# L_2013318EN.01003301.xml

| 28.11.2013 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | L 318/33 |
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28.11.2013

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 318/33

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DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 131/2013

of 14 June 2013

amending Annex XXII (Company law) 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) | Directive 2012/30/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 on coordination of safeguards which, for the protection of the interests of members and others, are required by Member States of companies within the meaning of the second paragraph of Article 54 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, in respect of the formation of public limited liability companies and the maintenance and alteration of their capital, with a view to making such safeguards equivalent (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement. |
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(1)

Directive 2012/30/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 on coordination of safeguards which, for the protection of the interests of members and others, are required by Member States of companies within the meaning of the second paragraph of Article 54 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, in respect of the formation of public limited liability companies and the maintenance and alteration of their capital, with a view to making such safeguards equivalent (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

| (2) | Directive 2012/30/EU repeals Council Directive 77/91/EEC (2), which is incorporated into the EEA Agreement and which is consequently to be repealed under the EEA Agreement. |
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(2)

Directive 2012/30/EU repeals Council Directive 77/91/EEC (2), which is incorporated into the EEA Agreement and which is consequently to be repealed under the EEA Agreement.

| (3) | Annex XXII to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly, |
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(3)

Annex XXII to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The text of point 2 (Council Directive 77/91/EEC) of Annex XXII to the EEA Agreement is replaced by the following:

‘
  32012 L 0030: Directive 2012/30/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 on coordination of safeguards which, for the protection of the interests of members and others, are required by Member States of companies within the meaning of the second paragraph of Article 54 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, in respect of the formation of public limited liability companies and the maintenance and alteration of their capital, with a view to making such safeguards equivalent (OJ L 315, 14.11.2012, p. 74).

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

The following shall be added to Annex I:

| “— | Iceland:
  hlutafélag; |
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“—

Iceland:

hlutafélag;

| — | Liechtenstein:
  Aktiengesellschaft; |
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—

Liechtenstein:

Aktiengesellschaft;

| — | Norway:
  Allmennaksjeselskap” ’ |
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Norway:

Allmennaksjeselskap” ’

Article 2

The text of Directive 2012/30/EU 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 June 2013, 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, 14 June 2013.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Gianluca GRIPPA

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(1)  
  OJ L 315, 14.11.2012, p. 74.

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(2)  
  OJ L 26, 31.1.1977, p. 1.

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(*1)  No constitutional requirements indicated.

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