Considerations on COM(2017)110 - EU position concerning an amendment to Annex IV (Energy) to the EEA Agreement (Third Energy Package)

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dossier COM(2017)110 - EU position concerning an amendment to Annex IV (Energy) to the EEA Agreement (Third Energy Package).
document COM(2017)110 EN
date April 25, 2017
 
table>(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 (Energy) to the EEA Agreement.

(3)Regulation (EC) No 713/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council (3) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(4)Regulation (EC) No 714/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council (4) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(5)Regulation (EC) No 715/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council (5) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(6)Commission Regulation (EU) No 543/2013 (6) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(7)Directive 2009/72/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (7) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(8)Directive 2009/73/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (8) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(9)Commission Decision 2010/685/EU (9) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(10)Commission Decision 2012/490/EU (10) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(11)Regulation (EC) No 714/2009 repeals Regulation (EC) No 1228/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council (11) which is incorporated into the Agreement and which is consequently to be repealed under the EEA Agreement.

(12)Regulation (EC) No 715/2009 repeals Regulation (EC) No 1775/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council (12) which is incorporated into the Agreement and which is consequently to be repealed under the EEA Agreement.

(13)Directive 2009/72/EC repeals Directive 2003/54/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (13) which is incorporated into the EEA Agreement and which is consequently to be repealed under the EEA Agreement.

(14)Directive 2009/73/EC repeals Directive 2003/55/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (14) which is incorporated into the EEA Agreement and which is consequently to be repealed under the EEA Agreement.

(15)Commission Decision 2011/280/EU (15) repeals Commission Decision 2003/796/EC (16) which is incorporated into the EEA Agreement and which is consequently to be repealed under the EEA Agreement.

(16)Annex IV (Energy) to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly.

(17)The position of the Union within the EEA Joint Committee should therefore be based on the attached draft decision,