28.9.2023   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 240/100


DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 228/2020

of 11 December 2020

amending Annex XX (Environment) to the EEA Agreement [2023/2030]

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)

Commission Decision (EU) 2020/503 of 3 April 2020 amending Decision 2014/312/EU in order to extend the derogation for zinc oxide to allow its use as a preservative stabilizer to cover ‘in-can preservation’ and preservation of ‘tinting pastes’ (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(2)

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The following indent is added in point 2v (Commission Decision 2014/312/EU) of Annex XX to the EEA Agreement:

‘—

32020 D 0503: Commission Decision (EU) 2020/503 of 3 April 2020 (OJ L 109, 7.4.2020, p. 14).’

Article 2

The text of Decision (EU) 2020/503 in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, to be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union, shall be authentic.

Article 3

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).

Article 4

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 109, 7.4.2020, p. 14.

(*1)  No constitutional requirements indicated.