Considerations on COM(2025)311 - EU position concerning an amendment to Annex IV (Energy) to the EEA Agreement (EPBD)

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dossier COM(2025)311 - EU position concerning an amendment to Annex IV (Energy) to the EEA Agreement (EPBD).
document COM(2025)311 EN
date June 13, 2025
 
(1) The Agreement on the European Economic Area 5 ('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 efficiency 6  should be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(4) The conditions for a temporary and conditional exemption for Iceland from applying Directive 2010/31/EU on the energy performance of buildings 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 apply only until Directive (EU) 2024/1275 on the energy performance of buildings 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.