23.10.2008   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 280/12

(1)

Annex IX to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 66/2008 of 6 June 2008 (1).

(2)

Protocol 37 to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 142/2007 of 26 October 2007 (2).

(3)

Commission Decision 2001/527/EC of 6 June 2001 establishing the Committee of European Securities Regulators (3) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(4)

Commission Decision 2001/528/EC of 6 June 2001 establishing the European Securities Committee (4) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(5)

Commission Decision 2004/5/EC of 5 November 2003 establishing the Committee of European Banking Supervisors (5) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(6)

Commission Decision 2004/6/EC of 5 November 2003 establishing the Committee of European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Supervisors (6) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(7)

Commission Decision 2004/7/EC of 5 November 2003 amending Decision 2001/527/EC establishing the Committee of European Securities Regulators (7) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(8)

Commission Decision 2004/8/EC of 5 November 2003 amending Decision 2001/528/EC establishing the European Securities Committee (8) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(9)

Commission Decision 2004/9/EC of 5 November 2003 establishing the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Committee (9) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(10)

Commission Decision 2004/10/EC of 5 November 2003 establishing the European Banking Committee (10) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(11)

For the Agreement to function well, Protocol 37 to the Agreement is to be extended to include the Committee of European Securities Regulators set up by Decision 2001/527/EC, the European Securities Committee set up by Decision 2001/528/EC, the Committee of European Banking Supervisors set up by Decision 2004/5/EC, the Committee of European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Supervisors set up by Decision 2004/6/EC, the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Committee set up by Decision 2004/9/EC and the European Banking Committee set up by Decision 2004/10/EC, and Annex IX is to be amended in order to specify the procedures for association with these Committees,

1.

points 31bb (Directive 2003/41/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council), 31c (Directive 2002/65/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council) and 31d (Directive 2002/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council) shall be renumbered as points 31d, 31e and 31ea;

2.

the following shall be inserted after point 31bac (Commission Regulation (EC) No 1287/2006):

‘(iv)   Other issues

Modalities for the association of the EFTA States in accordance with Article 101 of the Agreement:

Each EFTA State may, in accordance with Article 3 of Commission Decision 2001/527/EC, appoint a person to participate as an observer in the meetings of the Committee of European Securities Regulators.

Modalities for the association of the EFTA States in accordance with Article 101 of the Agreement:

Each EFTA State may, in accordance with Article 3 of Commission Decision 2001/528/EC, appoint persons to participate as observers in the meetings of the European Securities Committee.

The EC Commission shall, in due time, inform the participants of the dates of the meetings of the Committee and transmit to them the relevant documentation.’;

3.

the following point shall be inserted after point 23d (Regulation (EC) No 1781/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council):

Modalities for the association of the EFTA States in accordance with Article 101 of the Agreement:

Each EFTA State may, in accordance with Article 3 of Commission Decision 2004/5/EC, appoint persons to participate as observers in the meetings of the Committee of European Banking Supervisors.’;

4.

the following points shall be inserted after point 13b (Directive 2002/92/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council):

Modalities for the association of the EFTA States in accordance with Article 101 of the Agreement:

Each EFTA State may, in accordance with Article 3 of Commission Decision 2004/6/EC, appoint persons to participate as observers in the meetings of the Committee of European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Supervisors.

Modalities for the association of the EFTA States in accordance with Article 101 of the Agreement:

Each EFTA State may, in accordance with Article 3 of Commission Decision 2004/9/EC, appoint persons to participate as observers in the meetings of the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Committee.

The EC Commission shall, in due time, inform the participants of the dates of the meetings of the Committee and transmit to them the relevant documentation.’;

5.

the following point shall be inserted after point 16c (Directive 2001/24/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council):

Modalities for the association of the EFTA States in accordance with Article 101 of the Agreement:

Each EFTA State may, in accordance with Article 3 of Commission Decision 2004/10/EC, appoint persons to participate as observers in the meetings of the European Banking Committee.

The EC Commission shall, in due time, inform the participants of the dates of the meetings of the Committee and transmit to them the relevant documentation.’

‘21.

The Committee of European Securities Regulators (Commission Decision 2001/527/EC).

22.

The European Securities Committee (Commission Decision 2001/528/EC).

23.

The Committee of European Banking Supervisors (Commission Decision 2004/5/EC).

24.

The Committee of European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Supervisors (Commission Decision 2004/6/EC).

25.

The European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Committee (Commission Decision 2004/9/EC).

26.

The European Banking Committee (Commission Decision 2004/10/EC).’