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21.3.2013 Official
Journal
of
the
European
Union L
81/37
DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE
No 235/2012
of 31 December 2012
amending Annex XX (Environment) to the EEA Agreement
THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,
(2) the following indent is added in points 21alb (Commission
Decision 2010/2/EU) and 21alc (Commission Decision
Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic
2011/278/EU):
Area (‘the EEA Agreement’), and in particular Article 98 thereof,
‘— 32012 D 0498: Commission Decision 2012/498/EU of
Whereas:
17 August 2012 (OJ L 241, 7.9.2012, p. 52).’;
(1) Commission
Regulation
(EU)
No
601/2012
of
21
June
2012 on the monitoring and reporting of greenhouse gas
(3) the following point is inserted after point 21apf (Com
emissions pursuant to Directive 2003/87/EC of the
mission Regulation (EU No 600/2012):
European Parliament and of the Council
( 1 ), as
‘21apg. 32012 R 0601: Commission Regulation (EU) No
corrected by OJ L 347, 15.12.2012, p. 43, is to be
601/2012 of 21 June 2012 on the monitoring and
incorporated into the EEA Agreement.
reporting of greenhouse gas emissions pursuant to
Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament
(2) Commission
Regulation
(EU)
No
784/2012
of
30
August
2012 amending Regulation (EU) No 1031/2010 to list
and of the Council (OJ L 181, 12.7.2012, p. 30),
an auction platform to be appointed by Germany and
as corrected by OJ L 347, 15.11.2012, p. 43.’;
correcting Article 59(7) thereof ( 2 ) is to be incorporated
(4) the text of point 21am (Commission Decision
into the EEA Agreement.
2007/589/EC) is deleted with effect from 1 January 2013.
(3) Commission
Decision
2012/498/EU
of
17
August
2012
Article 2
amending Decisions 2010/2/EU and 2011/278/EU as
regards the sectors and subsectors which are deemed to
The texts of Regulations (EU) No 601/2012, as corrected by OJ
be exposed to a significant risk of carbon leakage ( 3 ) is to
L 347, 15.11.2012, p. 43, and (EU) No 784/2012 and Decision
be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.
2012/498/EU in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, to be
published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the
(4) Regulation
(EU)
No
601/2012,
as
corrected
by
OJ
L
347, European Union, shall be authentic.
15.11.2012, p. 43, repeals, with effect from 1 January
2013, Commission Decision 2007/589/EC ( 4 ), which is
Article 3
incorporated into the EEA Agreement and which is
This Decision shall enter into force on the day following the last
consequently to be repealed under the EEA Agreement
with effect from 1 January 2013.
notification under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement (*).

Article 4
(5) Annex
XX
to
the
EEA
Agreement
should
therefore
be
amended accordingly,
This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in
the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of the European
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Union.
Article 1
Annex XX to the EEA Agreement shall be amended as follows:
Done at Brussels, 31 December 2012.
(1) the following indent is added in point 21ala (Commission
Regulation (EU) No 1031/2010):
For the EEA Joint Committee
‘— 32012 R 0784: Commission Regulation (EU) No
784/2012 of 30 August 2012 (OJ L 234, 31.8.2012,
The President
p. 4).’;
Atle LEIKVOLL
( 1 ) OJ L 181, 12.7.2012, p. 30.
( 2 ) OJ L 234, 31.8.2012, p. 4.
( 3 ) OJ L 241, 7.9.2012, p. 52.
( 4 ) OJ L 229, 31.8.2007, p. 1. (*)
No
constitutional
requirements
indicated.

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