DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 160/2020

of 23 October 2020

amending Annex IX (Financial services) to the EEA Agreement [2023/1735]

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) 2017/2294 of 28 August 2017 amending Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/565 as regards the specification of the definition of systematic internalisers for the purposes of Directive 2014/65/EU ( 1 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(2) Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/442 of 12 December 2018 amending and correcting Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/587 to specify the requirement for prices to reflect prevailing market conditions and to update and correct certain provisions ( 2 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(3) Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/443 of 13 February 2019 amending Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/588 as regards the possibility to adjust the average daily number of transactions for a share where the trading venue with the highest turnover of that share is located outside the Union ( 3 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(4) Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/1000 of 14 March 2019 amending Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/1799 as regards the exemption of the People's Bank of China from the pre- and post-trade transparency requirements in Regulation (EU) No 600/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( 4 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(5) Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/1011 of 13 December 2018 amending Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/565 as regards certain registration conditions to promote the use of SME growth markets for the purposes of Directive 2014/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council ( 5 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(6) Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/541 of 1 April 2019 on the equivalence of the legal and supervisory framework applicable to approved exchanges and recognised market operators in Singapore in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 600/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( 6 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(7) 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 is added in point 31bah (Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/565):

‘, as amended by:

— 32017 R 2294: Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/2294 of 28 August 2017 ( OJ L 329, 13.12.2017, p. 4 ),

— 32019 R 1011: Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/1011 of 13 December 2018 ( OJ L 165, 21.6.2019, p. 1 ).’

The following is added in point 31bazd (Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/587):

‘, as amended by:

— 32019 R 0442: Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/442 of 12 December 2018 ( OJ L 77, 20.3.2019, p. 56 ).’

The following is added in point 31baze (Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/588):

‘, as amended by:

— 32019 R 0443: Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/443 of 13 February 2019 ( OJ L 77, 20.3.2019, p. 59 ).’

The following indent is added in point 31bazt (Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/1799):

‘—

32019 R 1000: Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/1000 of 14 March 2019 ( OJ L 163, 20.6.2019, p. 56 ).’

The following point is inserted after point 31bazzg (Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2017/2441):

‘31bazzh.

32019 D 0541: Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/541 of 1 April 2019 on the equivalence of the legal and supervisory framework applicable to approved exchanges and recognised market operators in Singapore in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 600/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( OJ L 93, 2.4.2019, p. 18 ).’

Article 2

The texts of Delegated Regulations (EU) 2017/2294, (EU) 2019/442, (EU) 2019/443, (EU) 2019/1000, (EU) 2019/1011 and Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/541 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 329, 13.12.2017, p. 4 .

( 2 ) OJ L 77, 20.3.2019, p. 56 .

( 3 ) OJ L 77, 20.3.2019, p. 59 .

( 4 ) OJ L 163, 20.6.2019, p. 56 .

( 5 ) OJ L 165, 21.6.2019, p. 1 .

( 6 ) OJ L 93, 2.4.2019, p. 18 .

( *1 ) No constitutional requirements indicated.