Article 1
The position to be taken by the Union in the EEA Joint Committee concerning an 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.
2011/886/EU: Council Decision of 12 December 2011 on the position to be taken by the European Union in the EEA Joint Committee concerning an amendment to Annex IV (Energy) to the EEA Agreement
2011/886/EU: Council Decision of 12 December 2011 on the position to be taken by the European Union in the EEA Joint Committee concerning an amendment to Annex IV (Energy) to the EEA Agreement
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Article 1
Annex IV to the Agreement shall be amended as follows: (1) the text of point 19 (Directive 2001/77/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council) shall be deleted with effect from 1 January 2012; (2) the following shall be inserted after point 40 (Commission Regulation (EU) No 774/2010): ‘41. 32009 L 0028 : Directive 2009/28/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources and amending and subsequently repealing Directives 2001/77/EC and 2003/30/EC ( OJ L 140, 5.6.2009, p. 16 ). The provisions of the Directive shall, for the purposes of this Agreement, be read with the following adaptations: (a) The Directive shall not apply to Liechtenstein. (b) The second sentence of Article 3(1) shall not apply to the EFTA States. (c) The following shall be added in Article 4(2): “Norway and Iceland shall notify their national renewable energy action plans to the EFTA Surveillance Authority no later than 6 months after the entry into force of Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No …, incorporating Directive 2009/28/EC.” (d) The following shall be added in Article 22(1): “Norway and Iceland shall submit a report on progress in the promotion and use of energy from renewable sources by 31 December 2013, and every 2 years thereafter. The fifth report, to be submitted by 31 December 2021, shall be the last report required.” (e) The following shall be added in point A of Annex I: Share of energy from renewable sources in gross final consumption of energy, 2005 (S 2005 ) Target for share of energy from renewable sources in gross final consumption of energy, 2020 (S 2020 ) “Iceland 55,0 % 64 % Norway 58,2 % 67,5 %” ’
Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.
Article 2
The text of Directive 2009/28/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.
Article 3
This Decision shall enter into force on …, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee ( *1 ) .
Article 4
This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of the European Union .
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