DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 217/2021

of 9 July 2021

amending Annex IX (Financial services) to the EEA Agreement [2024/276]

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) 2021/529 of 18 December 2020 establishing regulatory technical standards amending Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/583 as regards adjustment of liquidity thresholds and trade percentiles 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 is added in point 31baz (Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/583) of Annex IX to the EEA Agreement:

‘, as amended by:

— 32021 R 0529 : Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/529 of 18 December 2020 ( OJ L 106, 26.3.2021, p. 47 ).’

Article 2

The text of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/529 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 10 July 2021, 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, 9 July 2021.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Rolf Einar FIFE

( 1 ) OJ L 106, 26.3.2021, p. 47 .

( *1 ) No constitutional requirements indicated.

ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2024/276/oj

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