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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 Areanote, and in particular Article 1(3) thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,Whereas:
(1)The Agreement on the European Economic Areanote (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 (Energy) to the EEA Agreement.
(3)Directive (EU) 2018/844 amending Directive 2010/31/EU on the energy performance of buildings and Directive 2012/27/EU on energy efficiencynote should be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.
(4)The conditions for a temporary and conditional exemption for Iceland from applying Directive 2010/31/EU of the European Parliament and of the Councilnote continue to be in place, due to Iceland’s relatively recent and uniform building stock. The exemption should be strictly limited in time and should only apply until Directive (EU) 2024/1275 of the European Parliament and of the Councilnote has been incorporated into the EEA Agreement.
(5)Annex IV (Energy) to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly.
(6)The position of the Union within the EEA Joint Committee should therefore be based on the attached draft decision,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
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