DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 283/2022

of 28 October 2022

amending Annex IX (Financial services) to the EEA Agreement [2023/879]

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) 2021/1833 of 14 July 2021 supplementing Directive 2014/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council by specifying the criteria for establishing when an activity is to be considered to be ancillary to the main business at group level  ( 1 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(2) Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/1833 repeals Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/592  ( 2 ) , which is incorporated into the EEA Agreement and which is consequently to be repealed under the EEA Agreement.

(3) Annex IX to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The text of point 31bazi (Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/592) of Annex IX to the EEA Agreement is replaced by the following:

‘ 32021 R 1833 : Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/1833 of 14 July 2021 supplementing Directive 2014/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council by specifying the criteria for establishing when an activity is to be considered to be ancillary to the main business at group level ( OJ L 372, 20.10.2021, p. 1 ).’

Article 2

The text of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/1833 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 29 October 2022, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made  ( * ) .

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, 28 October 2022.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Kristján Andri STEFÁNSSON

( 1 )    OJ L 372, 20.10.2021, p. 1 .

( 2 )    OJ L 87, 31.3.2017, p. 492 .

( * )   No constitutional requirements indicated.