Decision of the EEA Joint Committee

No 119/2005

of 30 September 2005

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 107/2005 of 8 July 2005 [1].

(2) Directive 2005/1/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2005 amending Council Directives 73/239/EEC, 85/611/EEC, 91/675/EEC, 92/49/EEC and 93/6/EEC and Directives 94/19/EC, 98/78/EC, 2000/12/EC, 2001/34/EC, 2002/83/EC and 2002/87/EC in order to establish a new organisational structure for financial services committees [2] is to be incorporated into the Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

Annex IX to the Agreement shall be amended as follows:

1. the following indent shall be added in points 2 (Council Directive 73/239/EEC), 7a (Council Directive 92/49/EEC), 11 (Directive 2002/83/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council), 12c (Directive 98/78/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council), 14 (Directive 2000/12/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council), 24 (Directive 2001/34/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council), 30 (Council Directive 85/611/EEC) and 30a (Council Directive 93/6/EEC):

- "— 32005 L 0001: Directive 2005/1/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2005 (OJ L 79, 24.3.2005, p. 9).";

2. the following shall be added in points 19a (Directive 94/19/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council) and 30e (Directive 2002/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council):

", as amended by:

- 32005 L 0001: Directive 2005/1/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2005 (OJ L 79, 24.3.2005, p. 9)."

Article 2

The text of Directive 2005/1/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 1 October 2005, 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, 30 September 2005.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

HSH Prinz Nikolaus von Liechtenstein

[1] OJ L 306, 24.11.2005, p. 45.

[2] OJ L 79, 24.3.2005, p. 9.

[3] Constitutional requirements indicated.

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