Council Decision (EU) 2017/710
of 3 April 2017
on the position to be adopted, on behalf of the European Union, within the EEA Joint Committee concerning an amendment to Annex XX (Environment) to the EEA Agreement (CO2 Emissions)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 192(1) and Article 218(9) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2894/94 of 28 November 1994 concerning arrangements for implementing the Agreement on the European Economic Area(1), and in particular Article 1(3) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
Whereas:
(1) The Agreement on the European Economic Area(2) (‘the EEA Agreement’) entered into force on 1 January 1994.
(2) Pursuant to Article 98 of the EEA Agreement, the EEA Joint Committee may decide to amend, inter alia, Annex XX (Environment) to the EEA Agreement.
(3) Regulation (EC) No 443/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council(3) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.
(4) Commission Regulation (EU) No 1014/2010(4) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.
(5) Commission Regulation (EU) No 63/2011(5) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.
(6) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 725/2011(6) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.
(7) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 429/2012(7) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.
(8) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 396/2013(8) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.
(9) Commission Regulation (EU) No 397/2013(9) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.
(10) Regulation (EU) No 333/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council(10) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.
(11) Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/6(11) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.
(12) Regulation (EC) No 443/2009 repeals Decision No 1753/2000/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council(12), which is incorporated into the EEA Agreement and is consequently to be repealed under the EEA Agreement.
(13) Annex XX (Environment) to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly.
(14) The position of the Union within the EEA Joint Committee should therefore be based on the attached draft decision,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Regulation (EC) No 443/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 setting emission performance standards for new passenger cars as part of the Community's integrated approach to reduce CO2 emissions from light-duty vehicles (OJ L 140, 5.6.2009, p. 1).
Commission Regulation (EU) No 1014/2010 of 10 November 2010 on monitoring and reporting of data on the registration of new passenger cars pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 443/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 293, 11.11.2010, p. 15).
Commission Regulation (EU) No 63/2011 of 26 January 2011 laying down detailed provisions for the application for a derogation from the specific CO2 emission targets pursuant to Article 11 of Regulation (EC) No 443/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 23, 27.1.2011, p. 16).
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 725/2011 of 25 July 2011 establishing a procedure for the approval and certification of innovative technologies for reducing CO2 emissions from passenger cars pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 443/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 194, 26.7.2011, p. 19).
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 429/2012 of 22 May 2012 amending Regulation (EU) No 1014/2010 for the purpose of providing a common format for the notification of errors by manufacturers of passenger cars (OJ L 132, 23.5.2012, p. 11).
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 396/2013 of 30 April 2013 amending Regulation (EU) No 1014/2010 as regards certain requirements for the monitoring of CO2 emissions from new passenger cars (OJ L 120, 1.5.2013, p. 1).
Commission Regulation (EU) No 397/2013 of 30 April 2013 amending Regulation (EC) No 443/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the monitoring of CO2 emissions from new passenger cars (OJ L 120, 1.5.2013, p. 4).
Regulation (EU) No 333/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2014 amending Regulation (EC) No 443/2009 to define the modalities for reaching the 2020 target to reduce CO2 emissions from new passenger cars (OJ L 103, 5.4.2014, p. 15).
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/6 of 31 October 2014 amending Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 443/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council in order to take into account the evolution of the mass of new passenger cars registered in 2011, 2012 and 2013 (OJ L 3, 7.1.2015, p. 1).
Decision No 1753/2000/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 June 2000 establishing a scheme to monitor the average specific emissions of CO2 from new passenger cars (OJ L 202, 10.8.2000, p. 1).