Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 59/2006 of 2 June 2006 amending Annex IX (Financial services) to the EEA Agreement
Date: 2006-06-02
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: approximation of laws, financial control, financial solvency, freedom to provide services, insurance company, insurance law, reinsurance, right of establishment

7.9.2006

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DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 59/2006

of 2 June 2006

amending Annex IX (Financial services) 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)

Annex IX to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 33/2006 of
10 March 2006 (1).

Directive 2005/68/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 November 2005 on rein-
surance and amending Council Directives 73/239/EEC, 92/49/EEC as well as Directives 98/78/EC and
2002/83/EC (2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Annex IX to the Agreement shall be amended as follows:

Article 1

1. The following point shall be inserted after point 7a (Council Directive 92/49/EEC):

‘7b. 32005 L 0068: Directive 2005/68/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 Novem-
ber 2005 on reinsurance and amending Council Directives 73/239/EEC, 92/49/EEC as well as Direc-
tives 98/78/EC and 2002/83/EC (OJ L 323, 9.12.2005, p. 1).

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

The following shall be added in Annex I:

“— in the case of the Principality of Liechtenstein: “Aktiengesellschaft”, “Europäische Aktiengesell-

schaft (Societas Europaea)”‚ “Genossenschaft”;

— in the case of the Kingdom of Norway: “aksjeselskaper”, “allmennaksjeselskaper”, “gjensidige

selskaper”;

— in the case of the Republic of Iceland: “hlutafélög”, “gagnkvæm félög”.”’

2. The following indent shall be added in points 2 (First Council Directive 73/239/EEC), 7a (Council Direc-
tive 92/49/EEC), 11 (Directive 2002/83/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council) and 12c
(Directive 98/78/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council):

‘— 32005 L 0068: Directive 2005/68/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 Novem-

ber 2005 (OJ L 323, 9.12.2005, p. 1).’

The texts of Directive 2005/68/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

(1) OJ L 147, 1.6.2006, p. 50.
(2) OJ L 323, 9.12.2005, p. 1.

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Article 3

This Decision shall enter into force on 3 June 2006, provided that all the notifications under 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, 2 June 2006.

For the EEA Joint Committee
The President
R. WRIGHT

(*) Constitutional requirements indicated.