shall, for the purposes
of this Agreement, be read with the following adap
(1) Annex
XX
to
the
Agreement
was
amended
by
Decision
tation:
of the EEA Joint Committee No 57/2011 of 20 May
2011 ( 1 ).
The following paragraphs shall be added in Article 1:
(2) Commission
Decision
2011/149/EU
of
7
March
2011
“The historical aviation emissions corresponding
on historical aviation emissions pursuant to
to the flights within and between the territories
Article 3c(4) of Directive 2003/87/EC of the European
of the EFTA States and the flights between the
Parliament and of the Council establishing a scheme for
EFTA States and third countries are set at
greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the
1 943 935 tonnes of CO
Community (

2 .

2 ) is to be incorporated into the Agreement,
The EEA-wide historical aviation emissions are set
(3) In
accordance
with
Annex
XX
to
the
Agreement,
under
at 221 420 279 tonnes of CO
point 21al (Directive 2003/87/EC of the European
2 .” ’.
Parliament and of the Council), adaptation bb, the
EFTA Surveillance Authority has provided the historical
Article 2
aviation emissions figures corresponding to flights within
The text of Decision 2011/149/EU in the Icelandic and
and between the territories of the EFTA States and flights
Norwegian languages, to be published in the EEA Supplement
between the EFTA States and third countries. These
to the Official Journal of the European Union, shall be authentic.
figures have been determined in cooperation with Euro
control by applying the same methodology that was used
Article 3
to calculate the EU-wide historical aviation emissions.
This Decision shall enter into force on 2 July 2011, provided
(4)
According to the same adaptation text, the EEA Joint
that all the notifications pursuant to Article 103(1) of the
Committee shall decide on the EEA-wide historical
Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee (*).
aviation emissions by adding the historical aviation
emissions from flights within and between the territories
Article 4
of the EFTA States and flights between the EFTA States
This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in
and third countries to the EU-wide historical aviation
the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of the European
emissions set out in Article 1 of Commission Decision
Union.
2011/149/EU,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Done at Brussels, 1 July 2011.
Article 1
For the EEA Joint Committee
The following point shall be inserted after point 21apa
(Commission Decision 2009/450/EC) of Annex XX to the
The President
Agreement:
Kurt JGER
( 1 ) OJ L 196, 28.7.2011, p. 39.
( 2 ) OJ L 61, 8.3.2011, p. 42. (*)
No
constitutional
requirements
indicated.

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