DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 158/2020

of 23 October 2020

amending Annex IX (Financial services) to the EEA Agreement [2023/1733]

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 Regulation (EU) 2020/125 of 29 January 2020 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 945/2014 laying down implementing technical standards with regard to relevant appropriately diversified indices in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council  ( 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 14aq (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 945/2014) of Annex IX to the EEA Agreement:

‘, as amended by:

— 32020 R 0125 : Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/125 of 29 January 2020 ( OJ L 24, 30.1.2020, p. 1 ).’

Article 2

The text of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/125 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 24 October 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, 23 October 2020.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Sabine MONAUNI

( 1 )    OJ L 24, 30.1.2020, p. 1 .

( *1 )   No constitutional requirements indicated.