DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 35/2017

of 3 February 2017

amending Annex IX (Financial services) to the EEA Agreement [2018/1769]

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 Decision 2014/752/EU of 30 October 2014 on the equivalence of the regulatory framework of Japan for central counterparties to the requirements of Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council on OTC derivatives, central counterparties and trade repositories (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(2) Commission Implementing Decision 2014/753/EU of 30 October 2014 on the equivalence of the regulatory framework of Singapore for central counterparties to the requirements of Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council on OTC derivatives, central counterparties and trade repositories (2) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(3) Commission Implementing Decision 2014/754/EU of 30 October 2014 on the equivalence of the regulatory framework of Hong Kong for central counterparties to the requirements of Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council on OTC derivatives, central counterparties and trade repositories (3) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(4) Commission Implementing Decision 2014/755/EU of 30 October 2014 on the equivalence of the regulatory framework of Australia for central counterparties to the requirements of Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council on OTC derivatives, central counterparties and trade repositories (4) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(5) Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2015/2038 of 13 November 2015 on the equivalence of the regulatory framework of the Republic of Korea for central counterparties to the requirements of Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council on OTC derivatives, central counterparties and trade repositories (5) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(6) Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2015/2039 of 13 November 2015 on the equivalence of the regulatory framework of South Africa for central counterparties to the requirements of Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council on OTC derivatives, central counterparties and trade repositories (6) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(7) Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2015/2040 of 13 November 2015 on the equivalence of the regulatory framework of certain provinces of Canada for central counterparties to the requirements of Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council on OTC derivatives, central counterparties and trade repositories (7) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(8) Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2015/2041 of 13 November 2015 on the equivalence of the regulatory framework of Mexico for central counterparties to the requirements of Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council on OTC derivatives, central counterparties and trade repositories (8) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(9) Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2015/2042 of 13 November 2015 on the equivalence of the regulatory framework of Switzerland for central counterparties to the requirements of Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council on OTC derivatives, central counterparties and trade repositories (9) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(10) Annex IX to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1 The following points are inserted after point 31bc (Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council) of Annex IX to the EEA Agreement: ‘31bcaa. 32014 D 0752: Commission Implementing Decision 2014/752/EU of 30 October 2014 on the equivalence of the regulatory framework of Japan for central counterparties to the requirements of Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council on OTC derivatives, central counterparties and trade repositories (OJ L 311, 31.10.2014, p. 55). 31bcab. 32014 D 0753: Commission Implementing Decision 2014/753/EU of 30 October 2014 on the equivalence of the regulatory framework of Singapore for central counterparties to the requirements of Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council on OTC derivatives, central counterparties and trade repositories (OJ L 311, 31.10.2014, p. 58). 31bcac. 32014 D 0754: Commission Implementing Decision 2014/754/EU of 30 October 2014 on the equivalence of the regulatory framework of Hong Kong for central counterparties to the requirements of Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council on OTC derivatives, central counterparties and trade repositories (OJ L 311, 31.10.2014, p. 62). 31bcad. 32014 D 0755: Commission Implementing Decision 2014/755/EU of 30 October 2014 on the equivalence of the regulatory framework of Australia for central counterparties to the requirements of Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council on OTC derivatives, central counterparties and trade repositories (OJ L 311, 31.10.2014, p. 66). 31bcae. 32015 D 2038: Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2015/2038 of 13 November 2015 on the equivalence of the regulatory framework of the Republic of Korea for central counterparties to the requirements of Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council on OTC derivatives, central counterparties and trade repositories (OJ L 298, 14.11.2015, p. 25). 31bcaf. 32015 D 2039: Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2015/2039 of 13 November 2015 on the equivalence of the regulatory framework of South Africa for central counterparties to the requirements of Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council on OTC derivatives, central counterparties and trade repositories (OJ L 298, 14.11.2015, p. 29). 31bcag. 32015 D 2040: Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2015/2040 of 13 November 2015 on the equivalence of the regulatory framework of certain provinces of Canada for central counterparties to the requirements of Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council on OTC derivatives, central counterparties and trade repositories (OJ L 298, 14.11.2015, p. 32). 31bcah. 32015 D 2041: Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2015/2041 of 13 November 2015 on the equivalence of the regulatory framework of Mexico for central counterparties to the requirements of Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council on OTC derivatives, central counterparties and trade repositories (OJ L 298, 14.11.2015, p. 38). 31bcai. 32015 D 2042: Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2015/2042 of 13 November 2015 on the equivalence of the regulatory framework of Switzerland for central counterparties to the requirements of Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council on OTC derivatives, central counterparties and trade repositories (OJ L 298, 14.11.2015, p. 42).’

Article 2 The texts of Implementing Decisions 2014/752/EU, 2014/753/EU, 2014/754/EU, 2014/755/EU, (EU) 2015/2038, (EU) 2015/2039, (EU) 2015/2040, (EU) 2015/2041 and (EU) 2015/2042 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 4 February 2017, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made (*1), or on the day of the entry into force of Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 206/2016 of 30 September 2016 (10), whichever is the later.

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, 3 February 2017. For the EEA Joint Committee The President Claude MAERTEN

(1) OJ L 311, 31.10.2014, p. 55.

(2) OJ L 311, 31.10.2014, p. 58.

(3) OJ L 311, 31.10.2014, p. 62.

(4) OJ L 311, 31.10.2014, p. 66.

(5) OJ L 298, 14.11.2015, p. 25.

(6) OJ L 298, 14.11.2015, p. 29.

(7) OJ L 298, 14.11.2015, p. 32.

(8) OJ L 298, 14.11.2015, p. 38.

(9) OJ L 298, 14.11.2015, p. 42.

(*1) No constitutional requirements indicated.

(10) OJ L 46, 23.2.2017, p. 53.