2012/451/EU: Council Decision of 24 July 2012 on the position to be taken by the European Union in the EEA Joint Committee concerning an amendment to Annex XX (Environment) to the EEA Agreement

The position to be taken by the European Union in the EEA Joint Committee on the proposed amendment to Annex XX (Environment) to the EEA Agreement shall be based on the draft Decision of the EEA Joint Committee attached to this Decision.

This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.

"5 In respect of the EFTA States, the figures to be taken into account for the adjustment of the EEA-wide quantity of allowances to be issued from 2013 onwards pursuant to this Article are set out in Part A of the Appendix.

6 The Commission shall calculate and adjust the annual EEA-wide quantity of allowances to be issued from 2013 onwards in accordance with Article 9 and this Article in order to include the EFTA States' figures as set out in Part A of the Appendix. The Commission shall publish the adjusted EEA-wide quantities of allowances for 2013 and onwards.".

"13 The EFTA States shall submit any requests pursuant to Article 16(5) and (10) to the EFTA Surveillance Authority, which shall promptly pass them on to the Commission.".

"4 The issue, transfer and cancellation of allowances concerning the EFTA States, their operators and the aircraft operators administered by them shall be registered in the independent transaction log referred to in paragraph 1. The Central Administrator shall be competent to perform the tasks referred to in paragraphs 1 to 3 when the EFTA States, their operators or the aircraft operators administered by them are concerned.".

"3 Allowances of the Community system include allowances issued or traded by the EFTA States or their operators under the Community system. Upon conclusion by the Community of an agreement referred to in this Article, no distinction shall be made between such allowances. The Commission shall keep the EFTA States informed at an early stage regarding the negotiation and conclusion of agreements or non-binding arrangements according to this Article.".

The texts of Regulations (EU) No 1031/2010, (EU) No 550/2011 and (EU) No 1210/2011, Directive 2009/29/EC and Decisions 2010/2/EU, 2010/345/EU, 2010/670/EU, 2011/278/EU, 2011/540/EU and 2011/745/EU in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, to be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union, shall be authentic.

This Decision shall enter into force on … or the day following the last notification to the EEA Joint Committee under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement, whichever is the latest .

This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of the European Union.