Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 13/2022 of 4 February 2022 amending Annex IX (Financial services) to the EEA Agreement [2022/1061]
Date: 2022-02-04
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: European Economic Area, contract, credit institution, financial control, financial derivative, financial legislation, financial transaction, market supervision, revision of an agreement, third country




L_2022175EN.01002401.xml










30.6.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 175/24








            DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 13/2022
of 4 February 2022
         
amending Annex IX (Financial services) to the EEA Agreement [2022/1061]


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 (EU) 2021/1103 of 5 July 2021 on the recognition of the legal, supervisory and enforcement arrangements of Brazil for derivatives transactions entered into by Brazilian institutions under the regulation of the Central Bank of Brazil as equivalent to certain requirements of Article 11 of Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 of the European Parliament and Council on OTC derivatives, central counterparties and trade repositories (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.












(2)


Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/1104 of 5 July 2021 on the recognition of the legal, supervisory and enforcement arrangements of Canada for derivatives transactions supervised by the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions as equivalent to certain requirements of Article 11 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 (EU) 2021/1105 of 5 July 2021 on the recognition of the legal, supervisory and enforcement arrangements of Singapore for derivatives transactions supervised by the Monetary Authority of Singapore as equivalent to certain requirements of Article 11 of Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 of the European Parliament and Council on OTC derivatives, central counterparties and trade repositories (3) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.












(4)


Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/1106 of 5 July 2021 on the recognition of the legal, supervisory and enforcement arrangements of Australia for derivatives transactions supervised by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority as equivalent to certain requirements of Article 11 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) 2021/1107 of 5 July 2021 on the recognition of the legal, supervisory and enforcement arrangements of Hong Kong for derivatives transactions supervised by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority as equivalent to certain requirements of Article 11 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) 2021/1108 of 5 July 2021 on the recognition of the legal, supervisory and enforcement arrangements of the United States of America for derivatives transactions supervised by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Farm Credit Administration and the Federal Housing Finance Agency as equivalent to certain requirements of Article 11 of Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 of the European Parliament and Council on OTC derivatives, central counterparties and trade repositories (6) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.












(7)


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





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
The following points are inserted after point 31bcaz (Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/85) of Annex IX to the EEA Agreement:






‘31bcaza.



32021 D 1103: Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/1103 of 5 July 2021 on the recognition of the legal, supervisory and enforcement arrangements of Brazil for derivatives transactions entered into by Brazilian institutions under the regulation of the Central Bank of Brazil as equivalent to certain requirements of Article 11 of Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 of the European Parliament and Council on OTC derivatives, central counterparties and trade repositories (OJ L 238, 6.7.2021, p. 84).










31bcazb.



32021 D 1104: Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/1104 of 5 July 2021 on the recognition of the legal, supervisory and enforcement arrangements of Canada for derivatives transactions supervised by the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions as equivalent to certain requirements of Article 11 of Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council on OTC derivatives, central counterparties and trade repositories (OJ L 238, 6.7.2021, p. 89).










31bcazc.



32021 D 1105: Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/1105 of 5 July 2021 on the recognition of the legal, supervisory and enforcement arrangements of Singapore for derivatives transactions supervised by the Monetary Authority of Singapore as equivalent to certain requirements of Article 11 of Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 of the European Parliament and Council on OTC derivatives, central counterparties and trade repositories (OJ L 238, 6.7.2021, p. 94).










31bcazd.



32021 D 1106: Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/1106 of 5 July 2021 on the recognition of the legal, supervisory and enforcement arrangements of Australia for derivatives transactions supervised by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority as equivalent to certain requirements of Article 11 of Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council on OTC derivatives, central counterparties and trade repositories (OJ L 238, 6.7.2021, p. 99).










31bcaze.



32021 D 1107: Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/1107 of 5 July 2021 on the recognition of the legal, supervisory and enforcement arrangements of Hong Kong for derivatives transactions supervised by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority as equivalent to certain requirements of Article 11 of Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council on OTC derivatives, central counterparties and trade repositories (OJ L 238, 6.7.2021, p. 104).










31bcazf.



32021 D 1108: Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/1108 of 5 July 2021 on the recognition of the legal, supervisory and enforcement arrangements of the United States of America for derivatives transactions supervised by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Farm Credit Administration and the Federal Housing Finance Agency as equivalent to certain requirements of Article 11 of Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 of the European Parliament and Council on OTC derivatives, central counterparties and trade repositories (OJ L 238, 6.7.2021, p. 109).’






Article 2
The texts of Implementing Decisions (EU) 2021/1103, (EU) 2021/1104, (EU) 2021/1105, (EU) 2021/1106, (EU) 2021/1107 and (EU) 2021/1108 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 5 February 2022, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made (*).


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, 4 February 2022.


For the EEA Joint Committee


The President

Nicolas VON LINGEN
            





(1)  
            OJ L 238, 6.7.2021, p. 84.

(2)  
            OJ L 238, 6.7.2021, p. 89.

(3)  
            OJ L 238, 6.7.2021, p. 94.

(4)  
            OJ L 238, 6.7.2021, p. 99.

(5)  
            OJ L 238, 6.7.2021, p. 104.

(6)  
            OJ L 238, 6.7.2021, p. 109.

(*)  No constitutional requirements indicated.