DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 63/2020

of 30 April 2020

amending Annex IX (Financial Services) to the EEA Agreement [2023/488]

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) Directive (EU) 2018/843 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2018 amending Directive (EU) 2015/849 on the prevention of the use of the financial system for the purposes of money laundering or terrorist financing, and amending Directives 2009/138/EC and 2013/36/EU ( 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

Annex IX to the EEA Agreement shall be amended as follows:

The following indent is added in points 1 (Directive 2009/138/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council) and 14 (Directive 2013/36/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council):

‘—

32018 L 0843 : Directive (EU) 2018/843 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2018 ( OJ L 156, 19.6.2018, p. 43 ).’

The following is added in point 23b (Directive (EU) 2015/849 of the European Parliament and of the Council):

‘, as amended by:

— 32018 L 0843 : Directive (EU) 2018/843 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2018 ( OJ L 156, 19.6.2018, p. 43 ).’

In point 23b (Directive (EU) 2015/849 of the European Parliament and of the Council), the following adaptation is inserted after adaptation (a):

‘(b)

In paragraph 1 of Article 67, as regards the EFTA States, the words “by 10 September 2020” shall read “within nine months of the date of entry into force of Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 63/2020 of 30 April 2020”.’

Article 2

The text of Directive (EU) 2018/843 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 1 May 2020, 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, 30 April 2020.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Clara GANSLANDT

( 1 ) OJ L 156, 19.6.2018, p. 43 .

( * ) Constitutional requirements indicated.

Declaration of the EFTA States

to Decision No 63/2020 incorporating Directive (EU) 2018/843 into the EEA Agreement

Directive (EU) 2018/843 contains provisions with references to acts adopted under Title V TFEU. It is recalled that the incorporation of acts with such provisions into the EEA Agreement is without prejudice to the understanding that EU legislation adopted pursuant to Title V TFEU falls outside the scope of the EEA Agreement.