DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 131/2024

of 12 June 2024

amending Annex IX (Financial services) to the EEA Agreement [2024/2448]

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) 2021/473 of 18 December 2020 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1238 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to regulatory technical standards specifying the requirements on information documents, on the costs and fees included in the cost cap and on risk-mitigation techniques for the pan-European Personal Pension Product ( 1 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(2) Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/895 of 24 February 2021 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1238 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to product intervention ( 2 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(3) Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/896 of 24 February 2021 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1238 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to additional information for the purposes of the convergence of supervisory reporting ( 3 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(4) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/897 of 4 March 2021 laying down implementing technical standards for the application of Regulation (EU) 2019/1238 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to the format of supervisory reporting to the competent authorities and the cooperation and exchange of information between competent authorities and with the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority ( 4 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The following is inserted after point 31da (Regulation (EU) 2019/1238 of the European Parliament and of the Council) of Annex IX to the EEA Agreement:

‘31daa.

32021 R 0473 : Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/473 of 18 December 2020 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1238 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to regulatory technical standards specifying the requirements on information documents, on the costs and fees included in the cost cap and on risk-mitigation techniques for the pan-European Personal Pension Product ( OJ L 99, 22.3.2021, p. 1 ).

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

For Liechtenstein, with regard to the calculations according to paragraph 26 of Annex III, the Swiss Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) shall be used.

31dab.

32021 R 0895 : Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/895 of 24 February 2021 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1238 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to product intervention ( OJ L 197, 4.6.2021, p. 1 ).

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

In Articles 1 to 7, the words “or, as the case may be, the EFTA Surveillance Authority,” shall be inserted after the word “EIOPA”.

31dac.

32021 R 0896 : Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/896 of 24 February 2021 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1238 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to additional information for the purposes of the convergence of supervisory reporting ( OJ L 197, 4.6.2021, p. 5 ).

31dad.

32021 R 0897 : Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/897 of 4 March 2021 laying down implementing technical standards for the application of Regulation (EU) 2019/1238 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to the format of supervisory reporting to the competent authorities and the cooperation and exchange of information between competent authorities and with the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority ( OJ L 197, 4.6.2021, p. 7 ).

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

In Articles 7 and 13(1), the words “and the EFTA Surveillance Authority” shall be inserted after the word “EIOPA”.’

Article 2

The texts of Delegated Regulations (EU) 2021/473, (EU) 2021/895 and (EU) 2021/896 and Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/897 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 13 June 2024, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made ( *1 ) , or on the day of the entry into force of Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 71/2024 of 15 March 2024 ( 5 ) , whichever is the later.

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, 12 June 2024.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Nicolas VON LINGEN

( 1 ) OJ L 99, 22.3.2021, p. 1 .

( 2 ) OJ L 197, 4.6.2021, p. 1 .

( 3 ) OJ L 197, 4.6.2021, p. 5 .

( 4 ) OJ L 197, 4.6.2021, p. 7 .

( *1 ) No constitutional requirements indicated.

( 5 ) OJ L, 2024/1626, 4.7.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2024/1626/oj .

ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2024/2448/oj

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