What is being decided?
The European Commission proposes that the Council set the EU position in the EEA Joint Committee to amend Annex IV (Energy) of the EEA Agreement by incorporating Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/703.
Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION on the position to be adopted, on behalf of the European Union, within the EEA Joint Committee concerning an amendment to Annex IV (Energy) to the EEA Agreement (Network code on interoperability and data exchange rules)
This proposal sets the EU position in the EEA Joint Committee on an amendment to the energy part of the EEA Agreement about network code rules for interoperability and data exchange.

The European Commission proposes that the Council set the EU position in the EEA Joint Committee to amend Annex IV (Energy) of the EEA Agreement by incorporating Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/703.
The directly affected parties are the EEA Agreement system, including the EU and the three EEA EFTA states: Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein.
The Commission says the proposal is made so the EU can take a position for incorporating an EU network code into the EEA Agreement.
It would apply within the EEA Agreement, specifically to Annex IV (Energy) in the EEA legal framework.
The file is a Commission proposal dated 27 July 2026, and the Council decision would take effect on the date it is adopted.
The Council would adopt an EU position for the EEA Joint Committee, which would then use that position to adopt the amendment to the EEA Agreement.