10.6.2010   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 143/33


DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 37/2010

of 12 March 2010

amending Annex XXII (Company law) to the EEA Agreement

THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, as amended by the Protocol adjusting the Agreement on the European Economic Area, hereinafter referred to as ‘the Agreement’, and in particular Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

Annex XXII to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 15/2010 of 29 January 2010 (1).

(2)

Directive 2009/109/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 September 2009 amending Council Directives 77/91/EEC, 78/855/EEC and 82/891/EEC, and Directive 2005/56/EC as regards reporting and documentation requirements in the case of mergers and divisions (2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

Annex XXII to the Agreement shall be amended as follows:

1.

the following indent shall be added in points 2 (Second Council Directive 77/91/EEC), 3 (Third Council Directive 78/855/EEC) and 5 (Sixth Council Directive 82/891/EEC):

‘—

32009 L 0109: Directive 2009/109/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 September 2009 (OJ L 259, 2.10.2009, p. 14).’;

2.

the following shall be added in point 10e (Directive 2005/56/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council):

‘, as amended by:

32009 L 0109: Directive 2009/109/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 September 2009 (OJ L 259, 2.10.2009, p. 14).’

Article 2

The text of Directive 2009/109/EC 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 March 2010, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee (*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, 12 March 2010.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Alan SEATTER


(1)   OJ L 101, 22.4.2010, p. 25.

(2)   OJ L 259, 2.10.2009, p. 14.

(*1)  Constitutional requirements indicated.