DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 26/2024

of 2 February 2024

amending Annex IX (Financial services) to the EEA Agreement [2024/1529]

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 Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1718 of 8 September 2023 amending the implementing technical standards laid down in Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2197 with regard to closely correlated currencies in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council (1) 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

The following indent is added in point 14ax (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2197) of Annex IX to the EEA Agreement:

‘—	32023 R 1718: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1718 of 8 September 2023 (OJ L 223, 11.9.2023, p. 4).’

Article 2

The text of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1718 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 3 February 2024, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made (*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, 2 February 2024.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Nicolas VON LINGEN

(1) OJ L 223, 11.9.2023, p. 4.

(*1) No constitutional requirements indicated.