DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 55/2023

of 17 March 2023

amending Annex IX (Financial services) to the EEA Agreement [2023/2372]

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) 2022/2580 of 17 June 2022 supplementing Directive 2013/36/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to regulatory technical standards specifying the information to be provided in the application for the authorisation as a credit institution, and specifying the obstacles which may prevent the effective exercise of supervisory functions of competent authorities ( 1 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(2) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/2581 of 20 June 2022 laying down implementing technical standards for the application of Directive 2013/36/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to provision of information in applications for authorisation of a credit institution ( 2 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(3) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/2453 of 30 November 2022 amending the implementing technical standards laid down in Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/637 as regards the disclosure of environmental, social and governance risks ( 3 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(4) 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 point 14ag (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/637):

‘—

32022 R 2453 : Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/2453 of 30 November 2022 ( OJ L 324, 19.12.2022, p. 1 ).’

The following points are inserted after point 14q (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/461):

‘14r.

32022 R 2580 : Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/2580 of 17 June 2022 supplementing Directive 2013/36/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to regulatory technical standards specifying the information to be provided in the application for the authorisation as a credit institution, and specifying the obstacles which may prevent the effective exercise of supervisory functions of competent authorities ( OJ L 335, 29.12.2022, p. 64 ).

14s.

32022 R 2581 : Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/2581 of 20 June 2022 laying down implementing technical standards for the application of Directive 2013/36/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to provision of information in applications for authorisation of a credit institution ( OJ L 335, 29.12.2022, p. 86 ).’

Article 2

The texts of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/2580 and Implementing Regulations (EU) 2022/2581 and (EU) 2022/2453 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 335, 29.12.2022, p. 64 .

( 2 ) OJ L 335, 29.12.2022, p. 86 .

( 3 ) OJ L 324, 19.12.2022, p. 1 .

( *1 ) No constitutional requirements indicated.

ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2023/2372/oj

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