DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 324/2023

of 8 December 2023

amending Annex IX (Financial services) to the EEA Agreement [2024/1425]

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) 2023/2222 of 14 July 2023 extending the transitional period laid down for third-country benchmarks in Article 51(5) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1011 of the European Parliament and 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 point is inserted after point 31lzb (Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/1848) of Annex IX to the EEA Agreement:

‘31lze.

32023 R 2222 : Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/2222 of 14 July 2023 extending the transitional period laid down for third-country benchmarks in Article 51(5) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1011 of the European Parliament and the Council ( OJ L, 2023/2222, 23.10.2023 ).’

Article 2

The text of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/2222 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 9 December 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, 8 December 2023.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Pascal SCHAFHAUSER

( 1 ) OJ L, 2023/2222, 23.10.2023 .

( *1 ) No constitutional requirements indicated.

ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2024/1425/oj

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