DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 41/2020

of 20 March 2020

amending Annex IX (Financial Services) to the EEA Agreement [2023/355]

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) 2019/981 of 8 March 2019 amending Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/35 supplementing Directive 2009/138/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the taking-up and pursuit of the business of Insurance and Reinsurance (Solvency II)  ( 1 ) , as corrected by OJ L 168, 25.6.2019, p. 16 , 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 1b (Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/35) of Annex IX to the EEA Agreement:

‘—

32019 R 0981 : Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/981 of 8 March 2019 ( OJ L 161, 18.6.2019, p. 1 ), as corrected by OJ L 168, 25.6.2019, p. 16 .’

Article 2

The text of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/981, as corrected by OJ L 168, 25.6.2019, p. 16 , 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 21 March 2020, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made  ( *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 .

Done at Brussels, 20 March 2020.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Clara GANSLANDT

( 1 )    OJ L 161, 18.6.2019, p. 1 .

( *1 )   No constitutional requirements indicated.