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Council Decision (EU) 2022/443 of 3 March 2022 on the position to be adopted, on behalf of the European Union, within the EEA Joint Committee, concerning the amendment to Annex IV (Energy) to the EEA Agreement (Directive on the Energy Performance of Buildings)| Legal instrument | Decision |
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| Number legal act | Decision 2022/443 |
| Original proposal | COM(2022)33  |
| CELEX number i | 32022D0443 |
18.3.2022 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
L 90/118 |
COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2022/443
of 3 March 2022
on the position to be adopted, on behalf of the European Union, within the EEA Joint Committee, concerning the amendment to Annex IV (Energy) to the EEA Agreement (Directive on the Energy Performance of Buildings)
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 194(2), in conjunction with 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 IV to the EEA Agreement, which contains provisions on energy. |
(3) |
Directive 2010/31/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council (3) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement. |
(4) |
Annex IV (Energy) to the EEA Agreement should be amended accordingly. |
(5) |
The position of the Union in the EEA Joint Committee should therefore be based on the attached draft Decision, |
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The position to be adopted, on behalf of the Union, within the EEA Joint Committee on the proposed amendment to Annex IV (Energy) to the EEA Agreement shall be based on the draft decision of the EEA Joint Committee attached to this Decision.
Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.
Done at Brussels, 3 March 2022.
For the Council
The President
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G.DARMANIN
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Directive 2010/31/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 May 2010 on the energy performance of buildings (OJ L 153, 18.6.2010, p. 13).
DRAFT DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No …
of …
amending Annex IV (Energy) to the EEA Agreement
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) |
Directive 2010/31/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 May 2010 on the energy performance of buildings (1) (‘the EPBD’) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement. |
(2) |
Due to the specificities of Iceland’s relatively recent and uniform building stock, a temporary and conditional exemption from applying Directive 2010/31/EU on the energy performance of buildings is agreed. That exemption should apply to Directive 2010/31/EU as in force before the amendment by Directive (EU) 2018/844 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2018. The exemption should be strictly limited in time and should apply only until an agreement is reached concerning the incorporation of Directive 2010/31/EU as amended by Directive (EU) 2018/844 into the EEA Agreement. |
(3) |
In line with the very small size of the building stock in Liechtenstein and its climatic and building typology, Liechtenstein is exempted from the obligation under Article 5 of the EPBD to carry out its own calculations for the establishment of cost-optimal levels of minimum energy performance requirements for buildings. |
(4) |
Pursuant to the conditions of adaptation (c), Norway and Liechtenstein may stipulate regulations on minimum energy performance requirements using a different system boundary than primary energy use which is the one required... |
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