Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 86/2006 of 7 July 2006 amending Annex IX (Financial services) to the EEA Agreement
Date: 2006-07-07
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: consumer protection, insurance contract, insurance law, motor vehicle insurance, third-party insurance

19.10.2006

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DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 86/2006

of 7 July 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) Annex IX to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 60/2006 of

2 June 2006 (1).

(2) Directive 2005/14/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 May 2005 amending Council
Directives 72/166/EEC, 84/5/EEC, 88/357/EEC and 90/232/EEC and Directive 2000/26/EC of the
European Parliament and of the Council relating to insurance against civil liability in respect of the use of
motor vehicles (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 indent shall be added in points 7 (Second Council Directive 88/357/EEC), 8 (Council
Directive 72/166/EEC) and 9 (Second Council Directive 84/5/EEC):

‘— 32005 L 0014: Directive 2005/14/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 May

2005 (OJ L 149, 11.6.2005, p. 14).’;

2.

the following shall be added in point 10 (Third Council Directive 90/232/EEC):

‘, as amended by:

— 32005 L 0014: Directive 2005/14/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 May

2005 (OJ L 149, 11.6.2005, p. 14).’;

3.

the following shall be added in point 10a (Directive 2000/26/EC of the European Parliament and of the
Council):

‘, as amended by:

— 32005 L 0014: Directive 2005/14/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 May

2005 (OJ L 149, 11.6.2005, p. 14).

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

Article 4(8) shall read as follows:

“The appointment of a claims representative shall not in itself constitute the opening of a branch within
the meaning of Article 1(b) of Directive 92/49/EEC and the claims representative shall not be considered
an establishment within the meaning of Article 2(c) of Directive 88/357/EEC.”’

(1) OJ L 245, 7.9.2006, p. 7.
(2) OJ L 149, 11.6.2005, p. 14.

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Article 2

The text of Directive 2005/14/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.

This Decision shall enter into force on 8 July 2006, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of
the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee (*).

Article 3

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, 7 July 2006.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Oda Helen SLETNES

(*) Constitutional requirements indicated.