26.8.2004 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
L 277/172 |
DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE
No 60/2004
of 26 April 2004
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:
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Annex IX to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 8/2004 of 6 February 2004 (1). |
(2) |
Directive 2002/83/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 November 2002 concerning life assurance (2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement. |
(3) |
Directive 2002/83/EC repeals, with effect from the date of its entry into force, Directives 79/267/EEC (3), 90/619/EEC (4) and 92/96/EEC (5), which are incorporated into the Agreement and which are consequently to be deleted from the Agreement, |
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Article 1
Annex IX to the Agreement shall be amended as specified in the Annex to this Decision.
Article 2
The texts of Directive 2002/83/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 27 April 2004, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee (*1).
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, 26 April 2004.
For the EEA Joint Committee
The President
P. WESTERLUND
(1) OJ L 116, 22.4.2004, p. 54.
(2) OJ L 345, 19.12.2002, p. 1.
(4) OJ L 330, 29.11.1990, p. 50.
(5) OJ L 360, 9.12.1992, p. 1.
(*1) No constitutional requirements indicated.
ANNEX
Annex IX to the Agreement shall be amended as follows:
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The text of point 11 (Council Directive 79/267/EEC) shall be replaced with the following: ‘ 32002 L 0083: Directive 2002/83/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 November 2002 concerning life assurance (OJ L 345, 19.12.2002, p. 1). The text of the Directive shall, for the purposes of the present Agreement, be read with the following adaptations:
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The texts in points 12 (Council Directive 90/619/EEC) and 12a (Council Directive 92/96/EEC) shall be deleted. |
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The following shall be added in the eighth indent (Directive 95/26/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council) of point 2 (Council Directive 73/239/EEC), first indent (Directive 95/26/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council) of point 7a (Council Directive 92/49/EEC), second indent (Directive 95/26/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council) of point 30 (Council Directive 85/611/EEC) and first indent (Directive 95/26/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council) of point 30b (Council Directive 93/22/EEC): ‘, as amended by:
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The following shall be added in the second indent (Directive 2000/64/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council) of point 7a (Council Directive 92/49/EEC), third indent (Directive 2000/64/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council) of point 30 (Council Directive 85/611/EEC) and second indent (Directive 2000/64/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council) of point 30b (Council Directive 93/22/EEC): ‘, as amended by:
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