Council Decision (EU) 2015/1789 of 1 October 2015 on the position to be adopted, on behalf of the European Union, within the EEA Joint Committee concerning amendments to Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) and Annex XX (Environment) to the EEA Agreement (Fuel Quality Directive)

The position to be adopted, on behalf of the Union, within the EEA Joint Committee on the proposed amendments to Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) and 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 date of its adoption.

Chapter XVII of Annex II to the EEA Agreement shall be amended as follows: 1. The following indent is added in point 6a (Directive 98/70/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council): ‘— 32009 L 0030: Directive 2009/30/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 (OJ L 140, 5.6.2009, p. 88).’ 2. The following text is added in point 6a (Directive 98/70/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council): ‘(c) In Article 2(5), the word “Iceland” shall be added after the word “Finland” and the word “Norway” shall be added after the word “Lithuania”. (d) In Article 3(4), the following subparagraph shall be added after the first subparagraph: “Iceland may permit the placing on the market, during the summer period, of petrol containing ethanol or methanol with maximum vapour pressure of 70 kPa, on condition that the ethanol used is a biofuel or that the greenhouse gas emission saving from the use of methanol fulfils the criteria specified in Article 7b(2).” (e) Articles 7a to 7e shall not apply to Liechtenstein. (f) Article 7b(6) shall not apply to the EFTA States.’ 3. The text of point 6 (Council Directive 93/12/EEC) is deleted.

The following indent is added in point 21ad (Council Directive 1999/32/EC) of Annex XX to the EEA Agreement: ‘— 32009 L 0030: Directive 2009/30/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 (OJ L 140, 5.6.2009, p. 88).’

The texts of Directive 2009/30/EC 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 …, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made .

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