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Council Decision (EU) 2016/1171 of 12 July 2016 on the position to be adopted, on behalf of the European Union, within the EEA Joint Committee concerning amendments to Annex IX (Financial Services) to the EEA Agreement

Council Decision (EU) 2016/1171 of 12 July 2016 on the position to be adopted, on behalf of the European Union, within the EEA Joint Committee concerning amendments to Annex IX (Financial Services) to the EEA Agreement

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 53(1) and Article 114, in conjunction with Article 218(9), thereof,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2894/94 of 28 November 1994 concerning arrangements for implementing the Agreement on the European Economic Area(1), and in particular point (a) of Article 1(3) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,

Whereas:

  1. The Agreement on the European Economic Area(2) (‘the EEA Agreement’) entered into force on 1 January 1994.

  2. Pursuant to Article 98 and, in particular, Article 102 of the EEA Agreement, the EEA Joint Committee may decide to amend, inter alia, Annex IX to the EEA Agreement which contains provisions on financial services.

  3. The following acts concern financial services and are to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement:

    • Regulation (EU) No 1092/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council(3),

    • Regulation (EU) No 1093/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council(4),

    • Regulation (EU) No 1094/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council(5),

    • Regulation (EU) No 1095/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council(6),

    • Regulation (EU) No 1022/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council(7),

    • Directive 2011/61/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council(8),

    • Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 231/2013(9),

    • Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 447/2013(10),

    • Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 448/2013(11),

    • Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 694/2014(12),

    • Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/514(13),

    • Regulation (EU) No 236/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council(14),

    • Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 826/2012(15),

    • Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 827/2012(16),

    • Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 918/2012(17),

    • Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 919/2012(18),

    • Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/97(19),

    • Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council(20),

    • Regulation (EU) No 513/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council(21),

    • Regulation (EU) No 462/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council(22),

    • Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 272/2012(23),

    • Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 446/2012(24),

    • Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 447/2012(25),

    • Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 448/2012(26),

    • Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 449/2012(27),

    • Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 946/2012(28),

    • Commission Implementing Decision 2014/245/EU(29),

    • Commission Implementing Decision 2014/246/EU(30),

    • Commission Implementing Decision 2014/247/EU(31),

    • Commission Implementing Decision 2014/248/EU(32), and

    • Commission Implementing Decision 2014/249/EU(33).

  4. Annex IX to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly.

  5. The position of the Union within the EEA Joint Committee should therefore be based on the attached draft decisions,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The position to be adopted, on behalf of the Union, within the EEA Joint Committee on the proposed amendments to Annex IX (Financial Services) to the EEA Agreement shall be based on the draft decisions of the EEA Joint Committee attached to this Decision.

Article 2

This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.

Done at Brussels, 12 July 2016.

For the Council

The President

P. Kažimír

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 53(1) and Article 114, in conjunction with Article 218(9), thereof,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2894/94 of 28 November 1994 concerning arrangements for implementing the Agreement on the European Economic Area(1), and in particular point (a) of Article 1(3) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,

Whereas:

  1. The Agreement on the European Economic Area(2) (‘the EEA Agreement’) entered into force on 1 January 1994.

  2. Pursuant to Article 98 and, in particular, Article 102 of the EEA Agreement, the EEA Joint Committee may decide to amend, inter alia, Annex IX to the EEA Agreement which contains provisions on financial services.

  3. The following acts concern financial services and are to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement:

    • Regulation (EU) No 1092/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council(3),

    • Regulation (EU) No 1093/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council(4),

    • Regulation (EU) No 1094/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council(5),

    • Regulation (EU) No 1095/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council(6),

    • Regulation (EU) No 1022/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council(7),

    • Directive 2011/61/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council(8),

    • Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 231/2013(9),

    • Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 447/2013(10),

    • Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 448/2013(11),

    • Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 694/2014(12),

    • Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/514(13),

    • Regulation (EU) No 236/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council(14),

    • Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 826/2012(15),

    • Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 827/2012(16),

    • Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 918/2012(17),

    • Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 919/2012(18),

    • Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/97(19),

    • Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council(20),

    • Regulation (EU) No 513/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council(21),

    • Regulation (EU) No 462/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council(22),

    • Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 272/2012(23),

    • Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 446/2012(24),

    • Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 447/2012(25),

    • Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 448/2012(26),

    • Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 449/2012(27),

    • Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 946/2012(28),

    • Commission Implementing Decision 2014/245/EU(29),

    • Commission Implementing Decision 2014/246/EU(30),

    • Commission Implementing Decision 2014/247/EU(31),

    • Commission Implementing Decision 2014/248/EU(32), and

    • Commission Implementing Decision 2014/249/EU(33).

  4. Annex IX to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly.

  5. The position of the Union within the EEA Joint Committee should therefore be based on the attached draft decisions,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

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Joint Declaration by the Contracting Partiesto Decision No …/… incorporating Regulation (EU) No 1092/2010 into the EEA Agreement

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Joint Declaration by the Contracting Partiesto Decision No […] incorporating Regulation (EU) No 1093/2010 into the EEA Agreement[for adoption with the Decision and for publication in the OJ]

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Joint Declaration by the Contracting Partiesto Decision No […] incorporating Regulation (EU) No 1094/2010 into the EEA Agreement[for adoption with the Decision and for publication in the OJ]

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Joint Declaration by the Contracting Partiesto Decision No […] incorporating Regulation (EU) No 1095/2010 into the EEA Agreement[for adoption with the Decision and for publication in the OJ]

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Declaration by the EFTA Statesto Decision No …/… incorporating Regulations (EU) No 513/2011 and (EU) No 462/2013 into the Agreement

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