CELEX: 22006D0152
Language: en
Date: 2006-12-08 00:00:00
Title: Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 152/2006 of 8 December 2006 amending Annex IX (Financial services) to the EEA Agreement

29.3.2007   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               L 89/24
            
         
      DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE
   
   No 152/2006
   of 8 December 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 130/2006 of 27 October 2006 (1).
            
         
               (2)
            
            
               Commission Directive 2006/70/EC of 1 August 2006 laying down implementing measures for Directive 2005/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the definition of ‘politically exposed person’ and the technical criteria for simplified customer due diligence procedures and for exemption on grounds of a financial activity conducted on an occasional or very limited basis (2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement,
            
         HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
   Article 1
   The following point shall be inserted after point 23b (Directive 2005/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council) of Annex IX to the Agreement:
   
               ‘23ba.
            
            
               
                  32006 L 0070: Commission Directive 2006/70/EC of 1 August 2006 laying down implementing measures for Directive 2005/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the definition of “politically exposed person” and the technical criteria for simplified customer due diligence procedures and for exemption on grounds of a financial activity conducted on an occasional or very limited basis (OJ L 214, 4.8.2006, p. 29).’
            
         Article 2
   The text of Directive 2006/70/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 3
   This Decision shall enter into force on 9 December 2006, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee (3).
   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, 8 December 2006.
      
         
            For the EEA Joint Committee
         
         The President
         Oda Helen SLETNES
         
      
   
   
      (1)  OJ L 366, 21.12.2006, p. 68.
   
      (2)  OJ L 214, 4.8.2006, p. 29.
   
      (3)  Constitutional requirements indicated.