DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 15/2020

of 7 February 2020

amending Annex IX (Financial Services) to the EEA Agreement [2023/293]

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) 2019/1902 of 7 November 2019 laying down technical information for the calculation of technical provisions and basic own funds for reporting with reference dates from 30 September 2019 until 30 December 2019 in accordance with Directive 2009/138/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the taking-up and pursuit of the business of Insurance and Reinsurance  ( 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 point is inserted after point 1zi (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1285) of Annex IX to the EEA Agreement:

‘1zj.

32019 R 1902 : Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1902 of 7 November 2019 laying down technical information for the calculation of technical provisions and basic own funds for reporting with reference dates from 30 September 2019 until 30 December 2019 in accordance with Directive 2009/138/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the taking-up and pursuit of the business of Insurance and Reinsurance ( OJ L 293, 14.11.2019, p. 5 ).’

Article 2

The text of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1902 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 8 February 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, 7 February 2020.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Clara GANSLANDT

( 1 )    OJ L 293, 14.11.2019, p. 5 .

( *1 )   No constitutional requirements indicated.