DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 53/2021

of 5 February 2021

amending Annex IX (Financial services) to the EEA Agreement [2024/61]

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) Regulation (EU) 2019/1156 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 on facilitating cross-border distribution of collective investment undertakings and amending Regulations (EU) No 345/2013, (EU) No 346/2013 and (EU) No 1286/2014 ( 1 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(2) Directive (EU) 2019/1160 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 amending Directives 2009/65/EC and 2011/61/EU with regard to cross-border distribution of collective investment undertakings ( 2 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(3) 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 30 (Directive 2009/65/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council) and 31bb (Directive 2011/61/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council):

‘—

32019 L 1160 : Directive (EU) 2019/1160 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 ( OJ L 188, 12.7.2019, p. 106 ).’

The following indent is added in points 31bd (Regulation (EU) No 345/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council), 31be (Regulation (EU) No 346/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council) and 31bg (Regulation (EU) No 1286/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council):

‘—

32019 R 1156 : Regulation (EU) 2019/1156 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 ( OJ L 188, 12.7.2019, p. 55 ).’

In point 31bg (Regulation (EU) No 1286/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council), adaptation (f) is deleted.

The following is inserted after point 31bgca (Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/480):

‘31bi.

32019 R 1156 : Regulation (EU) 2019/1156 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 on facilitating cross-border distribution of collective investment undertakings and amending Regulations (EU) No 345/2013, (EU) No 346/2013 and (EU) No 1286/2014 ( OJ L 188, 12.7.2019, p. 55 ).

The provisions of the Regulation shall, for the purposes of this Agreement, be read with the following adaptations:

(a) In Article 8, as regards the EFTA States, the words “By 31 March 2021 and every second year thereafter” shall read “Within 18 months of the entry into force of Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 53/2021 of 5 February 2021 and by 31 March of every odd year thereafter”.

(b) In Article 10, as regards the EFTA States, the words “By 2 February 2020” shall read “Within 6 months of the entry into force of Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 53/2021 of 5 February 2021”.’

Article 2

The texts of Regulation (EU) 2019/1156 and Directive (EU) 2019/1160 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 6 February 2021, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made ( *1 ) , or on the day of the entry into force of Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 64/2018 of 23 March 2018 ( 3 ) , or on the day of the entry into force of Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 67/2020 of 30 April 2020 ( 4 ) , whichever is the later.

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, 5 February 2021.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Clara GANSLANDT

( 1 ) OJ L 188, 12.7.2019, p. 55 .

( 2 ) OJ L 188, 12.7.2019, p. 106 .

( *1 ) Constitutional requirements indicated.

( 3 ) OJ L 26, 30.1.2020, p. 60 .

( 4 ) OJ L 72, 9.3.2023, p. 39 .

ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2024/61/oj

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