2025/1010

12.6.2025

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 71/2025

of 14 March 2025

amending Annex IX (Financial services) to the EEA Agreement [2025/1010]

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) 2021/2153 of 6 August 2021 supplementing Directive (EU) 2019/2034 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to regulatory technical standards specifying the criteria for subjecting certain investment firms to the requirements of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 ( 1 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(2) Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/2154 of 13 August 2021 supplementing Directive (EU) 2019/2034 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to regulatory technical standards specifying appropriate criteria to identify categories of staff whose professional activities have a material impact on the risk profile of an investment firm or of the assets that it manages ( 2 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(3) Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/2155 of 13 August 2021 supplementing Directive (EU) 2019/2034 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to regulatory technical standards specifying the classes of instruments that adequately reflect the credit quality of the investment firm as a going concern and possible alternative arrangements that are appropriate to be used for the purposes of variable remuneration ( 3 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(4) Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/25 of 22 September 2021 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2033 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to regulatory technical standards specifying the methods for measuring the K-factors referred to in Article 15 of that Regulation ( 4 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(5) Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/26 of 24 September 2021 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2033 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to regulatory technical standards specifying the notion of segregated accounts to ensure client money’s protection in the event of an investment firm’s failure ( 5 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(6) Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/76 of 22 September 2021 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2033 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to regulatory technical standards specifying adjustments to the K-factor ‘daily trading flow’ (K-DTF) coefficients ( 6 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(7) Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/244 of 24 September 2021 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2033 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to regulatory technical standards specifying the amount of total margin for the calculation of the K-factor ‘clear margin given’ (K-CMG) ( 7 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(8) Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/1159 of 11 March 2022 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2033 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to regulatory technical standards for public disclosure of investment policy by investment firms ( 8 ) , as corrected by OJ L 220, 25.8.2022, p. 3 , is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(9) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/2284 of 10 December 2021 laying down implementing technical standards for the application of Regulation (EU) 2019/2033 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to supervisory reporting and disclosures of investment firms ( 9 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(10) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/389 of 8 March 2022 laying down implementing technical standards for the application of Directive (EU) 2019/2034 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to the format, structure, content lists and annual publication date of the information to be disclosed by competent authorities ( 10 ) , as corrected by OJ L 272, 20.10.2022, p. 52 , is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(11) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/2526 of 17 November 2023 amending the implementing technical standards laid down in Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/389 as regards the content lists of the information on individual data to be disclosed by competent authorities ( 11 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(12) 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 inserted after point 19c (Regulation (EU) 2019/2033 of the European Parliament and of the Council):

‘19ca.

32021 R 2284 : Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/2284 of 10 December 2021 laying down implementing technical standards for the application of Regulation (EU) 2019/2033 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to supervisory reporting and disclosures of investment firms ( OJ L 458, 22.12.2021, p. 48 ).

19cb.

32022 R 0025 : Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/25 of 22 September 2021 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2033 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to regulatory technical standards specifying the methods for measuring the K-factors referred to in Article 15 of that Regulation ( OJ L 6, 11.1.2022, p. 1 ).

19cc.

32022 R 0026 : Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/26 of 24 September 2021 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2033 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to regulatory technical standards specifying the notion of segregated accounts to ensure client money’s protection in the event of an investment firm’s failure ( OJ L 6, 11.1.2022, p. 7 ).

19cd.

32022 R 0076 : Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/76 of 22 September 2021 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2033 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to regulatory technical standards specifying adjustments to the K-factor ‘daily trading flow’ (K-DTF) coefficients ( OJ L 13, 20.1.2022, p. 1 ).

19ce.

32022 R 0244 : Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/244 of 24 September 2021 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2033 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to regulatory technical standards specifying the amount of total margin for the calculation of the K-factor ‘clear margin given’ (K-CMG) ( OJ L 41, 22.2.2022, p. 1 ).

19cf.

32022 R 1159 : Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/1159 of 11 March 2022 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2033 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to regulatory technical standards for public disclosure of investment policy by investment firms ( OJ L 179, 6.7.2022, p. 11 ), as corrected by OJ L 220, 25.8.2022, p. 3 .’

The following points are inserted after point 19d (Directive (EU) 2019/2034 of the European Parliament and of the Council):

‘19da.

32021 R 2153 : Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/2153 of 6 August 2021 supplementing Directive (EU) 2019/2034 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to regulatory technical standards specifying the criteria for subjecting certain investment firms to the requirements of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 ( OJ L 436, 7.12.2021, p. 9 ).

19db.

32021 R 2154 : Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/2154 of 13 August 2021 supplementing Directive (EU) 2019/2034 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to regulatory technical standards specifying appropriate criteria to identify categories of staff whose professional activities have a material impact on the risk profile of an investment firm or of the assets that it manages ( OJ L 436, 7.12.2021, p. 11 ).

19dc.

32021 R 2155 : Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/2155 of 13 August 2021 supplementing Directive (EU) 2019/2034 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to regulatory technical standards specifying the classes of instruments that adequately reflect the credit quality of the investment firm as a going concern and possible alternative arrangements that are appropriate to be used for the purposes of variable remuneration ( OJ L 436, 7.12.2021, p. 17 ).

19dd.

32022 R 0389 : Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/389 of 8 March 2022 laying down implementing technical standards for the application of Directive (EU) 2019/2034 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to the format, structure, content lists and annual publication date of the information to be disclosed by competent authorities ( OJ L 79, 9.3.2022, p. 4 ), as corrected by OJ L 272, 20.10.2022, p. 52 , as amended by:

— 32023 R 2526 : Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/2526 of 17 November 2023 ( OJ L, 2023/2526, 20.11.2023 ).

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

In Article 5(1), as regards the EFTA States, the words “ 30 June 2022 ” shall read “12 months after the date of entry into force of Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 71/2025 of 14 March 2025 ”.’

Article 2

The texts of Delegated Regulations (EU) 2021/2153, (EU) 2021/2154, (EU) 2021/2155, (EU) 2022/25, (EU) 2022/26, (EU) 2022/76, (EU) 2022/244 and (EU) 2022/1159, as corrected by OJ L 220, 25.8.2022, p. 3 , and Implementing Regulations (EU) 2021/2284, (EU) 2022/389, as corrected by OJ L 272, 20.10.2022, p. 52 , and (EU) 2023/2526 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 15 March 2025, 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 70/2025 of 14 March 2025 ( 12 ) , 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, 14 March 2025.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Nicolas VON LINGEN

( 1 ) OJ L 436, 7.12.2021, p. 9 .

( 2 ) OJ L 436, 7.12.2021, p. 11 .

( 3 ) OJ L 436, 7.12.2021, p. 17 .

( 4 ) OJ L 6, 11.1.2022, p. 1 .

( 5 ) OJ L 6, 11.1.2022, p. 7 .

( 6 ) OJ L 13, 20.1.2022, p. 1 .

( 7 ) OJ L 41, 22.2.2022, p. 1 .

( 8 ) OJ L 179, 6.7.2022, p. 11 .

( 9 ) OJ L 458, 22.12.2021, p. 48 .

( 10 ) OJ L 79, 9.3.2022, p. 4 .

( 11 ) OJ L, 2023/2526, 20.11.2023, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2023/2526/oj .

( *1 ) No constitutional requirements indicated.

( 12 ) OJ L, 2025/986, 12.6.2025, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2025/986/oj .

ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2025/1010/oj

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