Decision 2019/134 - EU position within the EEA Joint Committee, concerning the amendment of Annex IX (Financial Services) to the EEA Agreement

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Current status

This decision has been published on January 29, 2019 and entered into force on January 21, 2019.

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Key information

official title

Council Decision (EU) 2019/134 of 21 January 2019 on the position to be adopted, on behalf of the European Union, within the EEA Joint Committee, concerning the amendment of Annex IX (Financial Services) to the EEA Agreement (Text with EEA relevance.)
 
Legal instrument Decision
Number legal act Decision 2019/134
Original proposal COM(2018)786 EN
CELEX number i 32019D0134

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Key dates

Document 21-01-2019; Date of adoption
Publication in Official Journal 29-01-2019; OJ L 25 p. 19-22
Effect 21-01-2019; Entry into force Date of document See Art 2
End of validity 31-12-9999

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Legislative text

29.1.2019   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 25/19

 

COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2019/134

of 21 January 2019

on the position to be adopted, on behalf of the European Union, within the EEA Joint Committee, concerning the amendment of Annex IX (Financial Services) to the EEA Agreement

(Text with EEA relevance)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular 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 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 of the EEA Agreement, the EEA Joint Committee may decide to amend, inter alia, Annex IX to that Agreement, which contains provisions on financial services.

 

(3)

Regulation (EU) No 909/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council (3) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

 

(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 decision,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The position to be adopted, on behalf of the Union, within the EEA Joint Committee on the proposed amendment of Annex IX (Financial Services) to the EEA Agreement, shall be based on the draft decision 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, 21 January 2019.

For the Council

The President

  • F. 
    MOGHERINI
 

  • (3) 
    Regulation (EU) No 909/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 July 2014 on improving securities settlement in the European Union and on central securities depositories and amending Directives 98/26/EC and 2014/65/EU and Regulation (EU) No 236/2012 (OJ L 257, 28.8.2014, p. 1).
 

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DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No …

of …

amending Annex IX (Financial services) to the EEA Agreement

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)

Regulation (EU) No 909/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 July 2014 on improving securities settlement in the European Union and on central securities depositories and amending Directives 98/26/EC and 2014/65/EU and Regulation (EU) No 236/2012 (1), as corrected by OJ L 349, 21.12.2016, p. 8, 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

Annex IX to the EEA Agreement shall be amended as follows:

 

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The following indent is added in points 16b (Directive 98/26/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council) and 31ba (Directive 2014/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council):

 

‘—

32014 R 0909: Regulation (EU) No 909/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 July 2014 (OJ L 257, 28.8.2014, p. 1), as corrected by OJ L 349, 21.12.2016, p. 8.’

 

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The following is added in point 29f (Regulation (EU) No 236/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council:

‘, as amended by:

 

32014 R 0909: Regulation (EU) No 909/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 July 2014...


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