2025/2095

6.11.2025

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 177/2025

of 11 July 2025

amending Annex IV (Energy) to the EEA Agreement [2025/2095]

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) Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/599 of 8 April 2022 on the recognition of the Biomass Biofuels Sustainability voluntary scheme (2BSvs) for demonstrating compliance with the requirements set in Directive (EU) 2018/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council for biofuels, bioliquids, biomass fuels, renewable liquid and gaseous fuels of non-biological origin and recycled carbon fuels  ( 1 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(2) Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/600 of 8 April 2022 on the recognition of the ‘Bonsucro EU’ voluntary scheme for demonstrating compliance with the requirements set in Directive (EU) 2018/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council for biofuels, bioliquids, biomass fuels, renewable liquid and gaseous fuels of non-biological origin and recycled carbon fuels  ( 2 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(3) Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/601 of 8 April 2022 on the recognition of the ‘Better Biomass’ voluntary scheme for demonstrating compliance with the requirements set in Directive (EU) 2018/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council for biofuels, bioliquids, biomass fuels, renewable liquid and gaseous fuels of non-biological origin and recycled carbon fuels  ( 3 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(4) Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/602 of 8 April 2022 on the recognition of the ‘International Sustainability & Carbon Certification – ISCC EU’ voluntary scheme for demonstrating compliance with the requirements set in Directive (EU) 2018/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council for biofuels, bioliquids, biomass fuels, renewable liquid and gaseous fuels of non-biological origin and recycled carbon fuels  ( 4 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(5) Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/604 of 8 April 2022 on the recognition of the ‘Red Tractor Farm Assurance Crops and Sugar Beet Scheme’ voluntary scheme for demonstrating compliance with the requirements set in Directive (EU) 2018/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council for biofuels, bioliquids, biomass fuels, renewable liquid and gaseous fuels of non-biological origin and recycled carbon fuels  ( 5 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(6) Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/605 of 8 April 2022 on the recognition of the ‘REDcert-EU’ voluntary scheme for demonstrating compliance with the requirements set in Directive (EU) 2018/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council for biofuels, bioliquids, biomass fuels, renewable liquid and gaseous fuels of non-biological origin and recycled carbon fuels  ( 6 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(7) Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/606 of 8 April 2022 on the recognition of the “Round Table on Responsible Soy with EU RED Requirements (RTRS EU RED)” voluntary scheme for demonstrating compliance with the requirements set in Directive (EU) 2018/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council for biofuels, bioliquids, biomass fuels, renewable liquid and gaseous fuels of non-biological origin and recycled carbon fuels  ( 7 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(8) Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/607 of 8 April 2022 on the recognition of the ‘Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials (RSB) EU RED’ voluntary scheme for demonstrating compliance with the requirements set in Directive (EU) 2018/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council for biofuels, bioliquids, biomass fuels, renewable liquid and gaseous fuels of non-biological origin and recycled carbon fuels  ( 8 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(9) Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/608 of 8 April 2022 on the recognition of the ‘Scottish Quality Crops Farm Assurance Scheme (SQC)’ for demonstrating compliance with the requirements set in Directive (EU) 2018/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council for biofuels, bioliquids, biomass fuels, renewable liquid and gaseous fuels of non-biological origin and recycled carbon fuels  ( 9 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(10) Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/609 of 8 April 2022 on the recognition of the ‘SURE’ voluntary scheme for demonstrating compliance with the requirements set in Directive (EU) 2018/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council for biofuels, bioliquids, biomass fuels, renewable liquid and gaseous fuels of non-biological origin and recycled carbon fuels  ( 10 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(11) Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/610 of 8 April 2022 on the recognition of the ‘Trade Assurance Scheme for Combinable Crops (TASCC)’ for demonstrating compliance with the requirements set in Directive (EU) 2018/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council for biofuels, bioliquids, biomass fuels, renewable liquid and gaseous fuels of non-biological origin and recycled carbon fuels  ( 11 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(12) Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/611 of 8 April 2022 on the recognition of the ‘Universal Feed Assurance Scheme (UFAS)’ for demonstrating compliance with the requirements set in Directive (EU) 2018/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council for biofuels, bioliquids, biomass fuels, renewable liquid and gaseous fuels of non-biological origin and recycled carbon fuels  ( 12 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(13) Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/1656 of 26 September 2022 on recognition of the Austrian agricultural certification scheme (AACS) for demonstrating compliance with the requirements set in Directive (EU) 2018/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council for biofuels, bioliquids, biomass fuels, renewable liquid and gaseous fuels of non-biological origin and recycled carbon fuels  ( 13 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(14) Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/1657 of 26 September 2022 on the recognition of the Sustainable Biomass Program voluntary scheme for demonstrating compliance with the requirements of Directive (EU) 2018/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council for biofuels, bioliquids, biomass fuels, renewable liquid and gaseous fuels of non-biological origin and recycled carbon fuels  ( 14 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(15) Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/2461 of 14 December 2022 recognising the ‘KZR INiG’ scheme for demonstrating compliance with the requirements set out in Directive (EU) 2018/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards biofuels, bioliquids, biomass fuels, renewable liquid and gaseous fuels of non-biological origin and recycled carbon fuels and repealing Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/603  ( 15 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The following points are inserted after point 41c (Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2017/2379) of Annex IV to the EEA Agreement:

‘41d.

32022 D 0599 : Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/599 of 8 April 2022 on the recognition of the Biomass Biofuels Sustainability voluntary scheme (2BSvs) for demonstrating compliance with the requirements set in Directive (EU) 2018/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council for biofuels, bioliquids, biomass fuels, renewable liquid and gaseous fuels of non-biological origin and recycled carbon fuels ( OJ L 114, 12.4.2022, p. 173 ).

41e.

32022 D 0600 : Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/600 of 8 April 2022 on the recognition of the ‘Bonsucro EU’ voluntary scheme for demonstrating compliance with the requirements set in Directive (EU) 2018/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council for biofuels, bioliquids, biomass fuels, renewable liquid and gaseous fuels of non-biological origin and recycled carbon fuels ( OJ L 114, 12.4.2022, p. 176 ).

41f.

32022 D 0601 : Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/601 of 8 April 2022 on the recognition of the ‘Better Biomass’ voluntary scheme for demonstrating compliance with the requirements set in Directive (EU) 2018/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council for biofuels, bioliquids, biomass fuels, renewable liquid and gaseous fuels of non-biological origin and recycled carbon fuels ( OJ L 114, 12.4.2022, p. 179 ).

41g.

32022 D 0602 : Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/602 of 8 April 2022 on the recognition of the ‘International Sustainability & Carbon Certification – ISCC EU’ voluntary scheme for demonstrating compliance with the requirements set in Directive (EU) 2018/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council for biofuels, bioliquids, biomass fuels, renewable liquid and gaseous fuels of non-biological origin and recycled carbon fuels ( OJ L 114, 12.4.2022, p. 182 ).

41h.

32022 D 0604 : Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/604 of 8 April 2022 on the recognition of the ‘Red Tractor Farm Assurance Crops and Sugar Beet Scheme’ voluntary scheme for demonstrating compliance with the requirements set in Directive (EU) 2018/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council for biofuels, bioliquids, biomass fuels, renewable liquid and gaseous fuels of non-biological origin and recycled carbon fuels ( OJ L 114, 12.4.2022, p. 188 ).

41i.

32022 D 0605 : Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/605 of 8 April 2022 on the recognition of the ‘REDcert-EU’ voluntary scheme for demonstrating compliance with the requirements set in Directive (EU) 2018/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council for biofuels, bioliquids, biomass fuels, renewable liquid and gaseous fuels of non-biological origin and recycled carbon fuels ( OJ L 114, 12.4.2022, p. 191 ).

41j.

32022 D 0606 : Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/606 of 8 April 2022 on the recognition of the “Round Table on Responsible Soy with EU RED Requirements (RTRS EU RED)” voluntary scheme for demonstrating compliance with the requirements set in Directive (EU) 2018/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council for biofuels, bioliquids, biomass fuels, renewable liquid and gaseous fuels of non-biological origin and recycled carbon fuels ( OJ L 114, 12.4.2022, p. 194 ).

41k.

32022 D 0607 : Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/607 of 8 April 2022 on the recognition of the ‘Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials (RSB) EU RED’ voluntary scheme for demonstrating compliance with the requirements set in Directive (EU) 2018/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council for biofuels, bioliquids, biomass fuels, renewable liquid and gaseous fuels of non-biological origin and recycled carbon fuels ( OJ L 114, 12.4.2022, p. 197 ).

41l.

32022 D 0608 : Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/608 of 8 April 2022 on the recognition of the ‘Scottish Quality Crops Farm Assurance Scheme (SQC)’ for demonstrating compliance with the requirements set in Directive (EU) 2018/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council for biofuels, bioliquids, biomass fuels, renewable liquid and gaseous fuels of non-biological origin and recycled carbon fuels ( OJ L 114, 12.4.2022, p. 200 ).

41m.

32022 D 0609 : Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/609 of 8 April 2022 on the recognition of the ‘SURE’ voluntary scheme for demonstrating compliance with the requirements set in Directive (EU) 2018/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council for biofuels, bioliquids, biomass fuels, renewable liquid and gaseous fuels of non-biological origin and recycled carbon fuels ( OJ L 114, 12.4.2022, p. 203 ).

41n.

32022 D 0610 : Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/610 of 8 April 2022 on the recognition of the ‘Trade Assurance Scheme for Combinable Crops (TASCC)’ for demonstrating compliance with the requirements set in Directive (EU) 2018/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council for biofuels, bioliquids, biomass fuels, renewable liquid and gaseous fuels of non-biological origin and recycled carbon fuels ( OJ L 114, 12.4.2022, p. 206 ).

41o.

32022 D 0611 : Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/611 of 8 April 2022 on the recognition of the ‘Universal Feed Assurance Scheme (UFAS)’ for demonstrating compliance with the requirements set in Directive (EU) 2018/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council for biofuels, bioliquids, biomass fuels, renewable liquid and gaseous fuels of non-biological origin and recycled carbon fuels ( OJ L 114, 12.4.2022, p. 209 ).

41p.

32022 D 1656 : Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/1656 of 26 September 2022 on recognition of the Austrian agricultural certification scheme (AACS) for demonstrating compliance with the requirements set in Directive (EU) 2018/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council for biofuels, bioliquids, biomass fuels, renewable liquid and gaseous fuels of non-biological origin and recycled carbon fuels ( OJ L 249, 27.9.2022, p. 50 ).

41q.

32022 D 1657 : Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/1657 of 26 September 2022 on the recognition of the Sustainable Biomass Program voluntary scheme for demonstrating compliance with the requirements of Directive (EU) 2018/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council for biofuels, bioliquids, biomass fuels, renewable liquid and gaseous fuels of non-biological origin and recycled carbon fuels ( OJ L 249, 27.9.2022, p. 53 ).

41r.

32022 D 2461 : Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/2461 of 14 December 2022 recognising the ‘KZR INiG’ scheme for demonstrating compliance with the requirements set out in Directive (EU) 2018/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards biofuels, bioliquids, biomass fuels, renewable liquid and gaseous fuels of non-biological origin and recycled carbon fuels and repealing Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/603 ( OJ L 321, 15.12.2022, p. 38 ).’

Article 2

The texts of Implementing Decisions (EU) 2022/599, (EU) 2022/600, (EU) 2022/601, (EU) 2022/602, (EU) 2022/604, (EU) 2022/605, (EU) 2022/606, (EU) 2022/607, (EU) 2022/608, (EU) 2022/609, (EU) 2022/610, (EU) 2022/611, (EU) 2022/1656, (EU) 2022/1657 and (EU) 2022/2461 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 12 July 2025, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made  ( *1 ) , or on the day of the entry into force of Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 176/2025 of 11 July 2025  ( 16 ) , whichever is the later.

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 .

Done at Brussels, 11 July 2025.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Kristján Andri STEFÁNSSON

( 1 )    OJ L 114, 12.4.2022, p. 173 .

( 2 )    OJ L 114, 12.4.2022, p. 176 .

( 3 )    OJ L 114, 12.4.2022, p. 179 .

( 4 )    OJ L 114, 12.4.2022, p. 182 .

( 5 )    OJ L 114, 12.4.2022, p. 188 .

( 6 )    OJ L 114, 12.4.2022, p. 191 .

( 7 )    OJ L 114, 12.4.2022, p. 194 .

( 8 )    OJ L 114, 12.4.2022, p. 197 .

( 9 )    OJ L 114, 12.4.2022, p. 200 .

( 10 )    OJ L 114, 12.4.2022, p. 203 .

( 11 )    OJ L 114, 12.4.2022, p. 206 .

( 12 )    OJ L 114, 12.4.2022, p. 209 .

( 13 )    OJ L 249, 27.9.2022, p. 50 .

( 14 )    OJ L 249, 27.9.2022, p. 53 .

( 15 )    OJ L 321, 15.12.2022, p. 38 .

( *1 )   No constitutional requirements indicated.

( 16 )    OJ L, 2025/2096, 6.11.2025, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2025/2096/oj .

ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2025/2095/oj

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