DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 58/2023

of 17 March 2023

amending Annex IX (Financial services) to the EEA Agreement [2023/2366]

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 Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/1683 of 28 September 2022 on the equivalence of the regulatory framework for central counterparties in Colombia to the requirements of Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( 1 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(2) Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/1684 of 28 September 2022 on the equivalence of the regulatory framework for central counterparties in Taiwan to Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards Futures Clearing Houses under the supervision of the Financial Supervisory Commission ( 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

The following points are inserted after point 31bcazf (Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/1108) of Annex IX to the EEA Agreement:

‘31bcazm.

32022 D 1683 : Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/1683 of 28 September 2022 on the equivalence of the regulatory framework for central counterparties in Colombia to the requirements of Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( OJ L 252, 30.9.2022, p. 78 ).

31bcazn.

32022 D 1684 : Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/1684 of 28 September 2022 on the equivalence of the regulatory framework for central counterparties in Taiwan to Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards Futures Clearing Houses under the supervision of the Financial Supervisory Commission ( OJ L 252, 30.9.2022, p. 82 ).’

Article 2

The texts of Implementing Decisions (EU) 2022/1683 and (EU) 2022/1684 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 18 March 2023, 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, 17 March 2023.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Nicolas VON LINGEN

( 1 ) OJ L 252, 30.9.2022, p. 78 .

( 2 ) OJ L 252, 30.9.2022, p. 82 .

( *1 ) [No constitutional requirements indicated.] [Constitutional requirements indicated.]

ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2023/2366/oj

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