Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 176/2003 of 5 December 2003 amending Annex IX (Financial services) and Annex XXII (Company law) and to the EEA Agreement
Date: 2003-12-05
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: European Economic Area, agreement (EU), balance sheet, consolidated account, financial institution, insurance company, publication of accounts

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DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 176/2003

of 5 December 2003

amending Annex IX (Financial services) and Annex XXII

(Company law) and 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)

(2)

(3)

Annex IX to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 115/2003
of 26 September 2003 (1).

Annex XXII to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 162/2003
of 7 November 2003 (2).

Directive 2003/51/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 June 2003 amending
Directives 78/660/EEC, 83/349/EEC, 86/635/EEC and 91/674/EEC on the annual and consolidated
accounts of certain types of companies, banks and other financial
institutions and insurance
undertakings (3) is to be incorporated into the Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

1. Annex IX to the Agreement is amended as follows:

(a) The following is added in point 12b (Council Directive 91/674/EEC):

‘, as amended by:

— 32003 L 0051: Directive 2003/51/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of

18 June 2003 (OJ L 178, 17.7.2003, p. 16).’

(b) The following indent is added in point 21 (Council Directive 86/635/EEC):

‘— 32003 L 0051: Directive 2003/51/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of

18 June 2003 (OJ L 178, 17.7.2003, p. 16).’

2. Annex XXII to the Agreement is amended as follows:

(a) The following indent is added in point 4 (Council Directive 78/660/EEC) and in point 6 (Council

Directive 83/349/EEC):

‘— 32003 L 0051: Directive 2003/51/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of

18 June 2003 (OJ L 178, 17.7.2003, p. 16).’

(1) OJ L 331, 18.12.2003, p. 34.
(2) OJ L 41, 12.2.2004, p. 62.
(3) OJ L 178, 17.7.2003, p. 16.

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(b) The following is added in the second indent (Council Directive 83/349/EEC) in point 4 (Council

Directive 78/660/EEC):

‘, as amended by:

— 32003 L 0051: Directive 2003/51/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of

18 June 2003 (OJ L 178, 17.7.2003, p. 16).’

The texts of Directive 2003/51/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 2

Article 3

This Decision shall enter into force on 6 December 2003, provided that all the notifications pursuant to
Article 103(1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee (*).

This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal
of the European Union.

Article 4

Done at Brussels, 5 December 2003.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

HSH PRINZ NIKOLAUS von LIECHTENSTEIN

(*) Constitutional requirements indicated.