DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 158/2023

of 13 June 2023

amending Annex IX (Financial services) to the EEA Agreement [2023/2555]

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) 2022/2360 of 3 August 2022 amending the regulatory technical standards laid down in Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/389 as regards the 90-day exemption for account access ( 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 16eb (Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/389) of Annex IX to the EEA Agreement:

‘, as amended by:

— 32022 R 2360 : Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/2360 of 3 August 2022 ( OJ L 312, 5.12.2022, p. 1 ).

The provisions of the Regulation shall, for the purposes of this Agreement, be read with the following adaptations:

(a) As regards the EFTA States, in the first paragraph of Article 2, the words “25 July 2023” shall read as follows: “7 months following the entry into force of Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 158/2023 of 13 June 2023”.

(b) The following sentences shall be inserted to the first paragraph of Article 2: “The EFTA States may, in their national legislation, provide for a shorter transitional period than is provided under this paragraph. The cut-off date may, however, not be prior to 25 July 2023.”.

(c) As regards the EFTA States, the second paragraph of Article 3 shall read as follows: “It shall apply within 7 months following the entry into force of Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 158/2023 of 13 June 2023.”.’

Article 2

The text of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/2360 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 14 June 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, 13 June 2023.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Nicolas VON LINGEN

( 1 ) OJ L 312, 5.12.2022, p. 1 .

( *1 ) No constitutional requirements indicated.

ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2023/2555/oj

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