DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 250/2022

of 23 September 2022

amending Annex IX (Financial services) to the EEA Agreement [2023/779]

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 Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/629 of 12 January 2022 amending the regulatory technical standards laid down in Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/583 as regards adjustment the liquidity thresholds and trade percentile used to determine the size specific to the instrument applicable to certain non-equity instruments  ( 1 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(2) Annex IX to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The following indent is added in point 31baz (Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/583) of Annex IX to the EEA Agreement:

‘—

32022 R 0629 : Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/629 of 12 January 2022 ( OJ L 115I , 13.4.2022, p. 1 ).’

Article 2

The text of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/629 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 24 September 2022, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made  ( * ) .

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, 23 September 2022.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Kristján Andri STEFÁNSSON

( 1 )    OJ L 115 I , 13.4.2022, p. 1 .

( * )   No constitutional requirements indicated.